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Notices sent to the email in your e-Filing profile and placed on the portal are generally treated as served. Not seeing them is an explanation, not a defence on its own.
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Notices went to an old email and were never seen
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Provisions
Sec 144, Income-tax Act 1961 (now Sec 271); Sec 144B, Income-tax Act 1961 (now Sec 273)
Analysis
Update your email and mobile on the portal now. In your reply, explain the reason briefly and move straight to the facts. If the order is already passed, use the same explanation as sufficient cause when asking the Commissioner (Appeals) to admit fresh evidence. Officers and appeals authorities take a more lenient view when the facts are fully placed on record.
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- Update email and mobile in My Profile.
- Check all past notices in e-Proceedings.
- Reply with a short reason and full facts.
- Turn on regular portal checks every month.
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