Income Tax Intimation Order u/s 143 (1) IT Act 1961. | Password | Details

Income Tax Intimation Order, After processing the the Income Tax Return, Income Tax Department sends Intimation notice to the registered email ID of the tax filer under Section 143(1) of the Income Tax Act 1961, An SMS also send by Department to intimate the taxpayer. It is a computer generated automated message

According to Income tax provision, Income Tax Department required to send the intimation order within 9 months from the end of the financial year in which ITR is furnished. So for example, if someone verified his ITR now, the last date by which he would receive this notice is December 31, 2023 (nine months from the last date of the current financial year, I.e. March 31, 2023).

Now a days the Income Tax Department sends the intimation notice very quickly, sometimes even just a few hours after ITR filing.

The intimation order contains the details of whether the income tax calculation given by the taxpayer in ITR is matching with the calculation done by system of the Income Tax Department.

While processing the ITR, the department checks for various errors. The intimation is sent after processing. The taxpayers must carefully read the intimation order.

The Income Tax Department only does a prima facie check after ITR is verified by the taxpayer  therefore the processing of ITR may not be final . The IT Department may send a notice under another section seeking more information in future.

Content of the tax intimation order?

Income Tax Intimation Order, The Taxpayers must read the intimation order carefully . It contains the income details, the deduction claimed etc, and whether the calculation matches with the department’s assessments system. In some cases, the intimation notice may make additional tax demand in case the taxpayers had failed to report any income in the ITR or wrongly claimed a deduction.

If the taxpayer has paid extra taxes or in case of excess deduction of TDS, then the intimation notice may mention the refund due to the taxpayer

Income tax Intimation Order Password

What is the password to open intimation u/s 143(1)? The attachment received is a password protected file which is your PAN number in lowercase followed by your date of birth/ Date of Incorporation in DDMMYYYY format.

Request for Resending Intimation Order u/s 143(1) or u/s 154

After the Income Tax Return is processed by CPC, taxpayer receives an Intimation at their registered email ID, if taxpayers not received the intimation order, the taxpayer should perform the following steps to resend the Intimation order.

1. Logon to ‘e-Filing’ Portal‘
2. Go to the ‘My Account’ menu and Click ‘Service Request’.

   Select the ‘Request Type’ as ‘New Request’, Select the ‘Request Category’ as ‘Intimation u/s 143(1)154/16(1)/35’ and Click ‘Submit’

3. Enter the following details:

   • Return Type
   • Assessment Year
   • Category (Intimation u/s 143(1))
   • Sub Category(if applicable)
4. Click ‘Submit’
5. To View the status of submitted form,
   1. 1. Logon to ‘e-Filing’ Portal https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal/

   1. Go to the ‘My Account’ menu and Click ‘Service Request’.
      Select the ‘Request Type’ as ‘New Request’, Select the ‘Request Category’ as ‘Intimation u/s 143(1)154/16(1)/35’ and Click ‘Submit’
   2. Click ‘Submit’ ​