ITR Filed? 3 Tax Notices That Can Cost You ₹10,000+
Filing your ITR is not the finish line. The income tax department can still send you notices for mismatches, missing income, or wrong deductions. Ignoring them has serious penalties. Here is what to watch for and how to respond fast.
Missing a tax notice costs more per day than a week's worth of chai and auto rides combined.
Your penalty for ignoring an income tax notice can reach this per day
Key Takeaways
Log into incometax.gov.in, go to the 'e-Proceedings' tab under 'Pending Actions', and check if any notice or intimation is waiting for your response right now.
Download and compare your Form 26AS, Annual Information Statement (AIS), and Taxpayer Information Summary (TIS) against your filed ITR to spot mismatches before the department does.
If you receive any notice, respond within the stated deadline — even if you disagree with it — because non-response is treated as admission and triggers automatic penalty proceedings.
Filing your ITR is not the finish line. The income tax department can still send you notices for mismatches, missing income, or wrong deductions. Ignoring them has serious penalties. Here is what to watch for and how to respond fast.
Here's what happened: The income tax department sends multiple types of post-filing notices — from routine intimations to serious scrutiny notices — and each has a strict response deadline.. Section 143(1) intimations are sent automatically by the Centralised Processing Centre to flag mismatches between your ITR and data like Form 26AS, AIS, and TIS.. Notices under Section 148 for income allegedly escaping assessment can arrive years after filing and carry penalties up to 300% of the tax amount in cases of deliberate concealment..
What you should do: Log into incometax.gov.in, go to the 'e-Proceedings' tab under 'Pending Actions', and check if any notice or intimation is waiting for your response right now.. Download and compare your Form 26AS, Annual Information Statement (AIS), and Taxpayer Information Summary (TIS) against your filed ITR to spot mismatches before the department does.. If you receive any notice, respond within the stated deadline — even if you disagree with it — because non-response is treated as admission and triggers automatic penalty proceedings..
Even a zero-demand Section 143(1) intimation needs to be saved — it is your legal proof that the ITR was processed and accepted, useful if a notice arrives years later.
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- [1]“Filed your ITR? Here's how to check for notices and avoid costly penalties” Wealth-Economic Times · 4 Aug 2026
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