“𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘐𝘛𝘙 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 2024–25 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘺/𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 144𝘉.”

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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬?

This is an intimation from the Income Tax Department telling you:

>> Your ITR for Assessment Year 2024–25 has been picked for faceless scrutiny/assessment under Section 144B. It doesn’t mean you’ve done something wrong — it’s part of a regular selection process.

❓ 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?

✅ Yes — most likely.

This current letter is just an intimation. The actual detailed notice (with questions or requests for documents) will be issued later through the e-Filing portal in the e-Proceedings section.

🔍 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞

💰 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝

If you've claimed a large refund without matching TDS or advance tax payments, your return might raise red flags and attract a review.

🏛 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 80𝐆𝐆𝐂)

Donations under 80GGC are often scrutinized, especially when:

• The donation amount is unusually high.

• There's a mismatch in bank transactions.

• Payments were made in cash (not allowed).

• You lack proper digital payment proof.

📊 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞

If there’s a difference between your reported income and details in Form 26AS / AIS / TIS, such as:

• Salary

• Interest income

• TDS credits

🏘 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Transactions like:

• Real estate purchases

• Large investments

• Share trading

• Foreign income or assets

🧾 𝐔𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬

Large claims under:

• 80C (Investments)

• 80D (Health Insurance)

• Capital or business losses

🎲 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Sometimes, returns are picked randomly as part of routine system compliance checks. Nothing to worry — just be prepared with documents.

🔍 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐅𝐨𝐫:

If your ITR is flagged for scrutiny or review, the department may request:

• 🏦 Bank account explanations (especially for large or unusual credits)

• 📑 Proof of deductions claimed – like under 80C, 80D, 80GGC, etc.

• 💸 Details of high-value transactions – real estate, investments, share trading, etc.

• ❗ Clarifications on any mismatch between ITR and Form 26AS/AIS/TIS

📌 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐨 𝐍𝐨𝐰:

🔐 Log in to the Income Tax Portal

🗂️ Navigate to → “Pending Actions” or “e-Proceedings”

🔄 Check regularly – at least once every few days

📬 Respond promptly to any notice – usually within 7 to 15 days