Tax Notice by June 30? Your 5-Step Response Plan
The income tax department is sending scrutiny notices before June 30. If you under-reported income, missed TDS, or made errors in your ITR, you could be next. Here is what triggers a notice and exactly what to do.
Ignoring a tax notice costs more than 3 months of your chai budget — every single day.
Your late ITR response can cost you this much per notice
Key Takeaways
Log in to incometax.gov.in right now and check the 'e-Proceedings' tab — any notice issued will appear there with a response deadline.
Compare your Form 26AS and Annual Information Statement (AIS) against your filed ITR line by line — flag any mismatch before the department does.
If you spot an error in your original ITR, file a revised return immediately under Section 139(5) — you can revise up to December 31 of the assessment year.
The income tax department is sending scrutiny notices before June 30. If you under-reported income, missed TDS, or made errors in your ITR, you could be next. Here is what triggers a notice and exactly what to do.
Here's what happened: The income tax department is issuing scrutiny notices under Section 143(2) to taxpayers with mismatches in income, TDS claims, or high-value transactions before June 30 deadline.. Common triggers include discrepancies between Form 26AS or AIS and the ITR filed — such as unreported interest income, freelance payments, or large bank deposits.. Taxpayers who claimed excess deductions, missed declaring capital gains from mutual funds or property sales, or filed belated returns are at higher scrutiny risk this cycle..
What you should do: Log in to incometax.gov.in right now and check the 'e-Proceedings' tab — any notice issued will appear there with a response deadline.. Compare your Form 26AS and Annual Information Statement (AIS) against your filed ITR line by line — flag any mismatch before the department does.. If you spot an error in your original ITR, file a revised return immediately under Section 139(5) — you can revise up to December 31 of the assessment year..
Responding 'partially agree' to a notice is allowed — you can accept one error, dispute another, and submit documents for each separately without hiring a CA.
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- [1]“Income tax scrutiny: Who could receive a tax notice by June 30 and what to do if you've made a mistake” Wealth-Economic Times · 17 Jun 2026
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