Tax Notice Response.
Income tax notices now arrive mainly through the e-filing portal and email, from processing adjustments and defective-return notices to scrutiny, inquiry and reassessment notices. We verify the notice, identify the provision and year, prepare a complete reply with evidence and file it through e-Proceedings before the deadline, keeping later stages such as assessment in view.
Typically three to ten working days for a routine reply, longer for scrutiny or reassessment notices covering many issues. Time depends on the deadline in the notice and how quickly supporting documents can be gathered.
A partner — a chartered accountant or company secretary — from the first call to sign-off.
Based on your situation, and fixed in writing before any work starts.
Is this for you?
- Individuals and businesses that have received a notice or email from the Income Tax Department
- Taxpayers with a proposed adjustment while their return is being processed
- Businesses selected for scrutiny or asked about high-value transactions in their AIS
- Taxpayers who received a show-cause notice before a possible reassessment
What you receive at the end.
- 01Notice analysis note
- 02Reply drafted and filed, with acknowledgement
- 03Indexed evidence pack
- 04Next-step advice, including rectification or appeal where relevant
Tax Notice Response, step by step.
Typically three to ten working days for a routine reply, longer for scrutiny or reassessment notices covering many issues. Time depends on the deadline in the notice and how quickly supporting documents can be gathered.
- 1
Notice verification
We check the notice is genuine through its Document Identification Number on the e-filing portal, and note the section, year and deadline.
- 2
Issue analysis
We identify what the officer or CPC is questioning, under the 2025 Act or, for earlier years, the 1961 Act.
- 3
Evidence gathering
We collect the documents needed, such as bank statements, contracts, valuation reports and confirmations, and reconcile them to the return.
- 4
Reply drafting
We draft a clear reply addressing each point, with indexed annexures and legal references where needed.
- 5
Filing and follow-up
We file the reply through e-Proceedings, seek adjournment where justified, and track the matter to closure or the next stage.
What we need from you.
Don't have everything yet? We send a short checklist after the first call and work with what you have.
- Copy of the notice and any earlier communication
- Income tax return and computation for the year
- AIS and TDS and TCS records
- Bank statements and supporting documents for the items queried
- E-filing portal access, or authorisation for us as your representative
The fee depends on your situation. After a short call, the partner who will do the work tells you what's involved and gives you a fixed fee in writing — before any work begins.
- Government fees and statutory charges are billed at actuals.
- When you pay — upfront, in stages or on completion — is agreed in writing with the fee.
Questions about Tax Notice Response.
Ready to discuss Tax Notice Response?
30-minute confidential call — no proposal, no commitment. A partner will write back within one business day.