Assessment orders, reassessment notices and penalty proceedings — answered properly, within the window, with the record built for the appeal that may follow.
We reply within 15 minutes during Mon–Sat, 10am–7pm.
Anyone served with an assessment order, reassessment notice under Section 148, or penalty proceedings they wish to contest.
| First appeal — CIT(Appeals) | Form 35, within 30 days of receiving the order |
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| Second appeal — ITAT | Form 36, within 60 days |
| Reassessment notice | Section 148, with time limits varying by the amount of escaped income |
| Appeal fee | ₹250 to ₹1,000 depending on assessed income |
Most additions survive or fall on what was actually put before the assessing officer. We check what was filed before deciding the strategy.
30 days from service for a CIT(A) appeal. Delay can be condoned, but you must show sufficient cause and it is not guaranteed.
Grounds drafted specifically — general grounds are routinely dismissed as vague.
Most first appeals are now faceless, so the written submission carries almost all the weight. There is often no hearing at which to repair a weak filing.
Requested where the issue genuinely needs oral explanation.
If the outcome is adverse, the ITAT is the next forum on questions of fact and law.
Filing within the 30-day window. CIT(A) disposal commonly takes one to three years given current pendency.
Filing an appeal does not by itself stay recovery — a separate stay application is usually needed. We file it alongside where the demand is significant.
Appeals are allocated to an officer anonymously, with submissions made in writing through the portal. Practically it means the written submission is close to your only chance to be heard — a weak filing is much harder to rescue than it was in the old in-person system.
Only within the statutory limits, which depend on how much income is alleged to have escaped assessment. There are also procedural preconditions under Section 148A that are frequently not met — challenging the notice itself is sometimes stronger than arguing the merits.
Usually you apply for a stay, commonly on paying 20% of the disputed demand. Paying in full while contesting weakens nothing legally, but ties up cash for years.