Pre-show cause intimation DRC-01A and reply

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Pre-show cause intimation DRC-01A and reply

What this means, checked by a CA

DRC-01A is an early warning: the officer shows you the tax he thinks you owe before issuing a formal notice. We check every figure, pay what is truly due through DRC-03 so penalty stays low, and file a Part B reply with proof for the rest, so the officer can drop it or narrow the notice.

₹3,999

One time, + 18% GST

  • Delivered in 3 working days after the intimation and books are shared
  • Due: By the date given in DRC-01A Part A; before the show cause notice is issued

How we do it: IDFD

Every case runs through the same four steps: Information, Discussion, Forms, Deliverables. You see each one ticked as it happens.

InformationWhat we need from you · 6 items
  1. DRC-01A Part A, all pages

    Amount, grounds and period

  2. Reply date in the intimation

    Deadline for Part B

  3. Month-wise books, GSTR-1, GSTR-3B

    Recompute the claimed short payment

  4. Earlier ASMT-10 and ASMT-11 papersOptional

    Shows what was already explained

  5. Cash and credit ledger statements

    Funds to pay accepted amount

  6. Invoices, contracts, payment proofs

    Evidence for disputed points

DiscussionWhat we discuss · 5 items
  1. Which financial year and section is the intimation under?

    Decides time limit and penalty route

  2. How much of the amount do you accept?

    Pay that now to cut penalty

  3. Is the gap a clerical or reporting error?

    Needs a reconciliation, not tax

  4. Is a show cause notice still within the time limit?

    A time-barred SCN can be challenged

  5. Is fraud or suppression alleged?

    Changes penalty slabs

FormsForms we file · 4 items
  1. Recompute each amount in Part A

    Tax per officer, tax per books and returns, accepted short tax; interest at 18 percent a year on accepted cash tax from each original due date

    Where: Internal. Due: Within a week of receipt

  2. Pay accepted tax and interest through DRC-03

    Where: https://www.gst.gov.in. Due: Before the Part B reply

  3. File DRC-01A Part B: payment details and submissions on the rest

    Where: https://www.gst.gov.in. Due: By the date in Part A

  4. Track Part C acceptance or the SCN (DRC-01)

    Where: https://www.gst.gov.in. Due: After the reply

DeliverablesWhat you get · 3 items
  1. Filed DRC-01A Part B with ARN

    When: By the due date

  2. DRC-03 challan and DRC-04 acknowledgement

    When: Same day as payment

  3. Limitation and penalty note

    When: With the reply

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