Income Tax Scrutiny Notice: Income Tax Notice may come even after filing ITR, know the rules before June 30…

Business Desk – Income Tax Scrutiny Notice: If you have filed Income Tax Return (ITR) for the financial year 2025-26, then do not assume that your process is complete. The Income Tax Department may select some returns for scrutiny and June 30 is being considered an important date for this. The department can issue scrutiny notice under section 143(2).

What is scrutiny notice?

Scrutiny notice does not mean that you have evaded any tax. The Income Tax Department only wants to verify the information provided by you. If the income, deductions or investment information recorded in your ITR does not match with Form 26AS, AIS, TIS or bank records, a notice may be issued.

In which cases notice can come?

If there is a difference between income and tax records
When large or unusual financial transactions occur
In matters related to search or survey
In cases of reassessment
To verify claims for investments or deductions

What to do after receiving the notice?

If you get notice then there is no need to panic. First of all log in to the Income Tax e-filing portal. After this, go to Worklist and e-Proceedings section and see the notice. Upload the requested information and documents on time. If there is disagreement with any point, you can also enter the appropriate reason for the same.

What will happen if you don’t answer?

Ignoring the notice can be costly. This may lead to problems like additional tax demand, interest, penalty or delay in refund. Therefore it is important to reply within the stipulated time limit.

Which documents need to be kept ready?

During scrutiny, the Income Tax Department may ask for your bank statements, salary slips, investment documents, tax deduction certificate (TDS Certificate) and other financial records. Therefore, it would be better to keep all the documents organized in advance.