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Checking a best judgment notice is genuine

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Every genuine notice from an officer carries a Document Identification Number (DIN) and appears in your e-Proceedings on the portal. Faceless notices come from the system, not from a named officer's personal email.

Provisions

Sec 144B, Income-tax Act 1961 (now Sec 273)

Analysis

Log in yourself and check whether the same notice is in e-Proceedings. If someone calls or messages asking for money to settle the case, that is a red flag; tax is paid only through challans in your PAN. Never share your portal password or OTPs.

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  1. Log in to the e-Filing portal directly.
  2. Find the notice in e-Proceedings.
  3. Match the DIN and dates.
  4. Ignore payment requests outside the portal.
  5. Report fraud attempts.

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