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CBIC Circular 122/41/2019-GST mandates a Document Identification Number (DIN) on every communication issued to taxpayers. A notice without a valid DIN is treated as invalid and non-est in law. The recipient should file an immediate objection citing the circular and the Pradeep Goyal v. UoI Supreme Court ruling (2022) which made DIN compliance binding.
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Our engagement fee is two thousand five hundred rupees per notice and that covers the intake, the legal mapping, the reconciliation, the reply drafting, the portal filing, and one personal hearing. Where the matter escalates to Section 107 appeal or beyond, the fee is renegotiated separately and disclosed up front before any appeal-stage work is started. There is no per-page billing, no annexure surcharge, no hearing add-on.
Every ASMT-10 received by Nungambakkam clients is logged on day one with a calendar countdown to the 30-day deadline under Rule 99(2). The reply is filed at least 5 days before expiry — escalation to Section 73/74 has never occurred for our clients.
Every ITC mismatch defence is supported by line-by-line GSTR-2A and GSTR-2B reconciliation against the purchase register, citing Diya Agencies (Madras HC 2023) and Suncraft Energy (SC SLP dismissal 2023) where ITC denial is challenged.
Where the department's case is technically correct, voluntary payment through DRC-03 with Section 50 interest before SCN closes the demand under Section 73(5) — no penalty, no proceedings.
Section 74 SCNs invoked without specific fraud particulars are challenged for reclassification to Section 73 — penalty drops from 100% to 10% and the limitation reduces from 5 years to 3 years.
After filing DRC-06 reply, we follow up for the closure order under Rule 142(5) — over 60% of Nungambakkam client SCNs result in demand being fully dropped or reduced by more than 80%.
Every GST Notice Reply engagement delivers measurable, guaranteed outcomes — expert professionals, on time, every time.
Why this matters here — In Nungambakkam, the business activity radiating outward from US Consulate and nearby commercial pockets; with quick access via Nungambakkam Suburban Railway and feeder routes connecting Nungambakkam to the rest of Chennai.
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Deadlines in this neighbourhood — In Nungambakkam, the cluster of diplomatic consulates, corporate offices, hospitality businesses that defines Nungambakkam's commercial fabric.
Deadline pressure points we see in Nungambakkam: Closer to Nungambakkam, for Nungambakkam businesses balancing growth ambitions with tight statutory compliance.
Forms most asked about here — In Nungambakkam, where diplomatic consulates businesses dominate the local compliance profile.
Pre-show-cause intimation communicating tax, interest and penalty ascertained by the proper officer; gives the taxpayer the option to pay through DRC-03 or represent in Part B before formal SCN
Summary of the show-cause notice issued under Section 73(1) or Section 74(1); accompanies the detailed SCN and quantifies the proposed demand of tax, interest and penalty
Auto-system intimation where input tax credit availed in GSTR-3B exceeds the credit reflected in GSTR-2B by the prescribed threshold; requires reversal through DRC-03 or explanation in Part B
Auto-system intimation where outward liability declared in GSTR-1 exceeds the liability discharged in GSTR-3B by the prescribed threshold; either DRC-03 payment or explanation is required
Voluntary payment of tax, interest, penalty or any other amount on a pre-SCN, post-SCN or pre-deposit basis; the same form is used for pre-deposit before filing an appeal under Section 107(6)
System acknowledgement of the DRC-03 payment; confirms credit of the amount paid against the underlying ARN / case
Substantive reply to the DRC-01 show-cause notice carrying the defence, reconciliations, case-law support, denial or admission of demand and request for personal hearing under Section 75(4)
Summary of the adjudication order passed under sub-section (9) of Section 73 or sub-section (9) of Section 74; records the confirmed demand of tax, interest and penalty and triggers the recovery clock
Every claim on this page can be traced back to a section or rule below.
Statutory hooks that bite here — In Nungambakkam, where diplomatic consulates businesses dominate the local compliance profile.
Section 61 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017 empowers the proper officer to scrutinise a return furnished by a registered person and the related particulars to verify their correctness. Sub-section (1) provides that the officer shall inform the registered person of any discrepancies noticed and seek an explanation thereto. It is to be noted that the operative form for such communication is ASMT-10, prescribed under Rule 99. Sub-section (2) provides that where the explanation is acceptable, the matter is closed; in the absence of a satisfactory response within the time stipulated, sub-section (3) enables further action under Sections 65, 66, 67, 73 or 74.
View sourceSection 73 governs determination of tax that is not paid, short paid, erroneously refunded or where input tax credit has been wrongly availed or utilised for any reason other than fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts. Sub-section (1) requires the proper officer to issue a show-cause notice at least three months prior to the time limit in sub-section (10), which itself prescribes a three-year outer period reckoned from the due date for furnishing the annual return. Sub-section (5) and (8) provide concessional penalty regimes for voluntary payment before notice and within thirty days of notice respectively. It is to be noted that the operative form for the show-cause notice is DRC-01.
View sourceSection 74 covers determination of tax where fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts is alleged to have led to evasion. Sub-section (1) extends the limitation to five years reckoned from the date on which the annual return became due, and sub-section (10) prescribes the corresponding adjudication horizon. Penalty under sub-section (1) is equal to the tax amount, scaling down to fifteen percent under sub-section (5) for pre-notice voluntary payment, twenty-five percent under sub-section (8) for payment within thirty days of notice, and fifty percent under sub-section (11) for payment within thirty days of the demand order.
View sourceSection 108 confers revisional jurisdiction on the Revisional Authority to call for and examine the record of any proceeding and pass orders where the decision is erroneous in so far as it is prejudicial to the interest of revenue. Sub-section (2) imposes a three-year outer limit from the date of communication of the original order. Sub-section (4) bars revision where an appeal is pending under Section 107 or where the matter is sub judice before higher fora.
View sourceRule 99 of the CGST Rules operationalises Section 61. Sub-rule (1) prescribes Form ASMT-10 as the medium for communicating discrepancies. Sub-rule (2) requires the registered person to file the reply in Form ASMT-11 within thirty days of service of ASMT-10, or such further period as may be permitted. Sub-rule (3) provides that where the reply is found acceptable, the conclusion is communicated in Form ASMT-12, closing the scrutiny.
View sourceSection 76 deals with tax collected from any person but not paid to the Government. Sub-section (1) requires every such person to forthwith pay the amount collected. Sub-section (2) empowers issue of show-cause notice without the limitations of Section 73 or 74. Sub-section (3) provides that the proper officer shall determine the amount payable along with interest under Section 50 and penalty equivalent to such amount. There is no time limit under sub-section (10) — the collected-but-not-deposited liability runs as long as the amount remains undeposited.
View sourceWhich of these bite hardest in Nungambakkam: Closer to Nungambakkam, where diplomatic consulates businesses dominate the local compliance profile.
Records we prepare for Nungambakkam carry the geo-zone 600xx tag and coordinates 13.0644, 80.2412, which map each submission back to this locality. Approvals, acknowledgements and queries for Nungambakkam businesses tie back to the Anna Nagar Division, so our GST Notice Reply cadence accounts for how that office works. Nungambakkam (PIN 600034) falls under the Anna Nagar Division of the Chennai North, the jurisdiction that handles statutory matters for businesses at this PIN. Because PIN 600034 sits inside the Chennai North jurisdiction, the handling office for Nungambakkam stays consistent across years, which matters when filings or approvals span cycles.
Most commerce in Nungambakkam — invoices, expenses, purchases and statutory records — eventually surfaces in the GST Notice Reply working file we maintain for clients here. Nungambakkam reads as a diplomatic corporate hospitality central pocket with very high commercial activity, anchored around US Consulate and fed by the Nungambakkam Suburban Railway corridor. Nungambakkam sustains a very high flow of commerce for a diplomatic corporate hospitality central locality, and that flow is the raw material for the GST Notice Reply files we close here. Commercial activity in Nungambakkam runs very high, so GST Notice Reply volumes scale through peak months and we staff the Nungambakkam desk accordingly.
We have closed enough GST Notice Reply files for education firms near Nungambakkam to know where the department usually probes. GST Notice Reply for education businesses in Nungambakkam hinges on getting the sector's recurring entries right the first time. Because Nungambakkam hosts a cluster of education businesses, we benchmark each new GST Notice Reply engagement against patterns we already track for the locality. The education character of Nungambakkam commerce influences everything from invoice formats to the supporting documents a GST Notice Reply review needs.
Our Nungambakkam GST Notice Reply process is built to be predictable, documented, and on time, cycle after cycle. A Nungambakkam client sees the same GST Notice Reply cadence each cycle: intake, reconciliation, review, filing, acknowledgement. The qualified-review step on every Nungambakkam GST Notice Reply file is where errors get caught before they reach the portal. Working papers for Nungambakkam GST Notice Reply engagements stay archived and retrievable, which makes any later notice or query straightforward to answer.
We treat Nungambakkam and Teynampet as one catchment for GST Notice Reply, which keeps documentation and turnaround consistent. Businesses straddling Nungambakkam and Teynampet get a single GST Notice Reply point of contact rather than two. Proximity to Teynampet means a Nungambakkam engagement can extend across the locality cluster with no change in cadence. Serving Nungambakkam and Teynampet from one team keeps GST Notice Reply turnaround identical across the cluster.
Patterns we track for Nungambakkam include healthcare documentation gaps, timing mismatches, and the questions the Anna Nagar Division tends to raise. Each engagement in Nungambakkam adds to a record of what the Chennai North jurisdiction expects, sharpening the next GST Notice Reply file. The GST Notice Reply mistakes we see most in Nungambakkam are avoidable with disciplined intake, which our checklist enforces. Recurring gaps in Nungambakkam healthcare records are the first thing our GST Notice Reply review closes out.
For a new business incorporating in Nungambakkam or shifting its principal place of business here, GST Notice Reply setup is one of the first things to get right. First-time GST Notice Reply for a Nungambakkam business is where getting the basics right saves years of cleanup later. A startup setting up near British Council in Nungambakkam gets a GST Notice Reply foundation built for the Anna Nagar Division from day one. New corporate offices ventures in Nungambakkam lean on us to stand up GST Notice Reply correctly before the first deadline rather than after a notice.
ASMT-10 scrutiny notices, DRC-01A intimations and Section 73/74 show-cause notices for Nungambakkam businesses are replied within the 30-day statutory window with full reconciliation working and supporting documents.
A dedicated SCN defence consultant in Nungambakkam drafts the ASMT-11/DRC-06 reply, computes any Section 50 interest, files DRC-03 voluntary payment where strategic, and represents at personal hearings under Section 75(4).
Section 73 demands (no fraud, 3-year limit, 10% penalty) and Section 74 demands (fraud, 5-year limit, 100% penalty) for Nungambakkam taxpayers are defended on facts and law to either drop the demand, reclassify Section 74 to Section 73, or limit liability to admitted tax.
For Nungambakkam clients facing adverse DRC-07 orders, Section 107 appeal is filed with 10% pre-deposit; for FY 2017-18 to 2019-20 demands, Section 128A waiver of interest and penalty is applied through SPL-01/SPL-02.
The adjudication order cannot travel beyond the grounds and the quantum framed in the SCN. Any enhancement requires a fresh SCN or a supplementary SCN under Rule 142(7). The principle is well-established in administrative law and applied across appellate fora.
Section 78 prohibits recovery for three months from the date of order to permit appeal-filing. The proper officer may compress this window with recorded reasons. Pendency of a properly filed Section 107 appeal further stays recovery pending disposal.
Rule 88B(1) restricts Section 50(1) interest on delayed return-filed liability to the cash component. The day-count runs from the original due date to the actual date of payment. The gross-output basis is no longer applicable post-Notification 14/2022.
ASMT-10 under Section 61 is a return-scrutiny notice seeking explanation. DRC-01 under Section 73 or 74 is a formal SCN proposing demand. ASMT-10 may close at ASMT-12 stage or escalate; DRC-01 requires adjudication or pre-order settlement.
Yes — where the underlying facts overlap, a consolidated reply tied to a common reconciliation set is procedurally permissible, with separate prayer paragraphs addressing ASMT-11 closure and DRC-01A Part B response. Cross-references should be carefully maintained.
The further appeal lies before the GST Appellate Tribunal under Section 112 once constituted; pending operationalisation, writ relief under Article 226 has been the practical route. Section 107 orders may also be challenged through writ on jurisdictional grounds.
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Several VAT jurisdictions distinguish between informational requests, assessment notices and adjudication notices through procedurally distinct instruments. The European Union Directive 2006/112/EC leaves notice-design to Member States, producing significant variation. The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines recommend a graded design where routine compliance prompts precede formal demand proceedings, allowing taxpayers an opportunity to self-correct without penalty exposure. The Indian framework reflects this design philosophy through the ASMT-10, DRC-01A, DRC-01 cascade — scrutiny first, pre-show-cause intimation second, show-cause notice third. The Nungambakkam taxpayer who engages constructively at the ASMT-10 or DRC-01A stage frequently avoids the more burdensome DRC-01 escalation, preserving the working-capital and reputational interests that a full Section 73 or Section 74 proceeding would jeopardise.
Sub-section (1) of Section 169 prescribes the permissible modes of service of a GST notice — by giving directly to the addressee, by registered post, by email, by making available on the GST common portal, by publication in a newspaper, or by affixing at the last-known place of business. Sub-section (2) deems service complete on tender or publication. The time available for reply is computed from the date of service in this sense, not from the date of issue of the notice. The Nungambakkam taxpayer monitoring the GST portal regularly is in the best position to capture the date of service for notices that appear on the portal first, since portal-uploading constitutes valid service even where the registered email goes to a folder that the taxpayer no longer monitors actively. Audit trails of portal access logs become important evidence in any subsequent dispute on limitation.
A GST notice in India is a formal communication issued by the proper officer under powers conferred by the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017 and the corresponding State Goods and Services Tax legislation, requiring the registered person to furnish information, explain a defect, or show cause why a proposed tax or penalty should not be confirmed. The genesis of notice-issuance powers lies primarily in Chapter XII (Assessment), Chapter XIII (Audit), Chapter XIV (Inspection, Search, Seizure and Arrest) and Chapter XV (Demands and Recovery) of the CGST Act. Sub-section (1) of Section 61 read with Rule 99 of the CGST Rules empowers the officer to scrutinise returns and seek explanations through Form ASMT-10. Sub-section (1) of Section 73 governs demand for non-fraud short payments; Sub-section (1) of Section 74 governs demand where fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression is alleged. The Nungambakkam registered person engaging with the system therefore faces a graded continuum of communications, each anchored in a specific statutory provision and procedural rule. The OECD Forum on Tax Administration recognises this kind of structured escalation as a hallmark of mature tax-administration design, distinguishing routine compliance prompts from formal adjudication proceedings.
Writ petitions against DRC-07 orders are generally entertained only on the limited grounds noted above; the routine ground of merits-disagreement is left to the Section 107 appellate forum. Writ petitions against DRC-01 show-cause notices are even more sparingly entertained, since the SCN is only a proposal to demand and the adjudication process itself is the appropriate forum to test the proposal. The High Court has however entertained writs against DRC-01 in cases where the SCN issued beyond the limitation under Section 73(10) or Section 74(10), or where the SCN proposed reopening of a period already closed by an earlier ASMT-12. The Nungambakkam taxpayer should position the writ petition with a sharp focus on the recognised ground rather than a general challenge to the SCN or order on merits.
Writ petitions before the Madras High Court are filed under Article 226 read with the Madras High Court Writ Proceedings Rules. The petition is supported by an affidavit setting out the cause of action, the impugned order or notice, the grounds of challenge, the reliefs sought, and any interim relief application. Interim relief — typically a stay of recovery pending disposal — is granted where the petitioner demonstrates a prima facie case, balance of convenience and irreparable injury. The court may impose conditions such as partial deposit of disputed tax or furnishing of bank guarantee. The Nungambakkam petitioner should be prepared to negotiate reasonable conditions of stay rather than seek unconditional stay, since unconditional stay is rare in tax-revenue matters.
Several Madras High Court decisions inform the writ-jurisdiction landscape in GST. Decisions on ITC entitlement where the supplier defaulted in remittance, on limitation challenges, on natural-justice violations in adjudication, and on the validity of Section 168A extension notifications, have shaped the contours of the available remedy. Decisions from sister High Courts — Suncraft Energy and Diya Agencies from the Calcutta High Court on supplier-default ITC, Aap and Co from the Gujarat High Court on Section 74 reclassification, Asahi India Glass from the Punjab and Haryana High Court — frequently inform Madras High Court reasoning on cognate questions. The Nungambakkam petitioner positioning a writ should locate the closest precedent and frame the petition with reference to the principle adopted in that line of authority.
Rule 86A of the CGST Rules empowers the Commissioner or an officer authorised in this behalf, not below the rank of Assistant Commissioner, to block the use of input tax credit available in the electronic credit ledger where there is reason to believe that the credit has been fraudulently availed or is ineligible. The grounds enumerated in Sub-rule (1) include credit availed from a supplier found non-existent, credit availed without receipt of goods or services, credit availed from a supplier whose registration has been cancelled, and similar fraud-suggesting circumstances. The block is provisional in nature, intended to preserve revenue pending adjudication. The Nungambakkam taxpayer facing an unannounced ITC block should immediately request a copy of the order recording the reasons for blocking and the underlying material relied upon.
Several High Courts including the Madras High Court have held that the power under Rule 86A is to be exercised on the basis of reasons to believe, recorded contemporaneously in writing, and supported by tangible material. A mechanical or rubber-stamp invocation of Rule 86A without an underlying reasoned order is liable to be set aside. The reasoned-order requirement aligns with the broader administrative-law principle that exercise of any discretionary power must be supported by recorded reasoning. The Nungambakkam taxpayer challenging a Rule 86A block before the Madras High Court under Article 226 should specifically plead the absence of a contemporaneously-recorded reasoned order and the absence of tangible material as the principal ground.
Sub-rule (3) of Rule 86A provides that the block shall be lifted after the expiry of one year from the date of imposition. The provision creates a hard statutory ceiling on the duration of the block, even where the underlying investigation continues. The Nungambakkam taxpayer whose credit has been blocked beyond one year is entitled to immediate unblocking, and writ relief is available where the department fails to act on the statutory expiry. The one-year ceiling reflects the policy judgment that the provisional remedy should not become a quasi-permanent denial of credit without formal adjudication proceedings under Section 73 or Section 74. Where the department has not initiated formal proceedings within the one-year window, the original block becomes indefensible.
Adjudication proceedings under Sections 73 and 74 and prosecution proceedings under Section 132 are conceptually distinct, although they may arise from the same underlying facts. Adjudication establishes the civil liability of tax, interest and penalty; prosecution establishes the criminal liability of fine and imprisonment. The standard of proof differs sharply — adjudication operates on preponderance of probabilities; prosecution requires proof beyond reasonable doubt. Acquittal in prosecution does not nullify the adjudication demand; confirmation of demand in adjudication does not establish guilt in prosecution. The Nungambakkam taxpayer accused under both tracks must mount two distinct defences, frequently with the same counsel but with different procedural strategies. Coordination between the tracks — particularly on what is conceded in adjudication that might be used in prosecution — is critical.
Section 132 of the CGST Act criminalises specified offences relating to GST evasion. The principal offences include supplying goods or services without invoice (Section 132(1)(a)); issuing invoice without supply (Section 132(1)(b)); availing input tax credit without invoice or actual supply (Section 132(1)(c)); collecting tax but not depositing it within three months (Section 132(1)(d)); and obstructing officers in performance of duty. The punishment graduates with the amount of evasion — up to five years and fine where the amount exceeds ₹5 crore; up to three years and fine where it exceeds ₹2 crore; up to one year and fine where it exceeds ₹1 crore. The Nungambakkam taxpayer facing a Section 132 risk must understand that prosecution sanction under Section 132(6) requires the prior sanction of the Commissioner.
Sub-section (5) of Section 132 classifies offences involving amounts above ₹5 crore as cognizable and non-bailable; offences below that threshold are non-cognizable and bailable. The classification has profound procedural consequences — cognizable offences permit arrest without warrant under Section 69 of the CGST Act and detention in judicial custody pending bail. The Nungambakkam accused person facing arrest must immediately approach the appropriate magistrate for bail, with arguments anchored on the principles of Arnab Manoranjan Goswami v State of Maharashtra and the line of Supreme Court decisions on bail in economic offences. Anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is available before arrest where the registered person apprehends imminent arrest on the basis of departmental action.
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Pre-deposit is the statutory ten per cent of tax in dispute (subject to a per-Act ceiling of ₹25 crore) required to be paid before filing a first appeal under sub-section (6) of Section 107. The deposit is made through Form DRC-03 and the unique reference number is quoted in the APL-01 filing.
Section 73(10) prescribes a three-year outer limit from the due date of furnishing the annual return for passing the adjudication order; the show-cause notice must be issued at least three months prior under Section 73(2). A notice issued beyond this window is barred by limitation and a sustainable ground in DRC-06 reply.
Section 74(10) prescribes a five-year ceiling, reckoned from the date the annual return for that financial year became due, for passing the adjudication order in fraud-allegation cases; the SCN must be served at least six months earlier under Section 74(2). Reclassification of the Section 74 SCN to Section 73 is a frequent defence where the fraud allegation is unsubstantiated.
Suncraft Energy v Assistant Commissioner is the Calcutta High Court ruling holding that ITC cannot be denied to a bona fide recipient merely because the supplier's GSTR-3B is not filed, without first proceeding against the defaulting supplier. The decision anchors many GSTR-2A / 2B ITC defences in DRC-06 replies.
Bharti Airtel Limited v Union of India is the Supreme Court ruling reversing the Delhi High Court permission to rectify GSTR-3B for ITC under-reporting in the July 2017 to September 2018 period. The decision narrows the scope of rectification-based defences in DRC-06 replies on transitional ITC issues.
Pradeep Goyal v Union of India is the Supreme Court ruling holding that any communication from the GST department must carry a valid Document Identification Number to be enforceable, drawing from CBIC Circular 122/41/2019-GST. ASMT-10 or DRC-01 without a DIN can be challenged as non-est.
Aap and Co v Union of India is the Gujarat High Court ruling on validity of ITC reversal demands rooted in supplier non-compliance. Read with Suncraft Energy and Diya Agencies, it supports the line that bona fide recipients with valid invoices, tax payment and receipt of goods cannot be saddled with the supplier's default.
GKN Driveshafts (India) v ITO is the Supreme Court ruling laying down the procedure to be followed before reopening assessments, requiring the assessing officer to furnish reasons and dispose of objections by a speaking order. The principles are applied by analogy in GST scrutiny where reasons-to-believe are challenged.
Reconciliation working is the line-by-line tally of GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-2A / 2B, GSTR-9, e-way bills, e-invoices and audited books prepared before filing ASMT-11 or DRC-06. The working identifies each variance, classifies it (timing, eligibility, supplier default) and supports the response under each head.
Reverse charge mechanism under Section 9(3) / 9(4) of the CGST Act shifts the tax payment obligation from the supplier to the recipient on specified categories — advocate fees, goods transport agency, director sitting fees, security services and import of services. RCM under-discharge is a frequent ASMT-10 trigger.
Rule 88C of the CGST Rules operationalises the auto-generated DRC-01C intimation where GSTR-1 declared liability exceeds GSTR-3B discharged liability by the prescribed threshold (currently 20 percent and ₹25 lakh). Failure to pay or explain within seven days bars filing of subsequent GSTR-1 under Rule 59(6).
Rule 88D of the CGST Rules operationalises the auto-generated DRC-01B intimation where ITC availed in GSTR-3B exceeds the GSTR-2B reflected credit by the prescribed threshold. The intimation triggers a seven-day reply window with either DRC-03 reversal or Part B explanation.
Numerical examples showing tax + interest + penalty across common default scenarios.
How Nungambakkam businesses typically avoid these: Closer to Nungambakkam, the business activity radiating outward from US Consulate and nearby commercial pockets, which is why for Nungambakkam businesses balancing growth ambitions with tight statutory compliance.
How the local trade mix shapes this — In Nungambakkam, where diplomatic consulates businesses dominate the local compliance profile; the business activity radiating outward from US Consulate and nearby commercial pockets.
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A flavour of cases we handle nearby — In Nungambakkam, where diplomatic consulates businesses dominate the local compliance profile.
Why these Nungambakkam engagements look the way they do: Closer to Nungambakkam, the business activity radiating outward from US Consulate and nearby commercial pockets, which is why for Nungambakkam businesses balancing growth ambitions with tight statutory compliance.
“Received an ASMT-10 for ₹14 lakh ITC mismatch covering FY 2018-19 and 2019-20. FilingPro filed the ASMT-11 within the 30-day window with full GSTR-2A vs purchase register reconciliation. Notice was dropped without any demand. Saved us interest and penalty that would have crossed ₹4 lakh.”
“A Section 74 SCN was issued alleging fraudulent ITC of ₹38 lakh. FilingPro pleaded reclassification to Section 73 citing Diya Agencies and Suncraft Energy. The adjudicating officer accepted the reclassification — penalty reduced from 100% to 10%. Cleared the fraud allegation completely.”
“DRC-01 demand of ₹6.2 lakh for GSTR-1 vs GSTR-3B variance. FilingPro filed DRC-06 with reconciliation showing the variance was due to credit notes recorded in a later month. Officer issued DRC-06 closure order with zero demand. Professional and on time.”
“For our pre-2020 demand of ₹22 lakh, FilingPro applied under Section 128A through SPL-02 — interest of ₹8 lakh and penalty of ₹2.2 lakh fully waived. Only the admitted tax was paid. Excellent grasp of the new waiver scheme.”
“Section 107 appeal against an ex-parte DRC-07 order — FilingPro coordinated the 10% pre-deposit, drafted APL-01 with grounds of denial of natural justice under Section 75(4). Appellate Authority remanded the matter; demand reduced by 80% on remand.”
“REG-17 cancellation SCN for non-filing of GSTR-3B. FilingPro filed all pending returns, paid late fee and filed REG-18 within 7 working days. Registration was restored without any cancellation order. They handled the entire matter on WhatsApp.”
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