Someone who turns up and answers for you
A notice is not a verdict. Most are resolved by producing what was always there, in the format the officer needs, before the deadline. The cases that go badly are usually the ones where nobody replied.
A notice about FY 2025-26 or earlier is still a 1961-Act matter and is decided under that Act, even though it was repealed on 1 April 2026 — proceedings that had already started carry on under the law they started under. We read which Act a notice is issued under before answering it.
We appear as your Authorised Representative under s.515 of the Income-tax Act, 2025 — s.288(2) of the repealed 1961 Act.
How we handle it
- Reading the notice
- Evidence assembly
- Drafting the reply
- Faceless proceedings
How we handle it
Reading the notice
What is actually being asked, what the deadline really is, and what happens if it passes.
- Which section it is issued under, and what that section permits
- The real reply date, including any extension already consumed
- Whether it needs a reply, a filing, or both
- What follows if nobody responds — usually the expensive outcome
Evidence assembly
The documents that answer the question, indexed and referenced rather than dumped.
- Documents indexed against the specific query, not the whole year
- Ledger extracts tied to the period actually under review
- Third-party confirmations where the officer will expect them
- A paginated file, rather than an email of attachments
Drafting the reply
A response that addresses the point raised, with the legal position stated where it helps.
- The question actually asked, answered first
- Figures reconciled to the return as filed
- The legal position stated where it advances the case
- Annexures referenced by page, so nothing has to be hunted for
Faceless proceedings
Submissions through the faceless assessment portal, tracked to completion.
- Each notice responded to separately and tracked
- Submissions made within the portal's own window
- Video hearing requested where the case needs to be explained
- Acknowledgements retained for every upload
Personal appearance
Attending before the officer where a hearing is fixed, so you do not have to.
- Appearance as your Authorised Representative under s.515
- Attending on the date fixed, with the file
- Clarifying in person where written submissions have stalled
- A record of what was asked and what was produced
Appeals
First appeal before the Commissioner (Appeals), including the grounds and statement of facts.
- Form 35 with the grounds and statement of facts
- Condonation where a delay has to be explained
- Stay application where recovery has already started
- The paper book the appeal will actually be decided on
If the notice turns on residency
- the residential status calculator
A good share of reassessment notices come down to which year someone became resident, and therefore which income India could tax. The calculator applies the section 6 tests including the Finance Act 2020 changes, which is where the disputes usually sit.