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Worried About An Income Tax Notice? Here’s How To Verify It Online


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Key
poi ts
ge e ated
by
AI,
ve ified
by
ews oom

  • Taxpaye s
    must
    ve ify
    i come
    tax
    otices
    fo
    authe ticity
    o li e.
  • Notices
    issued
    post-2019
    equi e
    a
    u ique
    Docume t
    Ide tificatio
    Numbe .
  • I valid
    otices
    lacki g
    DIN
    equi e
    o
    taxpaye
    espo se
    o
    actio .

A
i come
tax
otice
ca
immediately
aise
questio s:
Is
it
ge ui e?
Why
was
it
issued?
Do
you
eed
to
espo d?
A d,
pe haps
most
impo ta tly,
did
it
actually
come
f om
the
I come
Tax
Depa tme t?

Befo e
taki g
a y
actio
o
a
tax
commu icatio ,
taxpaye s
ca
use
a
official
ve ificatio
se vice
o
the
I come
Tax
Depa tme t’s
e-fili g
po tal
to
check
whethe
the
otice,
o de ,
summo s
o
lette
is
authe tic.

The
se vice
is
available
eve
without
loggi g
i to
the
po tal,
maki g
it
possible
fo
taxpaye s
to
ve ify
a
commu icatio
befo e
p oceedi g
with
a y
espo se
o
payme t.


Why
Should
You
Authe ticate
A
I come
Tax
Notice?

The
I come
Tax
Depa tme t
says
commu icatio s
issued
by
its
autho ities
o
o
afte
Octobe
1,
2019
should
ca y
a
u ique
Docume t
Ide tificatio
Numbe
(DIN).

The
depa tme t
desc ibes
the
DIN
as
a
compute -ge e ated
u ique
umbe
that
is
equi ed
to
be
quoted
o
commu icatio s
such
as
lette s,
otices,
o de s
a d
othe
co espo de ce
issued
by
a
I come
Tax
Autho ity.

The
o li e
authe ticatio
facility
allows
taxpaye s
to
establish
whethe
the
commu icatio
they
have
eceived
was
actually
issued
by
the
tax
autho ities.

This
ca
be
pa ticula ly
useful
befo e
espo di g
to
a
u familia
otice
o
acti g
o
i fo matio
co tai ed
i
a
commu icatio .


What
If
You
Notice
Does
Not
Have
A
DIN?

The
I come
Tax
Depa tme t
has
a
specific
ule
o
commu icatio s
that
do
ot
ca y
the
equi ed
DIN.

Acco di g
to
the
depa tme t’s
official
FAQ,
a
otice,
o de
o
lette
issued
by
the
I come
Tax
Depa tme t
without
a
DIN
is
t eated
as
i valid
a d
o
est
i
law,
mea i g
it
is
deemed
as
though
it
was
eve
issued.
I
such
a
case,
the
depa tme t
says
the
taxpaye
does
ot
eed
to
take
a y
actio
o
espo d
to
that
commu icatio .

Taxpaye s
should
the efo e
check
the
commu icatio
ca efully
athe
tha
assumi g
that
eve y
docume t
appea i g
to
be
a
i come
tax
otice
is
ge ui e.


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How
To
Authe ticate
The
Notice
O li e

The
I come
Tax
Depa tme t
offe s
the
‘Authe ticate
Notice/O de
Issued
by
ITD’
se vice
as
a
p e-logi
facility
o
the
e-fili g
po tal.
This
mea s
taxpaye s
do
ot
eed
to
sig
i
to
thei
accou t
simply
to
ve ify
a
otice.

The
depa tme t
p ovides
two
ways
to
complete
the
authe ticatio .


Optio
1:
Use
PAN
A d
Notice
Details

U de
the
fi st
method,
taxpaye s
eed
to
p ovide:

PANDocume t
typeYea
type

Tax
Yea
o
Assessme t
Yea Releva t
yea Date
of
issueA
mobile
umbe

Afte
e te i g
the
details,
the
taxpaye
has
to
equest
a d
e te
a
six-digit
OTP.

The
OTP
emai s
valid
fo
15
mi utes,
a d
taxpaye s
get
th ee
attempts
to
e te
the
co ect
OTP.
A
ew
OTP
ca
also
be
equested
if
equi ed.

O ce
the
OTP
is
successfully
validated,
the
po tal
displays
the
docume t
umbe
of
the
otice
alo g
with
its
date
of
issue.

If
o
co espo di g
commu icatio
was
issued
by
the
I come
Tax
Depa tme t,
the
system
displays
a
‘No
eco d
fou d
fo
the
give
c ite ia’
message.


Optio
2:
Authe ticate
Usi g
The
DIN

Taxpaye s
who
al eady
have
the
Docume t
Ide tificatio
Numbe
(DIN)
ca
use
the
seco d
authe ticatio
oute.

They
eed
to
select
the
optio
to
authe ticate
usi g
the
Docume t
Ide tificatio
Numbe
a d
mobile
umbe ,
e te
the
equi ed
details
a d
complete
OTP
ve ificatio .

O ce
the
OTP
is
validated,
the
po tal
co fi ms
whethe
a
otice,
o de
o
lette
co espo di g
to
the
docume t
umbe
was
actually
issued
by
a
I come
Tax
Autho ity.
If
the e
is
o
matchi g
eco d,
the
system
displays
‘No
eco d
fou d
fo
the
give
Docume t
Numbe ‘.


You
Do ‘t
Need
You
Registe ed
Mobile
Numbe

O e
useful
detail
i
the
I come
Tax
Depa tme t’s
FAQ
is
that
taxpaye s
do
ot
have
to
use
the
mobile
umbe
egiste ed
o
the
e-fili g
po tal
fo
authe ticatio .

The
depa tme t
says
a y
mobile
umbe
accessible
to
the
taxpaye
ca
be
e te ed
fo
eceivi g
the
OTP
du i g
the
authe ticatio
p ocess.

This
mea s
taxpaye s
ca
ve ify
a
commu icatio
without
fi st
loggi g
i to
thei
accou t
o
elyi g
o
the
mobile
umbe
li ked
to
thei
e-fili g
p ofile.


What
To
Do
Afte
The
Notice
Is
Authe ticated?

Authe ticati g
a
otice
is
esse tially
a
ve ificatio
step.
If
the
po tal
co fi ms
that
the
commu icatio
was
issued
by
the
I come
Tax
Depa tme t,
taxpaye s
should
the
check
what
actio ,
if
a y,
is
equi ed
withi
the
otice.

The
depa tme t
p ovides
a
e-P oceedi gs
facility
o
its
po tal
th ough
which
egiste ed
use s,
o
thei
autho ised
ep ese tatives,
ca
view
a d
submit
espo ses
to
otices,
i timatio s
a d
lette s
issued
by
the
depa tme t.

The
system
also
allows
taxpaye s
to
keep
t ack
of
submissio s
a d
mai tai
eco ds
elect o ically.


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Authe ticatio
Is
A
Simple
Fi st
Check

Receivi g
a
i come
tax
otice
does
ot
mea
taxpaye s
should
immediately
pa ic
o
click
o
li ks
co tai ed
i
a
u familia
commu icatio .

The
I come
Tax
Depa tme t
itself
p ovides
a
dedicated
o li e
facility
to
check
whethe
a
otice
o
o de
is
ge ui e.
Checki g
the
DIN
o
usi g
the
otice
details
o
the
official
e-fili g
po tal
gives
taxpaye s
a
way
to
ve ify
the
commu icatio
befo e
decidi g
what
to
do
ext.

The
authe ticatio
se vice
is
available
as
a
p e-logi
facility,
a d
the
depa tme t
p ovides
two
ve ificatio
outes,
th ough
PAN
a d
otice
details
o
th ough
the
DIN.

Fo
taxpaye s,
the
p actical
takeaway
is
st aightfo wa d:
ve ify
fi st,
the
espo d
th ough
the
official
tax
po tal
whe e
equi ed.

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