Tax Vimarsh is a Chennai-based tax advisory firm of Chartered Accountants, Advocates and domain specialists. We decode, respond to and resolve Income Tax, GST and statutory notices for individuals, NRIs and businesses across India.
GOT A TAX NOTICE?
READ IT IN PLAIN LANGUAGE.
Upload an income tax, GST or legal notice. You will see what it says, why it was sent, the amount, the deadline and what to do next. When you want a professional to take it over, send the summary to our team.
Reading your notice. This usually takes 20 to 40 seconds.
Notices it can read
These are the notices people bring to us most often. The reader handles others too; if it cannot tell what a document is, it will say so.
Income tax
- Section 143(1) intimation
- The result of the department processing your return. It lists any difference between what you claimed and what it allowed, and shows a demand or a refund.
- Section 139(9) defective return
- The return has an error that must be corrected, usually within 15 days, or it is treated as never filed.
- Section 142(1)
- A request to file a return or to produce accounts and documents, before or during an assessment.
- Section 143(2)
- Your return has been selected for scrutiny assessment.
- Sections 148 and 148A
- The officer believes income has escaped assessment and proposes to reopen the year.
- Section 156 demand notice
- A demand for tax, interest or penalty after an assessment or order, usually payable within 30 days.
- Section 245
- A proposal to adjust a refund due to you against a demand that is shown as outstanding.
- Penalty notices and orders
- Show cause notices and orders under sections 270A, 271 and 271AAC, among others.
GST
- ASMT-10
- Discrepancies found on scrutiny of your GST returns, with a request to explain them.
- DRC-01A
- An intimation of tax the officer has worked out, issued before a show cause notice.
- DRC-01
- A show cause notice under section 73 or 74 proposing tax, interest and penalty.
- DRC-07
- The summary of an order that creates a demand. An appeal has a time limit from the date it is communicated.
- REG-17 and REG-31
- A proposal to cancel your GST registration, or an intimation that it has been suspended.
About the reader
Is the notice reader free?
Yes. Reading a notice and asking follow-up questions costs nothing. Acting on the notice, such as preparing a reply or an appeal, is a separate engagement with our team.
Is the explanation legal advice?
No. It is a plain-language reading of the document produced by an AI model, with the general legal position where that helps. It can make mistakes, so check every date and amount against the notice. Advice on your own facts comes from our Chartered Accountants and Advocates.
Which notices can it read?
Income tax notices, intimations and orders from the e-filing portal and the faceless assessment centres, GST notices and orders such as ASMT-10, DRC-01A, DRC-01 and DRC-07, and legal notices from an advocate, bank or lender, such as a loan recovery notice or a cheque bounce notice. A clear photo of a paper notice also works.
Do you keep my document?
No. The text of a PDF is taken out in your browser, and only that text, or the photos you upload, is sent to be read. Nothing is saved on our servers. Nothing reaches our team unless you choose to send the summary.
What if the deadline in the notice has already passed?
A missed date does not always end the matter. Depending on the notice, the options can include replying late with an explanation, applying for rectification under section 154, or filing an appeal with a request to condone the delay. The reader points these out, and our team can tell you which one applies to you.
Can it write the reply to the notice?
No. A reply usually needs your records and a judgment on what to concede and what to contest. Send the summary to our team and a Chartered Accountant will prepare it with you.
Guides and services
Rather talk to someone?
Write to admin@taxvimarsh.com or call +91 63831 32629 with the notice, and we will tell you what it is and what has to be done about it.