Question 1

Which types of income tax notices do you handle?

Accepted Answer

We respond to and resolve every common notice issued under the Income Tax Act:

• Notice u/s 131(1A): preliminary inquiry where the department suspects concealment of income.
• Notice u/s 139(9): defective return, must be corrected within 15 days.
• Intimation u/s 143(1): automated processing summary (no demand, refund, or adjustment indicated).
• Notice u/s 142(1): pre-assessment inquiry requesting documents or information. Non-response can attract a ₹10,000 penalty.
• Notice u/s 143(2): selection for scrutiny assessment.
• Notice u/s 148: reassessment for income believed to have escaped assessment.
• Notice u/s 156: demand notice, with tax payable within 30 days.
• Notice u/s 245: intimation to adjust a refund against an existing demand. 30-day response window.

Send us the notice copy and we map the section, deadline, and best response path before drafting.

Question 2

I received an Intimation under Section 143(1). Do I need to respond?

Accepted Answer

It depends on what the intimation says. Section 143(1) is the system-generated processing summary and falls into three buckets:

• No demand, no refund: nothing further to do.
• Refund determined: usually credited to your bank account within a few weeks, no action needed.
• Demand or adjustment: you have to respond within 30 days, either by accepting and paying, or filing a rectification under Section 154 if the system has made an arithmetic or matching error.

We review every line of the intimation against your filed return and Form 26AS / AIS before recommending the right response.

Question 3

What's the difference between 143(2) scrutiny and 148 reassessment?

Accepted Answer

Both are serious, but they're different:

• Section 143(2): the return has been picked up for scrutiny assessment. Notice has to be issued within 3 months from the end of the financial year in which the return is filed.
• Section 148: the Assessing Officer has reason to believe income has escaped assessment, and reassessment is being reopened. This can go back up to 10 years in serious cases (over ₹50 lakh of escaped income).

Response strategy, documentation depth, and risk profile are very different. We treat 148 notices as a planning exercise, not a form-filling one.

Question 4

What happens if I ignore an income tax notice?

Accepted Answer

Consequences escalate quickly:

• Penalty up to ₹10,000 under Section 272A for non-compliance with 142(1).
• Best-judgment assessment under Section 144, the AO can assess income on their own estimate.
• Demand orders, interest under Sections 234A/B/C, and recovery proceedings.
• Prosecution under Section 276CC for wilful non-filing of returns, with imprisonment in serious cases.

None of this is automatic, but each step takes you further from a clean resolution.

Question 5

How fast can you turn a response around?

Accepted Answer

Routine notices like 143(1) intimations or 139(9) defective return notices, we typically draft a response within 2 to 3 working days. Scrutiny notices under 143(2) and reassessment under 148 need a planned approach: we first map the AO's probable concerns, gather supporting evidence, and decide whether to seek an adjournment before drafting. Total turnaround there is usually 7 to 15 working days, depending on complexity.

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