Income Tax Portal enables ‘Comply to Notice’ Feature: Taxpayers can now View and Submit Responses to Notices u/s 133(6) [Read Order]

The Income Tax e-Portal has releases a new functionality to enable taxpayers to reply to submit response to any ITBA notice/document DIN not linked to PAN/TAN or Notice under Section 133(6) where user may not have an e-filing account of the entity to which notice is issued.

The new feature also allows taxpayers to view the submitted response or add new response to any ITBA notice/document DIN not linked to PAN/ TAN or Notice under Section 133(6) where user may not have e-filing account of the entity to which notice is issued.

Under the powers vested in the Assessing Officer under the Section 133(6) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the Deputy Commissioner (Appeals), the Joint Commissioner or the Commissioner (Appeals) may, for the purposes of the Income Tax Act, require any person, including a banking company or any officer thereof, to furnish information in relation to such points or matters.

The said authorities can also require any person, including a banking company or any officer thereof, to furnish statements of accounts and affairs verified in the manner specified by the Assessing Officer, the Deputy Commissioner (Appeals), the Joint Commissioner or the Commissioner (Appeals), giving information in relation to such points or matters as, in the opinion of the Assessing Officer, the Deputy Commissioner (Appeals), the Joint Commissioner or the Commissioner (Appeals), will be useful for, or relevant to, any enquiry or proceeding under the Income Tax Act.

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