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Section 270AA, inserted by the Finance Act, 2016, provides that the assessing authority shall, on receipt of an application in Form 68, grant immunity from penalty under Section 270A and from prosecution under Sections 276C and 276CC, provided two conditions are cumulatively satisfied — the tax and interest payable as per the order have been paid within the period specified in the notice of demand under Section 156, and no appeal is preferred against the assessment order. The application must reach the authority within a single month, reckoned after the close of the month wherein the order is received. Immunity is, however, withheld where the under-reported income is the consequence of misreporting.
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The CA who signed the original return is the CA who drafts the reply when a notice arrives two or four years later. Working papers do not get re-learnt by a new pair of hands, the regime decision and the schedule rationale are explainable on first ask, and the consistency shows in the replies the department reads.
On every 143(1)(a) intimation the thirty-day reply deadline is computed from the date on the notice, not from the date the client noticed the email. The submission target is the seventeen or eighteen day mark, leaving five working days of buffer for portal failures and last-minute client clarifications.
Every reply rests on a single reconciliation worksheet — return entry, AIS or 26AS reported figure, source document, variance explanation. The narrative letter is short. The annexure pack is detailed. This is the format that actually closes 143(1)(a) matters at the e-Proceedings stage without escalation.
On every reassessment notice the question of whether the reopening is within Section 149 limits, whether the fifty-lakh threshold is satisfied for the ten-year window, and whether sanction under Section 151 is from the prescribed authority is tested first. Merits arguments are saved for cases where limitation does not knock the notice out.
Form 68 immunity under Section 270AA on an accepted under-reporting addition, or Vivad se Vishwas 2024 settlement on an old contested appeal, is recommended in writing with the cost-benefit laid out — disputed tax, interest and penalty waiver, professional cost of further litigation. The client decides on numbers, not on instinct.
Every Section 143(1)(a) intimation received by Chepauk clients is logged on day one with a calendar countdown to the 30-day deadline. The reply is filed at least 5 days before expiry — escalation to a finalised adjustment with consequential demand has never occurred for our clients.
Every IT Notice Reply engagement delivers measurable, guaranteed outcomes — expert professionals, on time, every time.
Why this matters here — Across Chepauk, the business activity radiating outward from MA Chidambaram Stadium and nearby commercial pockets. Practitioners note that with quick access via Chepauk MRTS Station and feeder routes connecting Chepauk to the rest of Chennai.
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Deadlines in this neighbourhood — Across Chepauk, the cluster of government, education, sports businesses that defines Chepauk's commercial fabric.
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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
Speaking order recording satisfaction that it is or is not a fit case to issue a Section 148 notice; precedes the Section 148 reassessment notice and is the document on which validity of subsequent proceedings rests
Notice requiring the assessee to furnish a return of income for the relevant assessment year within the period specified in the notice, where the Assessing Officer has reason to believe income has escaped assessment
Communication of proposed amendment to an order or intimation where mistake apparent from record is noticed; the assessee is required to be heard before any amendment which has the effect of enhancing assessment or reducing refund is made
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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 sourceRecords we prepare for Chepauk carry the geo-zone 600xx tag and coordinates 13.0612, 80.2785, which map each submission back to this locality. We keep a cycle-by-cycle record of how the Mylapore Division of the Chennai South handles Chepauk filings and approvals. Chepauk (PIN 600005) falls under the Mylapore Division of the Chennai South, the jurisdiction that handles statutory matters for businesses at this PIN. Because PIN 600005 sits inside the Chennai South jurisdiction, the handling office for Chepauk stays consistent across years, which matters when filings or approvals span cycles.
Vendors and customers tied to the Chepauk MRTS Station network show up across the invoice trail we reconcile for Chepauk IT Notice Reply clients. Freight and foot traffic from the Chepauk MRTS Station hub pull steady daily commerce through Chepauk, so there is rarely a quiet filing month in this government and education sector hub pocket. Chepauk reads as a government and education sector hub pocket with medium commercial activity, anchored around Government Estate and fed by the Chepauk MRTS Station corridor. The government and education sector hub mix of Chepauk shapes what lands in our workpapers — a blend of government activity and the commercial pulse around Government Estate.
The business mix in Chepauk centres on tourism, and that sector carries its own IT Notice Reply quirks we plan for in advance. For a tourism business in Chepauk, the IT Notice Reply scope is rarely generic; we tailor the checklist to how that sector actually transacts. IT Notice Reply for tourism businesses in Chepauk hinges on getting the sector's recurring entries right the first time. We have closed enough IT Notice Reply files for tourism firms near Chepauk to know where the department usually probes.
Working papers for Chepauk IT Notice Reply engagements stay archived and retrievable, which makes any later notice or query straightforward to answer. Our Chepauk IT Notice Reply process is built to be predictable, documented, and on time, cycle after cycle. Document intake for Chepauk 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 Chepauk business knows the IT Notice Reply cost up front, with no surprise additions mid-engagement.
From the same Chepauk team we also serve Broadway and other nearby localities without re-onboarding clients. Proximity to Broadway means a Chepauk engagement can extend across the locality cluster with no change in cadence. Coverage from Chepauk naturally extends to Broadway, so group entities across the area share one IT Notice Reply workflow. Serving Chepauk and Broadway from one team keeps IT Notice Reply turnaround identical across the cluster.
Patterns we track for Chepauk include government documentation gaps, timing mismatches, and the questions the Mylapore Division tends to raise. Common patterns in the Mylapore Division give Chepauk businesses an early-warning map we use to pre-empt IT Notice Reply issues. Each engagement in Chepauk adds to a record of what the Chennai South jurisdiction expects, sharpening the next IT Notice Reply file. Sector signals in Chepauk — seasonal government swings and peak-period volumes — shape how we schedule IT Notice Reply work.
A startup setting up near Chepauk Palace in Chepauk gets a IT Notice Reply foundation built for the Mylapore Division from day one. Incorporating in Chepauk comes with jurisdiction, registration and IT Notice Reply steps that we sequence so nothing stalls the launch. Shifting principal place of business to Chepauk means updating jurisdiction to the Chennai South, and we manage the paperwork end-to-end. First-time IT Notice Reply for a Chepauk business is where getting the basics right saves years of cleanup later.
Section 244A(1)(a) provides half per cent per month from 1-April of the assessment year to the date of grant of refund on TDS-related refunds. Clause (b) covers other refunds from the date of payment of tax. The interest is automatic, not contingent on assessee claim.
The proviso to Section 143(2) requires service within three months from the end of the financial year in which the return is furnished. A notice served beyond this window is invalid and the consequential assessment proceedings cannot survive a jurisdictional challenge.
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.
What Chepauk clients want to know before signing: On the ground in Chepauk, in the government and education sector hub micro-market of Chepauk.
Reading this guide locally — Across Chepauk, around the MA Chidambaram Stadium catchment of Chepauk.
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 Genpact India Delhi HC ruling and the Maruti Suzuki Bombay HC ruling have applied the natural justice principle to the Section 245 set-off mechanism, holding that the prior intimation is mandatory and that automatic set-off without intimation is liable to be reversed. The CBDT Circular framework and the Office Memorandum on stay of demand under Section 220(6) have been read alongside Section 245 to require the Assessing Officer to suspend any set-off where the underlying demand is the subject of a stay application or a pending appeal under Section 246A. The strategic implication for assessees facing Section 245 intimations is the prompt response addressing the underlying demand status, with the stay application under Section 220(6) being the operative remedy where the demand is contested.
The response to a Section 245 intimation is structured around the underlying demand status. Where the demand is undisputed, the assessee can consent to the set-off, with the refund applied and the residual balance (refund or demand) flowing through. Where the demand is contested through a pending Section 246A appeal or Section 154 rectification, the assessee responds objecting to the set-off citing the pendency and the absence of a stay order under Section 220(6) for unconditional set-off. Where the demand is itself the subject of a stay order or a deposit arrangement, the assessee produces the stay order and contests the set-off. Where the demand has crystallised but a Section 220(3) or Section 220(7) installment arrangement is in place, the assessee produces the installment order and contests the lump-sum set-off. Each response is uploaded through the e-Proceedings portal within the deadline stated on the intimation.
Section 245 operates across assessment years, with refunds from one assessment year potentially adjusted against demands of multiple other assessment years. The practical accounting requires the assessee to track each underlying demand by assessment year and section, with the set-off intimation identifying the source-year refund and the destination-year demands. Where the demand crystallised after an appellate order or a tribunal order, the assessee verifies whether the order has been given effect to under Section 153(3) or Section 153(5) before consenting to the set-off — orders that have not been given effect produce phantom demands that should be cleared through Section 154 rectification before any set-off. The multi-year accounting often surfaces errors in demand crystallisation that the assessee can address through targeted rectification applications, with the Section 245 intimation serving as the operational trigger.
Section 156 provides for the service of a notice of demand specifying the sum payable by the assessee where any tax, interest, penalty, fine, or other sum is payable in consequence of any order under the Act. Section 220(1) requires the assessee to pay the amount specified in the demand notice within thirty days of service of the notice, with the Assessing Officer empowered to reduce the period where there is reason to believe that the assessee will dispose of property or abscond. Failure to pay within the specified period attracts interest under Section 220(2) at one percent per month or part thereof, and triggers the recovery machinery under Sections 222 to 232 read with the Second Schedule. The notice carries an Document Identification Number that must be verified through the e-filing portal under the CBDT Circular 19/2019 framework.
Section 220(6) authorises the Assessing Officer, where the assessee has presented an appeal under Section 246A, to treat the assessee as not being in default during the pendency of the appeal in respect of the demand. The CBDT Office Memorandum dated 31 July 2017 prescribes the framework for stay of demand pending appeal — twenty percent deposit of the disputed demand for stay during pendency before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), with exceptions where the position is clearly covered by binding precedent or where the high-pitched-assessment criterion applies. The assessee files a stay application under Section 220(6) within the thirty-day window following the demand notice, articulating the grounds for stay including the prima facie case, the balance of convenience, and the financial hardship. The Assessing Officer's order on the stay application is itself subject to challenge through Section 264 revision or Article 226 writ.
Where the demand under Section 156 is not paid within the Section 220 timeline and no stay order has been obtained, the recovery machinery under Sections 222 to 232 read with the Second Schedule to the Income-tax Act is activated. The Tax Recovery Officer issues a Section 222 certificate to the Tax Recovery Officer, who then proceeds under the Second Schedule with modes including attachment and sale of movable property (Rules 20 to 25), attachment and sale of immovable property (Rules 48 to 67), arrest and detention of the defaulter (Rules 73 to 81), and appointment of a receiver (Rules 69 to 71). The recovery machinery operates parallel to any appellate proceedings absent a stay, with the assessee's strategic priority being the obtaining of a stay order at the earliest opportunity. The Section 281 transfer-during-pendency provision treats certain transfers as void against the revenue.
The income-tax stay framework under Section 220(6) compares with the GST appellate stay framework under Section 107 of the CGST Act, with the latter prescribing a fixed pre-deposit of ten percent of the disputed tax for first appeal to the Appellate Authority and a further twenty percent for the second appeal to the GST Appellate Tribunal under Section 112. The income-tax framework is more flexible with the Office Memorandum providing for variations across the twenty-percent baseline, while the GST framework is statutorily fixed. The Empowered Committee 2009 First Discussion Paper on GST contemplated a unified appellate structure that has since been implemented with the pre-deposit framework. The conceptual contrast illustrates the policy choice between flexibility (income tax) and predictability (GST) in the stay regime, with each having distinct implications for the litigation strategy.
The Section 220(6) stay application is the operative remedy to suspend recovery of a demand pending appeal under Section 246A. The application is drafted addressing the three classical grounds for stay — prima facie case (the merits of the appeal in summary), balance of convenience (the asymmetry between the assessee's hardship and the revenue's interest), and irreparable injury (the consequences of recovery being implemented). The CBDT Office Memorandum dated 31 July 2017 read with the subsequent Memorandum dated 29 February 2016 prescribes the deposit framework — twenty percent of the disputed demand is the standard requirement, with departures permitted in specified circumstances. The application is filed before the Assessing Officer (where the order is under Section 143(3) or comparable) or before the Commissioner (where escalation is sought after an adverse Assessing Officer order).
The CBDT Instruction 1914 dated 2 February 1993 read with the subsequent Office Memoranda introduced the high-pitched-assessment criterion as a ground for departure from the standard twenty-percent-deposit framework. The criterion applies where the assessed income is twice or more the returned income, with a presumption of stay in such cases. The Soul v ACIT Delhi HC ruling and several Madras High Court rulings have applied the criterion to direct stay without deposit where the assessment-versus-return ratio satisfies the criterion. The strategic implication for assessees is the inclusion of the high-pitched-assessment ratio in the stay application as an independent ground, with the contemporaneous documentary substantiation through the assessment order and the return. The criterion shifts the deposit burden where applicable, providing relief from the standard framework.
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Faceless reassessment is the conduct of Section 147 reassessment proceedings under the faceless framework — Section 148A inquiry and Section 148 notice through the Income Tax Business Application portal, dynamic jurisdiction allocation, no physical interface, hearing through video conferencing on request.
Specified authority approval under Section 151 is the jurisdictional approval required before issue of a Section 148 notice — Principal Chief Commissioner or Principal Commissioner where three or more years have elapsed from end of relevant assessment year, Principal Commissioner or Joint Commissioner otherwise. Approval is to be obtained on the merits, not as a mechanical signature.
Mistake apparent from record is the threshold for Section 154 rectification — an obvious error visible on the face of the record, not requiring elaborate reasoning or fresh investigation. A debatable legal proposition or a mistake the discovery of which requires evidence to be examined falls outside the scope.
Centralised Processing Centre at Bengaluru is the operational arm under the Directorate of Income Tax (Systems) that processes returns, issues Section 143(1) intimations, processes rectifications, and manages refunds. The 'CPC' tag in any notice indicates centralised, not jurisdictional, origin.
Section 246A appealable order is the order against which an appeal lies to the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) — intimations under Section 143(1) that are objected to, assessments under Sections 143(3) and 144, reassessments under Section 147, rectifications under Section 154, penalty orders under Chapter XXI, and others enumerated in the section.
Pre-deposit of twenty per cent refers to the threshold prescribed by CBDT Office Memorandum F. No. 404/72/93-ITCC dated 29 February 2016, as modified by OM dated 31 July 2017 — twenty per cent of the disputed demand to be deposited ordinarily for the Assessing Officer to grant stay under Section 220(6) during pendency of Section 246A appeal.
Recovery under Section 222 is the recovery of arrears under the Second Schedule procedure — by attachment and sale of movable and immovable property of the assessee, by appointment of a receiver, or by arrest and detention. Triggered after expiry of Section 220(1) demand window and where stay has not been granted.
Tax Recovery Officer is the officer designated under Section 223 for recovery of arrears from a defaulter. The TRO operates under the Second Schedule procedure — issue of certificate, attachment and sale of property, appointment of receiver. Distinct from the Assessing Officer; recovery proceedings cease only with payment or stay.
Section 226(3) garnishee notice is the recovery notice issued to any person from whom money is due or may become due to the assessee — typically banks where the assessee holds accounts, debtors of a business, employers in TDS-deduction scenarios. The notice operates as an attachment and the garnishee is to pay over to the Department.
e-Proceedings is the dedicated tab on the Income Tax e-portal through which all notices, queries, responses and orders flow under the faceless framework. The assessee uploads replies as PDF along with annexures. Notice-wise communication thread preserves the audit trail of submissions for any subsequent appeal.
Personal hearing through video conferencing is the mode of hearing under Section 144B(7) read with the Faceless Assessment Scheme — afforded on a written request by the assessee in cases where the proposed addition is adverse. The hearing is conducted by the assessment unit officer through the e-portal video facility.
Assessment unit is the operational unit under the National Faceless Assessment Centre that examines the return and the assessee's submissions and drafts the assessment order. Dynamic allocation across India ensures arm's-length adjudication. The draft order is reviewed by a separate review unit before finalisation in significant-addition cases.
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Why these Chepauk engagements look the way they do: On the ground in Chepauk, the cluster of government, education, sports businesses that defines Chepauk's commercial fabric; for Chepauk businesses balancing growth ambitions with tight statutory 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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