Site iconSite icon SAG Infotech Official Tax Blog Upto 20% Off on Tax Software for You

Solved! How to Check Income Tax Notices Fake or Genuine?

Income Tax Notice Fake or Genuine

The taxpayers who received notice or order from the Income Tax Department are now able to check whether it is genuine or fake. It can easily be checked through the facility provided by the Income Tax Department on its official website. In order to check the genuineness of the Income Tax Notice/Orders, attributes such as ‘Document Number’ or ‘PAN, Assessment Year, Notice Section, Month and Year of Issue’ are used by the taxpayers.

How to Check Income Tax Notice by the Govt. I-T Portal

Read Also: How To Revise A Defective Income Tax Return Notice?

If the issued notice/order is valid or authentic, the same document will appear on the website. Also, you will be notified with the message-Yes, the notice is valid and issued by the income tax authority. Surely, this facility will avail you in finding the veracity of the notices/ orders received from the IT Dept. According to a tax expert, “Notices from the Income Tax Department can be used to check the veracity of orders sent by the tax authorities with the tools provided by the e-filing portal.

Using this tool, the Income taxpayer can easily identify fake e-mails and fake letters sent in the name of the Income Tax Department. Any documents or notices sent to e-mail to the income taxpayer are also uploaded on the e-filing portal by the department, so their authenticity can be easily checked through this tool.”

Exit mobile version