GST Department’s Fake Invoicing Alert should not lead to Income tax Dept notices automatically… Income Tax Dept should conduct own inquiry

GST Department’s Fake Invoicing Alert should not lead to Income tax Dept notices automatically… Income Tax Dept should conduct own inquiry https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=15468 Income tax authorities must not act solely on GST Insight Portal or sales tax information without independent verification; the jurisdictional assessing officer must verify leads and, if necessary with prior approval, conduct an inquiry before invoking reassessment notice provisions. The officer must also examine the assessee's documentary records-purchase invoices, ledgers, bank payment proofs and tax auditor certificates-to assess genuineness of transactions rather than relying automatically on third party tax data. en-us Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:39:11 +0530 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:39:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator GST Department’s Fake Invoicing Alert should not lead to Income tax Dept notices automatically… Income Tax Dept should conduct own inquiry https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=15468 Income tax authorities must not act solely on GST Insight Portal or sales tax information without independent verification; the jurisdictional assessing officer must verify leads and, if necessary with prior approval, conduct an inquiry before invoking reassessment notice provisions. The officer must also examine the assessee's documentary records-purchase invoices, ledgers, bank payment proofs and tax auditor certificates-to assess genuineness of transactions rather than relying automatically on third party tax data. Articles Income Tax Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:39:11 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=15468