Guildelines for Limited Scrutiny u/s 143(2)(i).

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....nance Act, 2002 (Effective from 1.6.2002) it has been decided that the following procedure shall be adopted for the limited scrutiny u/s 143(2)(i) of the Income tax Act. 1. In case the Assessing Officer has reason to believe that any claim of loss, exemption, deduction, allowance or relief made in the return is inadmissible he shall serve on the assessee a notice specifying particulars of such ....

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....registers have to be maintained to ensure that within the prescribed time u/s 153(1) assessments is done in all cases, where notices have been issued u/s 143(2)(i). 5. The process of limited scrutiny has tremendous importance to Department's intent to prevent leakage of revenue through patently wrong claim etc. as such it is essential to fix responsibility for non selection of assessees for lim....

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....e obtained before issue of each such notice. 7. Multiple notices could be served u/s 143(2)(i) within the prescribed time limit of 12 months from the end of the month in which the return of income was filed. 8. A disallowance of any claim, exemption, deduction allowance, relief etc. made through an assessment u/s 143(3)(i) would ordinarily result in issuance of notice u/s 271(1)(c) for furni....