Income Tax dept asks many individuals to explain high value transactions of FY20-21 as Updated ITR deadlin

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Many individuals have in recent times received email communication from the Income Tax Department about certain significant or high-value transactions being visible in the taxpayer's Annual Information Statement (AIS)..

According to a frequently asked question (FAQ) on the AIS/Compliance Portal, the Income Tax Department approaches the taxpayer for feedback on information received from various sources..

According to Naveen Wadhwa, VP, Taxmann, The communication visible in the AIS/Compliance Portal under the e-campaign tab is an intimation that the tax department has found certain information that does not match or is not commensurate with the income disclosed by the taxpayer in his ITR..

Since the deadline to file ITR-U is near, the tax department is sending emails pertaining to FY 2020-21 to some of the taxpayers stating that their case has been selected for e-Verification under e-Verification scheme 2021 visible under the tab "e-Campaign" after clicking "Notices" tab of the Compliance Portal..

The screenshot below shows the communication a taxpayer received from the income tax department, as visible on the AIS/Compliance Portal under the e-Campaign tab...

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