By CA Manoj KOHLI 4th June 2011 If the Income tax department has its way, tax payers could soon avail the facility of applying for tax refunds and tax credits through ATM’s. Apart from this taxpayers will be able to check the status of their refund applications and also be able to spot mistakes they may have made while filing for refunds/credits.Elaborating on the above a Finance Ministry official stated that “The revenue department plans to expand collaboration with banks. Taxpayers will be able to apply for refunds and get them through ATMs. They may also be allowed to file returns through ATMs.” He further added that efforts were being made to provide such facilities to tax payers in order to increase tax compliance and collections, besides making the interface between the government and taxpayers more efficient and transparent.