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Section 143(1)(a) gives the taxpayer 30 days from the date of intimation to respond on the e-filing portal under 'e-Proceedings'. Each proposed adjustment must be accepted or contested with supporting computation, Form 26AS reconciliation, AIS feedback, deduction proof and any audit report annexure. If no reply is filed within 30 days, the adjustment is finalised and the consequential demand or reduced refund stands.
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Every Section 148 notice is tested against the new regime — 3-year normal limit, 10-year extended limit only where escaped income represented in asset / expenditure / entry exceeds ₹50 lakh, sanction of specified authority under Section 151 — flaws are challenged by writ petition where appropriate.
Section 270A penalty levied at 200% (misreporting) is challenged for reclassification to 50% (under-reporting) where the addition is on a debatable issue — saving 75% of penalty. Section 270AA immunity in Form 68 is filed where conditions are satisfied.
Section 246A appeal in Form 35 is filed within 30 days of demand notice and is routed through the National Faceless Appeal Centre. Rule 46A additional-evidence petitions are drafted with reasons; remand reports are responded to point by point.
Stay of demand pending CIT(A) appeal is sought from the AO under Section 220(6) per CBDT OM dated 31-Jul-2017 — 20% deposit standard, lower deposit argued in high-pitched assessments, jurisdictional High Court covered issues, and genuine financial hardship cases.
Every notice received is first authenticated for DIN under CBDT Circular 19/2019 dated 14-Aug-2019 — communication without DIN is invalid and non est. Verified at incometax.gov.in under 'Authenticate Notice/Order' before any reply is drafted.
Where the issue is a mistake apparent from record — wrong TDS credit, arithmetical error, missed Section 87A rebate, AIS mismatch — Section 154 rectification is filed online within the 4-year window for a faster outcome than appeal.
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Why this matters here — In Athipet Ambattur, the business activity radiating outward from Athipet Industrial Cluster and nearby commercial pockets; with quick access via Athipet Bus Stop and feeder routes connecting Athipet Ambattur to the rest of Chennai.
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Deadlines in this neighbourhood — In Athipet Ambattur, the cluster of heavy manufacturing, auto components, engineering businesses that defines Athipet Ambattur's commercial fabric.
Deadline pressure points we see in Athipet Ambattur: On the ground in Athipet Ambattur, for Athipet Ambattur units balancing production cycles with monthly GST and quarterly TDS compliance.
Application seeking immunity from imposition of penalty under Section 270A and prosecution under Section 276C and Section 276CC, conditional on payment of tax and interest as per order and non-filing of appeal
Updated return enabling any person to disclose income previously omitted; accompanied by proof of payment of additional tax under Section 140B — twenty-five per cent or fifty per cent of tax and interest depending on year of filing
Challan for remitting tax demand consequent to Section 156 notice, self-assessment tax under Section 140A, advance tax instalments, or regular assessment dues; carries assessment year, demand identification number where applicable
Written application before Assessing Officer seeking treatment as not being in default during pendency of Section 246A appeal; per CBDT OM, twenty per cent pre-deposit ordinarily required to qualify
System-generated intimation processed by CPC Bengaluru that communicates either acceptance of the return as filed, refund determined, or proposed adjustments under clauses (i) to (vi) of Section 143(1)(a) requiring response within thirty days
Notice issued by Assessing Officer or prescribed authority requiring the assessee to attend the office or produce evidence in support of the return; selection follows CASS criteria notified by CBDT for the assessment year
Notice calling for return where none has been furnished, production of accounts and documents, or any information on points considered necessary for assessment; non-compliance attracts Section 271(1)(b) penalty
Show-cause notice provided to assessee under Section 148A(b) along with the information suggesting escapement of income, seeking the assessee's reply before the officer passes the Section 148A(d) order
Every claim on this page can be traced back to a section or rule below.
Sub-section (1) of Section 142 of the Income-tax Act 1961 empowers the Assessing Officer to call for a return where none has been furnished, to require production of accounts and documents, and to call for any information on points or matters considered necessary for assessment. It is to be noted that the proviso to clause (ii) bars the officer from calling for accounts relating to a period more than three years prior to the previous year without prior approval of the Joint Commissioner. Non-compliance attracts penalty under Section 271(1)(b) of ten thousand rupees per default and prosecution under Section 276D.
View sourceSub-section (1) of Section 143 prescribes the summary processing of a return furnished under Section 139 or in response to a notice under Section 142(1). The system computes the total income or loss after making adjustments enumerated in clauses (i) to (vi) — arithmetical errors, incorrect claims apparent from the return information, disallowance of loss claimed where the return is belated, disallowance of expenditure indicated in the audit report but not taken into account, disallowance of deduction claimed under Section 10AA or any provision of Chapter VI-A heading 'C' where the return is furnished beyond the due date, and addition of income appearing in Form 26AS or Form 16 not included in the return. The proviso requires an intimation of any proposed adjustment to be communicated and a response window of thirty days afforded before the adjustment is given effect.
View sourceSub-section (2) of Section 143 enables the Assessing Officer or the prescribed income-tax authority, where a return has been furnished under Section 139 or in response to a notice under Section 142(1), to serve on the assessee a notice requiring him to attend the office or produce evidence in support of the return. The proviso prescribes an outer limit of three months from the end of the financial year in which the return is furnished, beyond which no Section 143(2) notice may be issued. Selection for scrutiny follows the Central Action Plan and the Computer Assisted Scrutiny Selection criteria notified by the Central Board of Direct Taxes for the relevant assessment year.
View sourceSection 148 as substituted prescribes that before making the assessment or reassessment under Section 147, the Assessing Officer shall serve on the assessee a notice requiring him to furnish a return of income within the period specified in the notice, not being less than three months. The proviso requires that no notice under this section shall be issued unless there is information with the officer which suggests that income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment, and the officer has obtained prior approval of the specified authority. The order under Section 148A(d) must precede issue of the Section 148 notice.
View sourceSection 148A, inserted by the Finance Act 2021 and modified by the Finance Act 2022, prescribes a four-stage pre-notice inquiry — clause (a) the officer may conduct any inquiry with prior approval; clause (b) the officer shall provide an opportunity of being heard by serving a show-cause notice of not less than seven days and not more than thirty days; clause (c) the officer shall consider the reply furnished by the assessee; clause (d) the officer shall pass an order with the approval of the specified authority deciding whether or not it is a fit case to issue a Section 148 notice. It is to be noted that clause (d) order is the document on which the validity of the subsequent Section 148 notice rises or falls.
View sourceSection 154 enables an income-tax authority to amend any order passed by it, or any intimation or deemed intimation under Section 143(1), or any intimation under Section 200A(1) or Section 206CB(1), with a view to rectifying any mistake apparent from the record. Sub-section (1A) extends the power to amendments consequent to an appellate order. Sub-section (7) imposes a four-year limitation reckoned from the end of the financial year in which the order sought to be amended was passed. Sub-section (8) requires a six-month disposal timeline where the assessee himself moves an application. It is to be noted that the mistake must be apparent on the face of the record and not require a long-drawn process of reasoning or investigation.
View sourceAthipet Ambattur (PIN 600058) falls under the Ambattur Division of the Chennai North, the jurisdiction that handles statutory matters for businesses at this PIN. Records we prepare for Athipet Ambattur carry the geo-zone 600xx tag and coordinates 13.1011, 80.1639, which map each submission back to this locality. Every Athipet Ambattur engagement we open begins with the basics: PIN 600058, the Ambattur Division, and the coordinates 13.1011, 80.1639 that anchor the locality. For IT Notice Reply at PIN 600058, understanding the Ambattur Division's documentation norms removes most of the friction from the process.
Most commerce in Athipet Ambattur — invoices, expenses, purchases and statutory records — eventually surfaces in the IT Notice Reply working file we maintain for clients here. Athipet Ambattur sustains a high flow of commerce for a industrial cluster within aie locality, and that flow is the raw material for the IT Notice Reply files we close here. The businesses clustered around MTH Road in Athipet Ambattur drive the bulk of the IT Notice Reply workload we see each cycle. Each IT Notice Reply cycle for Athipet Ambattur reflects its commercial rhythm — invoices generated near MTH Road, expenses routed through the Athipet Bus Stop freight network.
For a auto components business in Athipet Ambattur, the IT Notice Reply scope is rarely generic; we tailor the checklist to how that sector actually transacts. Because Athipet Ambattur hosts a cluster of auto components businesses, we benchmark each new IT Notice Reply engagement against patterns we already track for the locality. The business mix in Athipet Ambattur centres on auto components, and that sector carries its own IT Notice Reply quirks we plan for in advance. The auto components firms we serve in Athipet Ambattur value a IT Notice Reply partner who already understands their sector's compliance rhythm.
Turnaround for Athipet Ambattur IT Notice Reply is deterministic — fixed fee, a scoped timeline, and a same-business-day acknowledgement once filed. We keep a repeatable IT Notice Reply checklist for Athipet Ambattur so nothing in the cycle is improvised or missed. Document intake for Athipet Ambattur clients runs over WhatsApp, so there is no office visit and no paper shuffle for a IT Notice Reply engagement. Fixed-fee scoping means a Athipet Ambattur business knows the IT Notice Reply cost up front, with no surprise additions mid-engagement.
Coverage from Athipet Ambattur naturally extends to Ambattur Industrial Estate, so group entities across the area share one IT Notice Reply workflow. We treat Athipet Ambattur and Ambattur Industrial Estate as one catchment for IT Notice Reply, which keeps documentation and turnaround consistent. Serving Athipet Ambattur and Ambattur Industrial Estate from one team keeps IT Notice Reply turnaround identical across the cluster. A client relocating between Athipet Ambattur and Ambattur Industrial Estate keeps the same IT Notice Reply file and the same team.
Recurring gaps in Athipet Ambattur engineering records are the first thing our IT Notice Reply review closes out. The IT Notice Reply mistakes we see most in Athipet Ambattur are avoidable with disciplined intake, which our checklist enforces. Because we work repeatedly across Athipet Ambattur, we can benchmark a new client's IT Notice Reply position against the locality norm. The longer we serve Athipet Ambattur, the more precisely we predict where a IT Notice Reply file needs attention.
Incorporating in Athipet Ambattur comes with jurisdiction, registration and IT Notice Reply steps that we sequence so nothing stalls the launch. Shifting principal place of business to Athipet Ambattur means updating jurisdiction to the Chennai North, and we manage the paperwork end-to-end. For a new business incorporating in Athipet Ambattur or shifting its principal place of business here, IT Notice Reply setup is one of the first things to get right. We onboard new Athipet Ambattur entities onto a IT Notice Reply cadence that is audit-ready from the very first cycle.
Section 153A is the assessment provision triggered after a Section 132 search. The Assessing Officer issues notices for the six assessment years immediately preceding the year of search, with the assessment scope governed by the incriminating-material-relatability test from Abhisar Buildwell.
Section 153C extends search-assessment jurisdiction to third parties whose books or assets are seized during a Section 132 search at another person's premises. A satisfaction note recording that the material 'pertains to or relates to' the third party is a jurisdictional prerequisite.
From a Section 144B assessment, an appeal lies to the CIT(A) NFAC under Section 246A; for eligible assessees with variation proposed in a draft order, the Dispute Resolution Panel route under Section 144C is the alternative. From CIT(A) or DRP, ITAT under Section 253 is the next stage.
Section 144B(6)(viii) confers a statutory right to request a video-conference personal hearing where the Assessment Unit proposes a variation. Denial of this right vitiates the consequential order — a position consistently applied by the Madras and Bombay High Courts.
Yes. A well-drafted Section 148A(b) reply that demolishes the foundational information can lead to a Section 148A(d) order recording that the case is not fit for issuance. This is the most cost-effective stage to terminate a reopening proceeding.
Bank statements covering the alleged transactions, agreements or invoices establishing the underlying nature, PAN-linked documentation of counter-parties, a tabulated reconciliation tying each flagged item to a disclosed or explained source, and a covering legal note addressing the limitation and sanction grounds.
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Section 282 read with Rule 127 governs the mode and place of service of any notice under the Act. Electronic service through the e-filing portal, the registered email, and (where applicable) the mobile number registered with the department is the primary mode under the Faceless framework, with physical service preserved as a backup. The Pradeep Goyal Supreme Court ruling on the Document Identification Number mandate, codified through CBDT Circular 19/2019, requires every notice and order to carry a DIN that can be verified on the e-filing portal — a notice without a verifiable DIN is treated as invalid except in narrow exceptional circumstances. The Anshul Jain Delhi HC ruling and the Tata Communications Bombay HC ruling have applied the DIN requirement strictly, with the assessee entitled to seek verification before responding substantively. Service through the e-Proceedings module triggers the compliance window from the date of dispatch, not the date of access by the assessee, making prompt portal review critical.
Any reply strategy begins with a structured reading of the notice itself. The first identification is the section under which the notice has been issued, since this determines the procedural framework and the compliance window. The second is the assessment year to which the notice relates, since the limitation provisions under Section 149, Section 153, and Section 154 are computed by reference to assessment year boundaries. The third is the Document Identification Number, which must be verified through the e-filing portal. The fourth is the response deadline stated on the face of the notice. The fifth is the specific information sought or adjustment proposed, which determines the substantive content of the reply. The sixth is the jurisdiction — faceless under Section 144B versus territorial under Section 124 — since this affects appellate routing under Section 246A and writ jurisdiction under Article 226 before the appropriate High Court.
An income tax notice is a formal communication issued by the income tax authorities under the Income-tax Act 1961 conveying an action, requirement, or finding affecting the recipient's tax position. The Act provides for several distinct categories of notice — intimation under Section 143(1) after return processing, inquiry under Section 142(1) seeking information, scrutiny under Section 143(2) opening an assessment, reassessment under Section 148 read with the post-April-2021 Section 148A framework, rectification under Section 154, adjustment under Section 245, demand under Section 156, and recovery under Section 220 and Section 222. The Central Board of Direct Taxes prescribes the form, content, and procedural requirements for each notice through Rules under Section 295 and contemporaneous Circulars. The Faceless Assessment Scheme under Section 144B routes most communications through the National Faceless Assessment Centre, with notices served electronically through the e-filing portal and the registered email under Rule 127. Each notice carries distinct compliance windows, substantive content requirements, and consequence patterns, making accurate identification of the section under which the notice has been issued the first analytical step in any reply strategy.
The Finance Act 2021 substituted Section 147 and Section 148 with the new Section 148A framework effective 1 April 2021. The Supreme Court in Union of India v Ashish Agarwal (2022) addressed the transitional question of notices issued under the old Section 148 between 1 April 2021 and 30 June 2021 — the court directed that such notices be treated as Section 148A(b) show-cause notices under the new framework, with the procedural protections of Section 148A made available retrospectively. The Rajeev Bansal Supreme Court ruling (2024) further clarified the limitation interaction between the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Act 2020 and the new framework. The transitional jurisprudence applies to several pending reassessments and remains relevant for assessees with notices issued in the transition window, with the response strategy involving the Section 148A(b) framework and the documented limitation working.
The GKN Driveshafts (India) v ITO Supreme Court ruling (2003) established a procedural architecture for responding to Section 148 reassessment notices that retains direct relevance even under the post-2021 framework. The architecture has three steps — first, the assessee files the return in response to the Section 148 notice within the time stipulated; second, the assessee requests a copy of the reasons recorded by the Assessing Officer for the reopening; third, the assessee files objections to the reasons in writing; fourth, the Assessing Officer is required to dispose of the objections through a speaking order before proceeding with the reassessment. Failure of the Assessing Officer to follow the architecture is fatal to the reassessment as held in subsequent rulings. The architecture survives in the post-2021 framework through Section 148A(b) and (d), with the show-cause and the order on the show-cause performing equivalent procedural functions.
Reassessment notices that suffer from jurisdictional defects — issuance without reasons recorded, mere change of opinion, expiry of limitation, sanction not obtained from the prescribed authority under Section 151 — are challengeable through Article 226 writ before the Madras High Court for assessees with Tamil Nadu jurisdiction. The Calcutta Discount Co Supreme Court ruling, the Madhya Pradesh Industries Supreme Court ruling, and several Madras High Court rulings have applied the writ remedy to set aside reassessment notices at the threshold without requiring the assessee to first exhaust the appellate hierarchy. The writ route is appropriate where the defect is patent and the alternative remedy is inadequate, particularly given the prolonged stay risk during the appellate process under Section 220(6). The strategic choice between the appellate route and the writ route depends on the nature of the defect and the documentary state of play.
Section 148A inserted by the Finance Act 2021 effective from 1 April 2021 introduced a four-step procedural architecture preceding any Section 148 reassessment notice. Section 148A(a) provides for inquiry, if required, with the prior approval of the specified authority. Section 148A(b) provides for a show-cause notice to the assessee seeking response on why a Section 148 notice should not be issued, with the assessee given seven to thirty days to respond. Section 148A(c) requires the Assessing Officer to consider the assessee's reply. Section 148A(d) requires the passing of an order, with the approval of the specified authority, deciding whether or not it is a fit case for issue of a Section 148 notice. The architecture is procedural rather than substantive, with the substantive reassessment occurring through the subsequent Section 148 notice and Section 147 assessment. The framework substantially strengthens the assessee's procedural position relative to the pre-2021 regime.
The post-2021 framework requires the Assessing Officer to have information suggesting income escaping assessment before invoking the Section 148A procedure. Explanation 1 to Section 148 lists the categories of information including risk-management strategy notified by the Board, audit objections, information received under Section 90 or Section 90A, communication from any law-enforcement agency, and information received under a scheme notified under Section 135A. The Section 135A faceless inquiry scheme provides for an Inquiry and Verification Centre to collect information that the Assessing Officer can rely on. The framework moves from the subjective reason-to-believe standard of the pre-2021 regime to an objective information-based standard, with the assessee's response strategy focused on rebutting the underlying information rather than challenging subjective formation of belief.
The Section 148A(b) response is the critical procedural opportunity for the assessee to avoid the subsequent Section 148 reassessment. The response is drafted addressing the information cited in the show-cause notice and demonstrating either that the information does not suggest income escaping assessment or that the assessee has a documentary answer to the underlying transaction. The covering letter identifies the notice, the assessment year, and the response deadline. The substantive content engages with each piece of information cited, providing documentary substantiation. Where the information is patently incorrect, this is articulated transparently with supporting evidence (FIRC for foreign remittances, bank statement classification for deposits, GST documentation for cross-tax-base entries). The response is uploaded through the e-Proceedings portal with the acknowledgement number retained. The substantive engagement at the Section 148A(b) stage substantially improves the prospects of a favourable Section 148A(d) order.
Section 149(1)(c) as it stood prior to the Finance Act 2021 prescribed a sixteen-year limitation for reassessments involving assets located outside India. The post-2021 framework consolidates this within the ten-year limit under Section 149(1)(b) where the asset value crosses fifty lakh rupees, with the foreign-asset character no longer triggering a distinct longer window. For transitional cases involving foreign assets reported under the Foreign Asset Reporting framework or detected through the Common Reporting Standard exchange of information, the limitation working draws on the assessment year of escapement, the asset value, and the TOLA extension. The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act 2015 provides a separate parallel framework for foreign undisclosed assets with its own limitation provisions under Section 11 of that Act, which operate independently of the Section 149 framework.
Section 149 as substituted by the Finance Act 2021 prescribes the limitation periods for issuance of Section 148 reassessment notices. The general limitation under Section 149(1)(a) is three years from the end of the relevant assessment year. The extended limitation under Section 149(1)(b) is ten years from the end of the relevant assessment year where the income escaping assessment, represented in the form of an asset or expenditure or entry, is or is likely to be fifty lakh rupees or more. The Section 149(1A) framework prescribed for asset-based escapement requires the existence of the asset to be evidenced through specified means. The structure substantially limits the routine reassessment window compared to the pre-2021 framework, with the ten-year extension reserved for high-value cases. The limitation begins from the end of the assessment year, making the working of the cut-off date analytically straightforward.
The Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Act 2020 extended limitation periods for various income-tax actions during the pandemic period, with the interaction between TOLA and the substituted Section 149 producing significant jurisprudence. The Rajeev Bansal Supreme Court ruling (2024) addressed the question of which limitation period applies to notices issued in the transition window — TOLA-extended pre-2021 limitation or the substituted post-2021 limitation. The court harmonised the two regimes with detailed working for each combination of original assessment year and issue date. The framework requires assessees with reassessment notices in the transition or post-transition window to undertake a precise limitation working drawing on the TOLA extension dates, the substituted Section 149 periods, and the Rajeev Bansal ruling. Where the working shows limitation expiry, the writ remedy under Article 226 is the most effective route.
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AIS is the comprehensive statement under Section 285BB and Rule 114-I showing every information point reported against a PAN by banks, mutual funds, registrars, depositories, sub-registrars and other Specified Financial Transaction reporters. AIS lines drive risk scoring and are the most common trigger for Section 148A enquiries; downloading AIS each February and filing feedback against erroneous lines is the cleanest pre-emptive defence.
AIS feedback is the optional taxpayer response submitted against any line in the Annual Information Statement, marking it as fully correct, partially correct, denied, duplicate, relating to another PAN or transferred to another year. Feedback creates a documented audit trail and converts the AIS line into 'disputed by taxpayer' status, which materially weakens any subsequent reliance on the line in a 148A enquiry.
SFT is the reporter regime under Section 285BA read with Rule 114E requiring banks, post offices, mutual funds, sub-registrars, credit card issuers and others to report specified high-value transactions against PAN every financial year. Errors in SFT reporting — gross instead of net, wrong PAN, wrong year, duplicate entries — are routine and frequently surface as AIS-driven 148A enquiries on the recipient taxpayer.
Section 246A confers the right of first appeal to the Commissioner (Appeals) or the Joint Commissioner (Appeals) against specified orders including Section 143(3) assessment, Section 147 reassessment, Section 154 rectification, and Section 270A penalty orders. The appeal must be filed in Form 35 within thirty days of receipt of the order with the prescribed fee under Rule 45, and is the primary appellate remedy before ITAT.
Section 264 empowers the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner to revise any order passed by a subordinate authority where the assessee finds the order prejudicial, on an application filed within one year from the date of communication. Section 264 is a discretionary remedy and not a substitute for appeal — it is used where the appeal window has lapsed without fault, or where the grievance does not lend itself to appellate adjudication.
The 'Response to Outstanding Demand' tab on the e-filing portal shows every demand currently open against the taxpayer's PAN across all assessment years. Stale demands sit there for years until a refund triggers Section 245 set-off, at which point the taxpayer has thirty days to dispute. Best practice is to review the tab every July before filing season and clear any erroneous or already-paid demands pre-emptively.
TOLA refers to the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Act 2020, used by the department to extend reassessment limitation across the transition from the old Section 147-151 regime to the new Section 148A regime after April 2021. The Supreme Court in Union of India v. Ashish Agarwal (2022) and high court decisions in Rajeev Bansal and others have substantially narrowed the substantive reach of TOLA extension.
Section 270A levies penalty of fifty per cent of the tax payable on under-reported income, escalated to two hundred per cent where the under-reporting is in consequence of misreporting. Penalty proceedings under 270A are initiated by a Section 274 notice typically along with the assessment order and require an independent reply on facts and on immunity grounds — Section 270AA immunity is available where conditions of full disclosure and tax payment are met.
OLTAS challan correction is the mechanism to correct keying errors in a challan paid through banking channels — wrong assessment year, wrong major head, wrong minor head, wrong PAN. The bank has a seven-day window from challan date to correct on its own; beyond that the correction has to be requested through the jurisdictional assessing officer who has discretionary power to direct the correction in the OLTAS database.
Section 244A grants the assessee simple interest at half per cent per month on a refund payable, computed from 1st April of the assessment year or from the date of payment of tax, whichever is later, up to the date of grant of the refund. Interest on refunds arising from Section 154 rectification or appellate orders runs from the date of the original payment, not from the date of the rectifying order.
Intimation under Section 143(1) is the system-generated communication processed at the Centralised Processing Centre Bengaluru that either accepts the return as filed, determines a refund, or proposes adjustments listed in clauses (i) to (vi) of the sub-section. A thirty-day response window applies before any proposed adjustment is given effect.
Scrutiny notice under Section 143(2) is the notice issued by the Assessing Officer requiring the assessee to attend or produce evidence in support of the return. The proviso bars issue beyond three months from end of financial year of return filing. Selection follows the Central Action Plan and CASS criteria.
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How Athipet Ambattur businesses typically avoid these: On the ground in Athipet Ambattur, the business activity radiating outward from Athipet Industrial Cluster and nearby commercial pockets; for Athipet Ambattur units balancing production cycles with monthly GST and quarterly TDS compliance.
How the local trade mix shapes this — In Athipet Ambattur, the business activity radiating outward from Athipet Industrial Cluster and nearby commercial pockets.
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Why these Athipet Ambattur engagements look the way they do: On the ground in Athipet Ambattur, the cluster of heavy manufacturing, auto components, engineering businesses that defines Athipet Ambattur's commercial fabric; for Athipet Ambattur units balancing production cycles with monthly GST and quarterly TDS compliance.
“Notice for AY 2016-17 issued in Aug-2023 invoking the 10-year limit. We demonstrated escaped income did not cross ₹50 lakh threshold and that sanction under Section 151 was from the wrong authority. Section 148A(d) order set aside on writ; reassessment dropped.”
“CASS-flagged scrutiny under Section 143(2) on bogus LTCG. Filed share register, demat statements, STT-paid contract notes and AO's own remand findings. Faceless Assessment Unit accepted explanation; addition of ₹38 lakh deleted in Section 143(3) order.”
“AO levied 200% misreporting penalty on disallowance of expenses. Argued the disallowance was on a debatable issue — possible-view doctrine — not misreporting. Faceless Penalty Centre accepted plea; penalty restricted to 50% under-reporting. Saved ₹4.6 lakh.”
“CPC adjusted ₹2.1 lakh refund of AY 2024-25 against an old AY 2018-19 demand that was already stayed by CIT(A). Filed disagreement on outstanding demand portal with stay order; refund released within 6 weeks.”
“CPC proposed adjustment disallowing HRA citing AIS mismatch. Filed reply within 30 days with rent receipts, landlord PAN, bank rent payment trail and revised computation. Adjustment dropped; refund of ₹78,000 issued.”
“Section 143(3) addition of ₹62 lakh on unexplained cash deposits during demonetisation. Filed Form 35 with Rule 46A petition; produced sales register, cash book and pre-demonetisation cash trends. CIT(A) deleted addition; Section 220(6) stay of demand obtained pending appeal.”
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