CBDT2025§144BUpdate
Scrutiny Assessment Support for CA Firms
A 143(2) lands during filing season and the partner who handles scrutiny already has nine open files.
The reply needs someone who knows what the AO is actually checking, not a first draft from an article assistant the partner rewrites at midnight.
8 retired officers of the Income Tax Department259+ years cumulative service in the DepartmentWhite-label · NDA-backed · Your letterhead
What lands on your desk
- Replies to 143(2) and 142(1) notices, question by question
- Written submissions for assessment proceedings, with annexure index
- Paper-books: compiled, paginated, cross-referenced to the submissions
- Draft responses to show-cause notices before variation
- Procedural log for every file: dates, service modes, response windows
File assessment in 48 hours. Reply drafts against your notice deadline, agreed upfront.
Process
Share the file under NDA
Notice, ITR and financials, over WhatsApp or email. NDA first if it's your first file with us.
Officer review
A retired officer reads the file the way the AO will, and maps the exposure.
Drafts on your letterhead
Replies and submissions delivered in your format, ready for your sign-off.
You file and represent
Your client, your appearance, your name. We stay invisible.
The pilot
Send us one scrutiny file.
Fixed fee, agreed before we start. A retired officer reads the file and returns a written assessment within 48 hours: exposure, grounds, and what the reply must contain. Under NDA, on your letterhead, before any retainer conversation.
Recent rulings this desk works from
Faceless & procedure hub →ITAT · Delhi Bench2024§263
Dharam Singh v. PCIT · ITAT Delhi on §263: 'lack of inquiry' must be shown from the record, not asserted
High Court · Madras2025§220(6)
Rajasekaran v. CCIT · Madras High Court: a non-speaking 20% pre-deposit demand cannot stand
High Court · Calcutta2024§144B · §143(3)
Lake Gardens Saha Education Society · Calcutta High Court on §144B: a three-day SCN window violates natural justice
Questions CA firms ask first
Will our client ever know an outside team worked the file?
No. Every draft goes out under your letterhead and your firm's name. We sign NDAs before the first file and never contact your client.
Who actually drafts the reply?
A retired Income Tax Department officer of Additional CIT rank or above, with decades on the assessing side of scrutiny. Names and service records are on the team page.
What does the pilot cost?
The first scrutiny file runs at a fixed pilot fee, agreed before we start, with a 48-hour written assessment of the file. Retainer pricing follows only if the pilot earns it.
Do you handle both income tax and GST work?
Yes. Income-tax scrutiny, reassessment and appeals, and GST notice replies (DRC-01/01A, ASMT-10, audit paras) run as separate desks staffed by the same bench.