Income Tax Notice: If you are also a taxpayer, then this news is to alert you. Let us tell you that the Income Tax Department is keeping a close eye on these people… 5 types of notices can come.
Income tax department is very active these days. Actually, the last date to file ITR for the year 2023-2024 was 31 July. About 6 crore people have filed income tax return. Which is being investigated by the IT department. Let us tell you, at present the income tax is focused on the people of the salaried class.
According to the information received from the department, many taxpayers have filed ITR with fake receipt and incomplete information. Due to which the Income Tax Department is now sending notices to the taxpayers of the salaried class. In such a situation, if you have also made any mistake during ITR filing, then you can get a notice. Let us know which notices can be received by the salaried class taxpayers.
You can get these 5 notices-
- Intimation notice –
If you have filled any detail wrongly during ITR filing and the data of the IT department does not match, then the taxpayer may receive an intimation notice. Let us tell you, the Income Tax Department has the data of every taxpayer. Income tax department matches this data after the filing of ITR filing. In such a situation, if there is a mismatch in your data, then you may get a notice. - Defective ITR –
If during ITR filing you have filled any detail wrongly or any information has gone wrong, the taxpayer may get a defective ITR notice. This notice is sent to the taxpayer when any information is missing in the ITR to the Income Tax Department. The taxpayer is given 1 month to rectify his mistake and reply to the IT department. - Scrutiny Assessment –
Scrutiny assessment notice can be received by the taxpayer when the taxpayer has not filed income tax return even though he is in the tax net. Also, if you have filled any information wrongly then also you can get scrutiny assessment notice. Let us tell you, the Income Tax Officer checks the correctness of the claims claimed in the return filed by you. - Adjustment of tax –
If a taxpayer adjusts the tax of the new ITR as a tax refund of the previous year, an adjustment of tax notice can be received. - Income Escaping Assessment –
If a taxpayer has filed ITR this year but not the previous year, then the Income Tax Department can send a notice to the taxpayer.
