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The notice engagement folder carries the original notice PDF with the DIN authentication printout, the e-Proceedings transaction log and submission acknowledgement, the AIS, TIS and Form 26AS downloads as on the date of the reply, the original return for the assessment year along with ITR-V and computation, every source document being relied on in the reply (bank certificates, broker contract notes, Form 16 and 16A copies, deduction receipts), the partner-signed reconciliation worksheet, the draft reply in track-changes through to the final filed version, the upload acknowledgement number, and where the matter escalates the Section 142(1) questionnaire chain, the draft assessment order, the Section 144B(6)(viii) hearing minutes, and the assessment order itself. The retention period is seven assessment years from the order, mapped to the outer time limit for further reassessment under Section 149. Where Section 148 reopens the year, the file is reopened from the same folder rather than reconstructed, which is the practical reason the seven-year retention is observed without exception.
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Where CIT(A) order is adverse, Section 253 appeal in Form 36 is filed within 60 days with the prescribed fee (₹500 to ₹10,000 by income slab). Senior counsel is briefed; written submissions and paper book are filed; hearing representation is provided.
Every matter is approached the way an examiner expects a candidate to answer — issue stated, provision quoted, authority cited, computation tabulated and conclusion reasoned. This pedagogical discipline transfers directly to the quality of the submission.
It is to be noted that limitation is jurisdictional. A defence built on the four-year ceiling of Section 154(7), or on the three-year and ten-year bands of Section 149, is therefore prepared with the same rigour as the merits defence itself.
The extended ten-year limitation is predicated on alleged escapement, manifested as asset acquisition, expenditure tied to a transaction, or a book entry, exceeding fifty lakh rupees. Where the disputed quantum falls short of this threshold, the longer window is unavailable.
Section 151 prescribes the rank of the authority whose prior approval is necessary before issuance of a Section 148 notice. The sanction document is examined for compliance with the prescribed rank and the temporal sequence of approvals.
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Deadlines in this neighbourhood — In Thiruvottiyur, the business activity radiating outward from Tiruvottiyur Industrial Estate and nearby commercial pockets.
Deadline pressure points we see in Thiruvottiyur: For Thiruvottiyur engagements specifically — for Thiruvottiyur units balancing production cycles with monthly GST and quarterly TDS compliance.
Forms most asked about here — In Thiruvottiyur, where industrial businesses dominate the local compliance profile.
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
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
Every claim on this page can be traced back to a section or rule below.
Statutory hooks that bite here — In Thiruvottiyur, where industrial businesses dominate the local compliance profile.
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.
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Every Thiruvottiyur engagement we open begins with the basics: PIN 600019, the Tiruvottiyur Division, and the coordinates 13.1612, 80.3015 that anchor the locality. The 600xx geo-zone covering Thiruvottiyur groups several locality clusters under common administration, keeping documentation expectations predictable. Thiruvottiyur (PIN 600019) falls under the Tiruvottiyur Division of the Chennai North, the jurisdiction that handles statutory matters for businesses at this PIN. For IT Notice Reply at PIN 600019, understanding the Tiruvottiyur Division's documentation norms removes most of the friction from the process.
Document pickup near Tiruvottiyur Industrial Estate is a same-hour errand for our Thiruvottiyur engagements rather than the half-day a typical Chennai client expects. Most commerce in Thiruvottiyur — invoices, expenses, purchases and statutory records — eventually surfaces in the IT Notice Reply working file we maintain for clients here. Vendors and customers tied to the Thiruvottiyur Bus Terminus network show up across the invoice trail we reconcile for Thiruvottiyur IT Notice Reply clients. The businesses clustered around Tiruvottiyur Industrial Estate in Thiruvottiyur drive the bulk of the IT Notice Reply workload we see each cycle.
For a industrial business in Thiruvottiyur, the IT Notice Reply scope is rarely generic; we tailor the checklist to how that sector actually transacts. Mixed industrial activity across Thiruvottiyur means our IT Notice Reply team keeps sector playbooks ready rather than improvising per client. industrial units around Thiruvottiyur share recurring IT Notice Reply patterns — input-credit timing, vendor reconciliation, and sector-specific documentation. A industrial operator in Thiruvottiyur gets a IT Notice Reply workflow shaped by sector norms, not a one-size-fits-all template.
Every IT Notice Reply file we open for Thiruvottiyur is reconciled, reviewed by a qualified practitioner, and archived for seven years. Turnaround for Thiruvottiyur 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 Thiruvottiyur so nothing in the cycle is improvised or missed. Fixed-fee scoping means a Thiruvottiyur business knows the IT Notice Reply cost up front, with no surprise additions mid-engagement.
Proximity to Ennore means a Thiruvottiyur engagement can extend across the locality cluster with no change in cadence. Businesses straddling Thiruvottiyur and Ennore get a single IT Notice Reply point of contact rather than two. A client relocating between Thiruvottiyur and Ennore keeps the same IT Notice Reply file and the same team. From the same Thiruvottiyur team we also serve Ennore and other nearby localities without re-onboarding clients.
The longer we serve Thiruvottiyur, the more precisely we predict where a IT Notice Reply file needs attention. Common patterns in the Tiruvottiyur Division give Thiruvottiyur businesses an early-warning map we use to pre-empt IT Notice Reply issues. The IT Notice Reply mistakes we see most in Thiruvottiyur are avoidable with disciplined intake, which our checklist enforces. Recurring gaps in Thiruvottiyur retail records are the first thing our IT Notice Reply review closes out.
Relocating a registered office into Thiruvottiyur (PIN 600019) changes the assessing division, and we handle that IT Notice Reply transition cleanly. Incorporating in Thiruvottiyur comes with jurisdiction, registration and IT Notice Reply steps that we sequence so nothing stalls the launch. When a Kathivakkam business expands into Thiruvottiyur, we extend its IT Notice Reply setup to PIN 600019 without disruption. We onboard new Thiruvottiyur entities onto a IT Notice Reply cadence that is audit-ready from the very first cycle.
Section 263 empowers the Pr.CIT or CIT to revise an order that is erroneous and prejudicial to the interests of revenue. Both conditions must be satisfied. Limitation is two years from the end of the financial year in which the order sought to be revised was passed.
Section 264 allows the Pr.CIT to revise any order at the assessee's instance, provided the assessee has not invoked the regular appellate remedy. The application must be filed within one year of the order; condonation up to two years is at the Pr.CIT's discretion.
No. Section 264(4) bars revision where the order is the subject matter of a pending appeal. The assessee must elect one route. Section 264 is generally preferred for narrow, undisputed issues where the AO had not exercised proper discretion.
Clause (a) preliminary enquiry with prior approval where required; clause (b) show-cause notice of not less than seven days; clause (c) consideration of the assessee's reply; clause (d) speaking order on whether the case is a fit one for issuance of Section 148.
Section 245 allows the department to adjust a refund against an outstanding demand. The proviso mandates twenty-one days prior intimation. The assessee responds on the e-portal choosing 'demand is correct', 'partially incorrect' or 'disagree', with supporting documents.
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.
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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 strategic sequencing on receipt of a Section 156 demand notice depends on the underlying order and the merits of the position. The first step is the Section 246A appeal filing within the thirty-day window in Form 35 with the prescribed fee, since the appeal pendency is a precondition for Section 220(6) stay. The second step is the Section 220(6) stay application within the thirty-day window of the demand notice, with the deposit working keyed to the CBDT Office Memorandum framework. The third step, where applicable, is the Section 154 rectification application addressing any mistakes apparent from the record in the order creating the demand. The fourth, where jurisdictional defects exist, is the Article 226 writ remedy before the Madras High Court. The sequencing is designed to preserve the assessee's position across procedural and substantive dimensions while preventing recovery action.
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 Section 246A appeal before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) has been disposed of and a Section 253 appeal before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal is pending, the stay framework shifts to the Section 254(2A) provisions. The Income-tax Appellate Tribunal Rules 1963 provide for stay applications before the Tribunal, with the standard procedural framework involving the same three grounds (prima facie case, balance of convenience, irreparable injury) and the deposit working. The Pepsi Foods Delhi HC ruling and the Tata Communications Bombay HC ruling have provided guidance on the tribunal-stay framework. Where the appeal is pending before a High Court under Section 260A, the stay framework is governed by the High Court's writ jurisdiction under Article 226 and Section 220(6) read with the inherent jurisdiction. The progressive shift up the appellate hierarchy alters the procedural framework while preserving the substantive principles.
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 Kranti Associates Supreme Court ruling on reasoned decision-making requires the deciding authority to engage with each material submission made by the assessee. The corresponding principle applies to the assessee's reply — each ground raised by the Assessing Officer in the notice should be addressed in the response with reasoned engagement and documentary substantiation. A reply that engages selectively or generically with the notice grounds risks being interpreted as concession on the unaddressed points. The structured response document organises each ground as a numbered heading, with the response under each heading providing the factual position, the legal framework, the documentary substantiation, and the cross-reference to the underlying records. The depth of engagement signals seriousness and improves the prospects of a favourable outcome.
Citation of case law in any reply should be load-bearing and grounded in the authority cited. Mere listing of citations without analytical engagement detracts from the reply's persuasive force. The principle is to cite each authority with a precise proposition tied to the facts at hand — for example, the Goetze (India) ruling on additional claims requires Section 264 revision rather than rectification; the Kelvinator of India ruling rules out mere change of opinion as basis for reopening; the GKN Driveshafts ruling requires speaking-order disposal of objections; the Calcutta Discount ruling sustains writ remedy at the threshold for jurisdictional defects. Where the authority is not directly applicable, the analogous extension should be articulated transparently. Where the assessee's position is supported by a strong stream of authority across multiple High Courts, this is summarised with the leading rulings cited.
The reply voice is professional and procedural, addressed to the deciding authority through the e-Proceedings portal. The register avoids both excessive deference and adversarial sharpness, with the focus on the merits of the position. The tonal calibration acknowledges the Assessing Officer's procedural authority while asserting the assessee's substantive position, with disagreements articulated through reasoned analysis rather than rhetorical assertion. The reply addresses the deciding authority by the official designation (Assessing Officer, Faceless Assessment Unit, Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)) and not by name, preserving the procedural framework. Indian English usage is observed throughout, with statutory references precise (Section 143(2) read with Section 144B) and case-law citations following standard format. The reply concludes with a procedural request — disposal of the notice, dropping of the proposed adjustment, or grant of stay, as the case may be.
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Section 154 permits the assessing authority to rectify any mistake apparent from the record in an order or intimation, either suo motu or on application by the assessee within four years from the end of the financial year in which the order was passed. 'Mistake apparent' is narrowly construed to mean obvious errors visible without long-drawn reasoning — debatable issues fall outside Section 154 and require Section 246A appeal or Section 264 revision.
A debatable-issue rejection is the standard ground on which CPC or the Assessing Officer rejects a Section 154 rectification when the underlying grievance involves interpretation rather than arithmetic. Once a 154 is rejected on this ground, the only remaining routes are an appeal under Section 246A within thirty days of the original order, a revision under Section 264 within one year, or writ under Article 226 in narrow circumstances.
Section 144B sets out the faceless assessment scheme operationalised through the National Faceless Assessment Centre, Assessment Units, Verification Units, Review Units and Technical Units. Assessments and most rectifications under faceless orders are routed through the NFAC and not the jurisdictional assessing officer; any 154 application against a faceless order must therefore be addressed to NFAC, not CPC.
DIN is the unique fifteen-character alphanumeric reference number that every income-tax communication, notice, order, summons or letter must carry under CBDT Circular 19/2019. A communication without a DIN, or with an invalid DIN that does not resolve on the portal verification utility, is treated as non-est in law per the Supreme Court ruling in CIT v. Pradeep Goyal.
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.
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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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