Notice/orders received from Income Tax Department is genuine or fake, check this way
You can easily find out whether the notice or order received from the Income Tax Department is genuine or not. For this, the department has provided a facility on its website, through which it can be easily detected.
Now the notice or order you got from the Income Tax Department is genuine or fake, you can easily find out it. For this, the Income Tax Department has provided a facility on its website, through which you can easily find it. At present, 'Document Number' or 'PAN, Assessment Year, Notice Section, Month and Year of Issue' has to be used to ascertain the genuineness of Income Tax Notice / Orders.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) recently issued a circular, according to which every income tax notice issued by the department will have a computer generated identification number (DIN). However, there is every possibility that you will be able to check the authenticity of the same notice of income tax through DIN, which will be issued on or after October 1, 2019.
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The reason for this is that according to a press release issued by the department on August 14, 2019, only income tax notices or orders issued on or after October 1, 2019, will contain the DIN number.
According to the press release, income tax notices or orders issued before October 1, 2019 will be uploaded on the department's website by October 31, 2019.
Come, know how to check the authenticity of income tax notice on the website.
1. First of all, visit the Department's website www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in.
2. Under 'Quick Links' tab, you will see 'Authenticate' tab, just below which you will get the option 'Notice / Order Issue by ITD'.
3. On clicking 'Notice / Order Issue by ITD' a new webpage will open on your computer screen. You will get two options to check the veracity of the notices / orders you have received.
You can check its veracity either through document number or through PAN, assessment year, notice section, month and year of issue.
4. After entering the captcha code, click on submit.
If the notice / order sent to you is correct, the same document will also appear on the website. On the website you will see the message - 'Yes, notice is valid and issue by income tax authority.'
This facility will help in dealing with fake notices from taxpayers. Naveen Wadhwa, DGM Chartered Accountant, Taxman.com, says, "Notices from the Income Tax Department can be used to check the veracity of orders sent by the tax authorities with the tools provided by the e-filing portal. Using this tool, the income tax payer can easily identify fake e-mails and fake letters sent in the name of Income Tax Department. Any documents or notices sent to e-mail to the income tax payer are also uploaded on the e-filing portal by the department, so their authenticity can be easily checked through this tool.
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