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Section 271AAB is the special penalty for undisclosed income found during search under Section 132. For searches on or after 15-Dec-2016, penalty is 30% where the assessee admits the undisclosed income in the Section 132(4) statement, substantiates the manner and pays tax and interest before specified date. In other cases, penalty is 60% of undisclosed income. The provision is in addition to tax and interest.
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The order under 148A(d) must be a speaking order — it must consider the assessee's reply, address the objections, and record reasons for treating the matter as fit for issuance of a 148 notice. A boilerplate order that simply repeats the show-cause notice fails this test. Every 148A(d) order received by my clients is read against this standard and challenged on the speaking-order ground where it is found wanting.
The sanctioning authority under Section 151 changes with the age of the assessment year — Pr.CCIT, CCIT, Pr.CIT or CIT, depending on whether the notice falls within three years or beyond. A sanction by the wrong rank, or a sanction granted without application of mind on the material, is fatal to the reopening. Each notice is checked against the correct sanctioning rank before any reply on merits is contemplated.
The video conference under Section 144B is no different from a hearing before any other quasi-judicial authority — preparation, brief notes, and the discipline of leading the bench through the record matter as much as they would in a courtroom. The assessee is not left to face the Assessment Unit alone; the hearing is attended by senior personnel who has read the entire file.
Where the order under attack is jurisdictionally void or passed in violation of natural justice, the alternative-remedy bar of statutory appeal does not preclude a writ. The decision to write rather than appeal is taken before Form 35 is filed — once the appellate remedy is invoked, the High Court's discretion in entertaining the writ narrows. The election is made on a written advisory note, not by default.
The two-hundred per cent misreporting penalty applies only where the addition falls within one of the six clauses of Section 270A(9) — misrepresentation, suppression, false entry, expenditure not substantiated, undisclosed investment, or claim outside section provisions. Many penalty orders apply the misreporting rate without making the case on facts. The reply walks the officer through the clauses and pegs the penalty at fifty per cent under-reporting where the facts support it.
Where the addition is small, the litigation cost outweighs the saving, and the assessee is willing to pay tax and interest, Form 68 immunity under Section 270AA is filed within one month of the assessment order. Penalty and prosecution under 270A and 276C are waived. The trade-off is the loss of appeal — the calculation is made on a written cost-benefit memorandum before the form is filed.
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Deadlines in this neighbourhood — Across Thiruverkadu, the mix of mid-tier residential layouts retail strips coaching centres and supporting small-trade businesses along Thiruverkadu Main Road.
Deadline pressure points we see in Thiruverkadu: For Thiruverkadu engagements specifically — for Thiruverkadu businesses scaling up in a fast-growing suburban residential and commercial belt.
Intimation proposing adjustment of refund determined as due against outstanding demand, mandated by the Hon'ble Delhi High Court ruling in Court On Its Own Motion v UoI; requires speaking order before adjustment
Notice specifying the sum payable in consequence of any order under the Act — tax, interest, penalty, fine; the operative document for recovery; payable within thirty days under Section 220(1)
Electronic form for filing first appeal under Section 246A against assessment, reassessment, rectification or penalty orders; carries grounds of appeal, statement of facts, and proof of fee payment
Memorandum of appeal to ITAT under Section 253 against orders of Commissioner (Appeals), Commissioner under Section 263 or 264, or penalty orders by Principal Commissioner; filed in triplicate with certified order copy
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
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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 sourceThiruverkadu is a suburban residential and temple town anchored by the Devi Karumariamman Temple with supporting retail and small-trade activity. Every Thiruverkadu engagement we open begins with the basics: PIN 600077, the Avadi Division, and the coordinates 13.0844, 80.1019 that anchor the locality. Statutory correspondence for Thiruverkadu businesses routes through the Avadi Division, so we align every IT Notice Reply engagement to that jurisdiction from the start. Records we prepare for Thiruverkadu carry the geo-zone 600xx tag and coordinates 13.0844, 80.1019, which map each submission back to this locality.
Working in Thiruverkadu brings a logistical edge: proximity to Devi Karumariamman Temple and the Thiruverkadu Bus Stop corridor keeps physical document handling fast. Document pickup near Devi Karumariamman Temple is a same-hour errand for our Thiruverkadu engagements rather than the half-day a typical Chennai client expects. Most commerce in Thiruverkadu — invoices, expenses, purchases and statutory records — eventually surfaces in the IT Notice Reply working file we maintain for clients here. Thiruverkadu sustains a high flow of commerce for a suburban residential and temple town locality, and that flow is the raw material for the IT Notice Reply files we close here.
residential units around Thiruverkadu share recurring IT Notice Reply patterns — input-credit timing, vendor reconciliation, and sector-specific documentation. A residential operator in Thiruverkadu gets a IT Notice Reply workflow shaped by sector norms, not a one-size-fits-all template. Sector concentration matters: when Thiruverkadu leans toward residential, the IT Notice Reply risks cluster around the same few line items each cycle. The business mix in Thiruverkadu centres on residential, and that sector carries its own IT Notice Reply quirks we plan for in advance.
The Thiruverkadu IT Notice Reply workflow is documented end-to-end: WhatsApp document intake, a working file, qualified review, and a filed acknowledgement back to you. Every IT Notice Reply file we open for Thiruverkadu is reconciled, reviewed by a qualified practitioner, and archived for seven years. Our Thiruverkadu IT Notice Reply process is built to be predictable, documented, and on time, cycle after cycle. Fixed-fee scoping means a Thiruverkadu business knows the IT Notice Reply cost up front, with no surprise additions mid-engagement.
Proximity to Maduravoyal means a Thiruverkadu engagement can extend across the locality cluster with no change in cadence. Serving Thiruverkadu and Maduravoyal from one team keeps IT Notice Reply turnaround identical across the cluster. IT Notice Reply clients in Maduravoyal are handled by the same practitioners who run our Thiruverkadu desk. Coverage from Thiruverkadu naturally extends to Maduravoyal, so group entities across the area share one IT Notice Reply workflow.
Common patterns in the Avadi Division give Thiruverkadu businesses an early-warning map we use to pre-empt IT Notice Reply issues. Each engagement in Thiruverkadu adds to a record of what the Chennai West jurisdiction expects, sharpening the next IT Notice Reply file. The IT Notice Reply mistakes we see most in Thiruverkadu are avoidable with disciplined intake, which our checklist enforces. Recurring gaps in Thiruverkadu retail records are the first thing our IT Notice Reply review closes out.
When a Poonamallee business expands into Thiruverkadu, we extend its IT Notice Reply setup to PIN 600077 without disruption. Shifting principal place of business to Thiruverkadu means updating jurisdiction to the Chennai West, and we manage the paperwork end-to-end. Relocating a registered office into Thiruverkadu (PIN 600077) changes the assessing division, and we handle that IT Notice Reply transition cleanly. First-time IT Notice Reply for a Thiruverkadu business is where getting the basics right saves years of cleanup later.
No. Section 270AA(3) excludes the misreporting cases under Section 270A(9). Immunity is available only for under-reporting cases under sub-section (2). Where the show-cause invokes misreporting, the assessee must contest the characterisation in the penalty reply itself.
Match the demand amount against the assessment-order computation, verify any TDS and advance-tax credits, check Section 234A/B/C interest computation, confirm any already-paid challans appear in AS-26, and confirm the demand is not stayed by an appeal or rectification pending.
e-Nivaran is the grievance-redressal portal accepting complaints on refund delay, demand misposting, Section 245 mis-adjustment, AS-26 discrepancies and PAN-related issues. It complements the formal Section 154/246A routes and often achieves quicker administrative correction.
AIS feedback options — 'duplicate', 'relates to other person', 'already offered earlier' — allow the assessee to flag entries that have been misclassified or double-counted. The feedback is considered in the next AIS refresh and forms supporting material for the 143(1)(a) reply.
Section 144B introduced by the Finance Act 2021 mandates that all assessments under Sections 143(3) and 144 are conducted faceless through the National Faceless Assessment Centre with Assessment Unit, Verification Unit, Technical Unit and Review Unit roles distributed nationally.
Section 142(2A) empowers the AO, with prior approval of Pr.CIT, to direct a special audit by a chartered accountant where the accounts are complex or doubts arise on correctness. The Section 142(2C) report becomes the basis for further assessment proceedings.
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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 Computer-Assisted Scrutiny Selection module operated by the Directorate of Income Tax (Systems) selects returns for scrutiny under Section 143(2) using statistical risk parameters drawing on the Annual Information Statement, Form 26AS aggregates, Goods and Services Tax Network data, depository feeds, and registrar-of-companies disclosures. Common triggers include mismatch between GSTR-3B outward supplies and ITR turnover, high-value bank deposits relative to declared income, foreign remittances under Liberalised Remittance Scheme exceeding declared sources, large refund claims, and cross-tax-base inconsistencies. The Annual Information Statement framework introduced by CBDT Circular 8/2021 consolidates third-party reports into a single feed that the assessee can review pre-filing, while the corresponding Taxpayer Information Summary provides an aggregated overview. Where pre-filing review identifies AIS errors, the assessee can submit feedback through the e-filing portal to mark entries as duplicate, incorrect, or relating to another person, with the corrected AIS forming the basis for subsequent scrutiny selection.
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.
The GKN Driveshafts Supreme Court ruling, although decided in the Section 148 reassessment context, has been extended by High Courts to the broader scrutiny framework — the assessee is entitled to seek the reasons recorded for the adverse position before responding substantively, and the Assessing Officer is required to dispose of the assessee's objections through a speaking order before proceeding. In Section 143(2) scrutiny, this translates to a structured response strategy — first, an information request seeking the basis for the proposed adjustment; second, a substantive response with documentary substantiation addressing each proposed adjustment line; third, where applicable, a personal-hearing request through video conferencing; fourth, post-order, the Section 246A appeal route to the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) within thirty days. The Kranti Associates principle on reasoned decision-making reinforces the speaking-order requirement.
Section 143(2) authorises the Assessing Officer to serve a notice on the assessee selected for scrutiny assessment, requiring the assessee to attend or produce evidence on which the assessee relies in support of the return. The selection is through Computer-Assisted Scrutiny Selection or through manual selection under Section 119 instructions, with the scope of scrutiny limited to either the issues notified in the notice (limited scrutiny) or to all issues (complete scrutiny). The CBDT Instruction 5/2017 and subsequent Circulars prescribe the parameters and percentages for scrutiny selection across CASS cycles, with limited scrutiny being the predominant mode for routine selection. The notice must be served within three months from the end of the financial year in which the return was furnished under the post-2021 amendment to Section 143(2), with the earlier six-month window curtailed by the Finance Act 2021. Non-service within the statutory window is fatal to the scrutiny assessment as held in ACIT v Hotel Blue Moon (SC, 2010).
The Faceless Assessment Scheme codified in Section 144B routes scrutiny assessments through the National Faceless Assessment Centre, with the assessment unit, verification unit, technical unit, and review unit operating in distinct hierarchical and geographical separations from the assessee. All communication is electronic through the e-Proceedings portal, with the assessee entitled to seek personal hearing through video conferencing under sub-section (7) of Section 144B in defined circumstances. The 2022 amendment introduced the dynamic-jurisdiction principle, with the case randomly allocated across units to eliminate territorial bias. The Section 144B(9) provision on non-compliance with the procedure makes the resulting order liable to be set aside, as applied in several High Court rulings including the Mantra Industries Bombay HC ruling and the Asian Paints Bombay HC ruling. The faceless framework substantially alters the procedural dynamics of scrutiny while preserving the substantive Section 143(3) assessment power.
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.
Prior to the Finance Act 2021 amendments effective from 1 April 2021, the reassessment framework operated under Section 147 read with Section 148, with the Assessing Officer empowered to reopen an assessment where there was reason to believe that income chargeable to tax had escaped assessment. The reason-to-believe threshold was strictly applied through the Supreme Court jurisprudence including ITO v Lakhmani Mewal Das, CIT v Kelvinator of India, and DCIT v Zuari Estate Development, with mere change of opinion held insufficient. The Section 148 notice could be issued within four years from the end of the relevant assessment year for routine reassessment, extended to six years where the escaped income exceeded one lakh rupees, and to sixteen years for assets located outside India under Section 149(1)(c). The first proviso to Section 147 required the Assessing Officer to record reasons before issuing the notice, with the assessee entitled to seek those reasons under the GKN Driveshafts framework.
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 148A(d) requires the Assessing Officer to pass an order, with the approval of the specified authority under Section 151, deciding whether or not it is a fit case for issue of a Section 148 notice. The order must be a speaking order engaging with each material submission made by the assessee in the Section 148A(b) response, with the Kranti Associates Supreme Court ruling on reasoned decision-making applying directly. Where the Section 148A(d) order is adverse but the assessee considers that the order suffers from jurisdictional defects — non-engagement with material submissions, sanction not obtained from the appropriate authority under Section 151, limitation expired under Section 149 — the writ remedy under Article 226 before the Madras High Court is available. The writ route at the Section 148A(d) stage is increasingly common since the underlying defects can be examined without the prejudice of subsequent reassessment proceedings.
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Section 69A unexplained money is the deeming provision applicable where the assessee is found to be the owner of money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article not recorded in books, and offers no satisfactory explanation. The unexplained money is deemed income of the financial year in which ownership is established.
Demand identification number is the unique number assigned to every demand raised on the e-portal — flowing from Section 143(1) intimations, Section 143(3) assessments, Section 147 reassessments, Section 154 rectifications, or penalty orders. The DIN is the reference for payment, stay petitions and appeal.
Document identification number is the system-generated unique number that, per CBDT Circular 19/2019, must be quoted on every notice, order and communication issued by the Department from 1 October 2019. Communications without DIN are non-est, as held by the Supreme Court in CIT v Brandix Mauritius Holdings.
Section 250 appellate procedure governs the conduct of first appeal before Commissioner (Appeals) — fixation of hearing, opportunity to appellant and AO, further inquiry where considered fit, and disposal preferably within one year from end of financial year of filing. The faceless appeal scheme operates under sub-section (6B).
Stay petition under Section 220(6) is the application before the Assessing Officer seeking treatment as not being in default during pendency of Section 246A appeal. CBDT Office Memorandum F. No. 404/72/93-ITCC prescribes twenty per cent pre-deposit ordinarily; departure requires recorded reasons.
Section 220(2) interest is the simple interest at one per cent for every month or part of a month accruing on the demand from the day immediately following the end of the period under Section 220(1) — typically the thirty-first day from service of the Section 156 demand. Continues until the date of payment.
Section 234A interest is the one per cent per month or part of a month interest for default in furnishing return of income, reckoned from the day following the due date under Section 139(1) up to the date of furnishing the return — or where no return is furnished, up to the date of completion of the assessment.
Section 234B interest is the one per cent per month interest for default in payment of advance tax — where the assessee has not paid advance tax, or where the advance tax paid is less than ninety per cent of the assessed tax. Reckoned from 1st April of the assessment year to the date of regular assessment.
Section 234C interest is the deferment interest for default in payment of instalments of advance tax during the previous year — specific cut-offs of fifteen, forty-five, seventy-five and one hundred per cent at four quarterly instalments. Computed at one per cent per month for three months for each instalment shortfall.
Limited scrutiny is the scrutiny under Section 143(2) where the issues to be examined are confined to specific points flagged by the CASS — typically two or three issues such as cash deposits, deduction claims, mismatch with Form 26AS. Expansion to complete scrutiny requires written approval of the Principal Commissioner.
Complete scrutiny is the scrutiny under Section 143(2) where all aspects of the return may be examined — turnover, expenses, depreciation, loans, additions to capital, partner remuneration. Selected based on CASS criteria or converted from limited scrutiny on approval of the Principal Commissioner.
Form 26AS is the annual tax statement maintained at the Centralised Processing Centre Bengaluru consolidating TDS, TCS, advance tax, self-assessment tax, refunds, high-value transactions, and specified financial transactions reported by reporting entities. Routinely cited in notice proceedings to anchor income additions.
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“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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