What is the Password for Opening Income Tax Notice?

What is an income tax notice?

An income tax notice is a written communication sent by the Income Tax Department to a taxpayer alerting an issue with his tax account. The notice can be sent for different reasons like filing/ non-filing their income tax return, making the assessment, asking for certain details, etc.

Types of Notices

These notices contain confidential information of the taxpayer and, therefore, are always issued in encrypted form and are protected by a it filing notice password. Let’s start by understanding the different types of notices that you might receive -

• Intimation u/s143(1) - It is a formal announcement that your ITR has been processed and whether you owe any additional tax or are eligible for a refund.
• Notice u/s 142(1) - A notice u/s 142(1) is issued when the income tax officer requires additional documents to file ITR or he/she demands that your return be filed.
• Notice u/s 139(9) - It is a defective return notice that is issued if the assessing officer thinks that the return furnished has a defect.
• Notice u/s 143(2) - This notice is sent if your ITR is selected for detailed examination or scrutiny.
• Notice u/s 156 - If any tax, penalty, or fee is due to be paid by an individual taxpayer, he/she might receive a notice u/s 156 of the income tax act.
• Notice u/s 245 - Notice u/s 245 is issued if the assessing officer feels that there is an outstanding demand from the previous years.
• Notice u/s 148 - This notice is issued if the taxpayer believes that the taxpayer has reported a lower income or has not reported an income while filing ITR.
• Notice u/s 131(1A) - If the assessing officer believes that the taxpayer is concealing some income or a part of the income, he/she can send a notice to the taxpayer.

What is the income tax notice password?

The notices received by the taxpayer from the income tax department are present in encrypted form and are protected with a it filing notice password. This helps ensure that the taxpayer's sensitive and confidential information remains safe.

The password to open any income tax notice on your device is the same. You have to enter your PAN number in lowercase, followed by your date of birth, as mentioned on your PAN card in DDMMYYYY format.

Let’s take an example. If your PAN number is ABCDE1234H and your date of birth is 6th Dec 1996, then your password for opening income tax notice will be as follows - abcde1234h06121996.

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