Income Tax Cashback: 500,000 taxpayers are left without payment due to lack of PIX key with CPF

The national supervisor of the Federal Revenue's Income Tax Program, José Carlos da Fonseca, reported this Thursday (2) that around 500 thousand taxpayers who would be entitled to the so-called Income Tax "cashback" this year will not receive the amounts because they do not have a PIX key registered in their CPF.
These taxpayers correspond to 13% of the total batch of four million people who will receive up to R$1 thousand directly into their bank account. With this, up to R$500 million will be paid to around 3.5 million workers.
"These people were not obliged to declare, but they had withholding tax in one month, as they received more than two minimum wages. If they made the declaration, they would have their money back. But they never made the declaration, they don't know, or they would have to pay someone to do it", explained José Carlos, from the Federal Revenue Service.
From 9 am next Wednesday (8), taxpayers will be able to make an inquiry to the special batch of automatic Income Tax refund. The resources will be automatically deposited into workers' bank accounts on July 15.
How "cashback" works
Automatic refund is a pilot project created to facilitate the return of amounts paid unduly or in excess by taxpayers who did not need to present an Income Tax declaration.
In this model, the IRS uses information already available in its databases to automatically prepare a simplified declaration, identifying possible amounts to be refunded without the citizen having to initiate the process.
According to the agency, the measure seeks to reduce bureaucracy and prevent millions of Brazilians from failing to receive resources to which they are entitled due to ignorance of the rules or because they are exempt from declaring the tax.
Who is entitled
To receive the automatic refund, the taxpayer must meet all of the following requirements:
not be obliged to submit the IRPF declaration for the year 2025;
not have submitted the declaration on their own initiative;
have had income tax withheld at source during 2024;
entitled to a refund of up to R$1,000;
have a regular CPF and a Pix key registered with the CPF.
How to consult
The consultation can be made from July 8th on the Federal Revenue portal and also through the agency's official app.
In the "My Income Tax" area, the taxpayer will be able to access the automatically generated declaration, check the data used, include information additional payments, if necessary, and make adjustments before processing is completed.
Payment will be via PIX
The Revenue informed that the refund will be paid exclusively using a Pix key of the CPF type.
There will be no issuance of a payment order or deposit into bank accounts that are not linked to the taxpayer's CPF.
Therefore, anyone who does not yet have this type of Pix key must register it to receive the amounts.
Batch is separate from refunds traditional
The body highlights that this special batch is not part of the regular 2026 Income Tax refund calendar.
While the "cashback" only includes taxpayers who did not submit a declaration, traditional batches continue to be paid normally to those who submitted the document within the deadline. The next regular batch is scheduled for July 31st.
According to the Federal Revenue Service, the initiative is part of the tax administration modernization strategy, focusing on automating processes, simplifying tax obligations and expanding taxpayers' access to unduly paid amounts.
The agency advises that consultations and follow-ups should only be carried out through official channels to avoid fraud.

Source: G1