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understanding Income Tax Scrutiny Assessments under Section 143(3)

Income Tax : Scrutiny assessment which is mainly governed by Section 143 of IT Act is in-depth process used by tax officers to ensure accuracy ...

November 15, 2024 5349 Views 0 comment Print

Instruction for scrutiny of GST Returns for Financial Year 2017-2018

Goods and Services Tax : Explore challenges faced by taxpayers during GST return scrutiny for FY 2017-18. Learn about recent instructions from Delhi GST de...

November 7, 2023 69699 Views 0 comment Print

Scrutiny of Taxpayer by Income Tax Department

Income Tax : Unravel the intricacies of Income Tax Department scrutiny with insights into notices, reasons triggering scrutiny, and types of sc...

September 13, 2022 10701 Views 0 comment Print

Scrutiny of GST Returns- Claw and Saga of Department

Goods and Services Tax : Understand the process of scrutiny of GST returns and its importance in tax administration. Learn how it ensures compliance with t...

June 1, 2022 7404 Views 0 comment Print

Scrutiny of Returns in GST

Goods and Services Tax : Section 61 of the CGST Act, 2017, empowers the proper officer to scrutinize a return and related particulars furnished by the regi...

April 26, 2022 33498 Views 0 comment Print


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CBIC rolls out Automated Return Scrutiny Module for GST returns

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC rolls out Automated Return Scrutiny Module for GST returns in ACES-GST backend application for Central Tax Officers During th...

May 12, 2023 10209 Views 0 comment Print

GST Returns Scrutiny Manual

Goods and Services Tax : Haryana GST Returns Scrutiny Manual standardize and streamline the procedural aspect with regards to the scrutiny of GST returns ...

May 12, 2022 52566 Views 2 comments Print

Only 0.35% returns picked up for scrutiny this year: CBDT chairman

Income Tax : Income Tax Department has accepted 99.65 per cent of tax returns as it is and has picked only 0.35 per cent cases for detailed scr...

August 9, 2018 1899 Views 0 comment Print

Extension of Scheme for E-assessment to 2 more cities

Income Tax : Paperless assessment/ e-mail based assessment on a pilot basis was commenced in the financial year 2015-16 in non-corporate charge...

May 26, 2016 3049 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Streamlining scrutiny assessment and facilitating electronic communication

Income Tax : Taking another step in this direction, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued instructions to the assessing officers to b...

January 1, 2016 1556 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Delhi Quashes Assessment Due to Invalid Manual Scrutiny Selection

Income Tax : The case examined whether scrutiny selection without meeting CBDT conditions was valid. The ITAT held that failure to satisfy mand...

April 26, 2026 498 Views 0 comment Print

Computer-Aided Scrutiny Alone Not Enough – Notice Must Specify Scope: Kolkata ITAT

Income Tax : Kolkata ITAT rules assessment void after a 143(2) notice failed to specify the type of scrutiny, violating mandatory CBDT instruct...

September 17, 2025 513 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Scrutiny Guidelines Don’t Exclude Random Selection by AOs: Patna HC

Income Tax : Patna HC upholds income tax scrutiny against Patna Smart City Limited, rejecting claims of violation of guidelines and natural jus...

December 29, 2024 4533 Views 0 comment Print

Enquiring on issues other than limited scrutiny issue before conversion into complete scrutiny is bad-in-law

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata held that enquiring on issues other than limited scrutiny issue, before conversion of limited scrutiny to complete sc...

March 30, 2023 3663 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment cannot exceed prescribed ‘limited’ scrutiny scope except as per due process of law

Income Tax : Sagar Uttam Murhe Vs DCIT (ITAT Pune) Case law (2020) 120 com 187 CIT vs. Padmavati (Mad) (HC) holds that such an assessment could...

October 13, 2022 1536 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Guidelines for Compulsory Income Tax Scrutiny for FY 2024-25

Income Tax : Understand the guidelines set by the Indian Ministry of Finance for the compulsory selection of returns for complete scrutiny duri...

May 3, 2024 38190 Views 0 comment Print

Guidelines for Compulsory Income Tax Scrutiny – FY 2023-24 clarification

Income Tax : Government of India issues guidelines for compulsory selection of returns for Complete Scrutiny during FY 2023-24. Find the proced...

August 3, 2023 23451 Views 3 comments Print

SOP for Scrutiny of GST Returns for FY 2019-20 onwards

Goods and Services Tax : Standard Operating Procedure for the scrutiny of GST returns by the Government of India for the financial year 2019-20 onwards....

May 26, 2023 37290 Views 0 comment Print

Guidelines for Complete Income Tax Return Scrutiny in FY 2023-24

Income Tax : Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) released guidelines outlining the parameters and procedures for the compulsory selection of i...

May 24, 2023 24117 Views 0 comment Print

Compulsory Income Tax Scrutiny criteria/Guideline for FY 2022-23

Income Tax : CBDT Issues Guidelines for compulsory selection of Income Tax returns for Complete Scrutiny during the Financial Year 2022-23 and ...

May 11, 2022 57174 Views 1 comment Print


Empanel with ROC for Technical Scrutiny of Balance Sheets, COP not required

November 11, 2009 739 Views 0 comment Print

Further, it may be noted that since technical scrutiny of balance sheet does not involve attestation function, accordingly any Chartered Accountant not holding certificate of practice is also eligible to apply for the subject panel.

Funds raised through initial public offers (IPO) will be under scanner for end-use

November 3, 2009 939 Views 0 comment Print

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has decided to conduct a quarterly scrutiny of the end-use of funds raised through initial public offers (IPO). To this end, the ministry has directed all Registrar of Companies (RoC) to coordinate with the stock exchanges to access the quarterly balance sheets of all companies that have come out with IPOs in the recent past.

ICAI – Announcement for panel for outsourcing of work of Technical Scrutiny of Balance Sheets

September 24, 2009 448 Views 0 comment Print

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India while appreciating the initiative taken by the Ministry for ensuring good corporate governance and transparency for safeguarding the interest of the shareholders, creditors and the economy as a whole wishes to provide professional expertise of its members to the Registrar of Companies. For the purpose, it has been decided to prepare a panel of the members of the Institute and send the same to the Ministry.

CBDT ordered scrutiny of certain type of receipts, Companies deferring TDS transfers & others

September 8, 2009 892 Views 0 comment Print

The interest paid on delayed compensation to land owners by companies or entities engaged in the creation of Special Economic Zones, industrial parks and infrastructure developments,and payments by electricity distribution companies to transmission line owners,will now attract tax . The Central Board of Direct Taxes has also issued instructions to take all returns filed by […]

CBDT introduced software to provide automatic alerts for scrutiny assessment

September 3, 2009 3818 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has introduced a new software programme, called ‘360 degree profiling’, which would provide automatic alerts for scrutiny assessment of an individual or a company to the income tax department, based on its investments and expenditure.

CBDT directed to re-opening of all cases under the search and seizure label and those claimed deduction u/s. 80IB, 80A

August 28, 2009 1315 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Board of Direct Taxes ( CBDT) has directed re-opening of all cases under the search and seizure label, income-escaping assessments and deductions claimed from profits and gains on all eligible businesses.

CBDT instructed to scrutnise all companies which have taken relief under AS-11

August 27, 2009 601 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has advised its field formations to scrutinise all cases in which companies have amortised foreign exchange losses under the one-time discretion allowed by the government through an amendment to Accounting Standard 11 (AS-11).

Assessment, Reassessment, Best Judgement Assessment and related provisions

August 25, 2009 10643 Views 0 comment Print

The process of assessment is the most significant part of the Income Tax Act. The Act requires an assessee to comply with certain requirements for computing income in accordance with the various provisions, and pay tax on his income so computed. An assessment is the process whereby the department verifies whether the person has complied […]

Direct tax code propose to remove the difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion

August 20, 2009 574 Views 0 comment Print

In India, the law is settled that tax avoidance is legal and evasion is not. A taxpayer may create a device to arrange his commercial affairs to minimise his tax liability and its acceptance is based on operation of law. While revenue authorities are entitled to decipher the true meaning of a transaction, they cannot […]

Dispute Resolution Panel, National Tax Code, Returns and assessment procedures, Appeal, revision and penal provisions in Direct Tax code

August 20, 2009 904 Views 0 comment Print

Self reporting of Tax Bases & Acknowledgment [Section 148 & 154] 1. Similar to the concept of filing return of income, taxpayers have been required to file ‘Return of Tax Bases’ (‘RTB’) 2. The RTBs have to be filed on or before: • 30th June – If the person is not a company and does […]

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