Category: Regular Assessment u/s 143

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Electronic Assessment proceedings in cases getting time barred on 31-12-2017: Instruction 8/2017 dated 29-09-2017

  • AO shall issue a communication to assesses having e filing accounts and also having their cases pending for scrutiny assessment by 8th October 2017

 

  • These Assessee to send his consent for E-assessment till 15-10-2017

 

 

  • Mannual Scrutiny to be kept at hold till 15-10-2017 or till the consent of these assesse, whichever is earlier

 

  • E-proceedings can be opted out subsequently under intimation to AO

 

 

  • Proceedings of assesses not having e filing accounts, assesses opting for manual scrutiny, search assessments, transfer pricing assessments, Cases before Range Head u/s 144A shall continue to be assessed manually.

 

  • Notices/communications/orders through e proceedings to be digitally signed by AO

 

 

  • Mannual issue of notice to Assessee shall be done only after providing reason to Range Head

 

  • Online response to AO can be made only till the conclusion of office hours of the day fixed for response

 

 

  • Response for electronic proceedings to be closed by seven days before time barring date i.e. 24-12-2017. An exception can be allowed with permission of Range Head only.

 

  • Manual production of response can  be allowed in following cases
  1. Where manual books or original documents have to be examined
  2. Where summons are issued to assesse or for third party enquiries
  3. Where examination of witness is required by assesse.
  4. Where show cause notice is issued drawing any adverse inference and assesse requests personal appearance

 

  • In appeal proceedings documents shall be produced in two parts : Manual-Part A & Electronic-Part B
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CBDT vide letter dated 11-07-2016 has provided three revised format of issuing notices u/s 143(2). 1. Limited Scrutiny 2. Complete Scrutiny 3. Mannual Scrutiny

CBDT vide letter dated 11-07-2016 has provided three revised format of issuing notices u/s 143(2).

  1. Limited Scrutiny
  1. Complete Scrutiny
  1. Mannual Scrutiny

In Limited Scrutiny, issues identified for examination to be specified. Notice for Complete scrutiny shall specify that case is selected for complete scrutiny. In case of manual scrutiny, specific parameter for selection of case along with reference to manual instruction no. of compulsory scrutiny guidelines shall be given.

Assessee is required to produce evidence in support of his return or if assesse wishes to send no evidence, he may send his communication to AO.

If on the basis of response of assesse, any adverse view is contemplated, show cause notice/questionnaire shall be given .

In case of Ahemadabad, Bengluru, Chennai, Delhi , Hyderabad , Kolkatta and  Mumbai, it is to be stated in notice that email based assessment is proposed to be made. Email id provided by assesse in return or alternate id provided by the assesse shall be used for the purpose. Assessees not wishing to opt for email based assessment may convey refusal to AO. Subsequent withdrawl from email based assessment is possible only with prior permission of AO.

Also in Instruction No. 20/2015 dated 29-12-2015, CBDT had mentioned that AO to provide reasons for scrutiny in cases which have been selected on the parameter(s) of AIR/CIB/26AS data . Further Specific issue based enquiry is to be conducted only in those scrutiny cases which have been selected on the parameter(s) of AIR/CIB/26AS data. In such cases, the Assessing Officer, shall also confine the Questionnaire only to the specific issues pertaining to AIR/CIB/26AS data