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Scrutiny Alert: Why You Should File ITR Through a Professional?

Recently, I came across a case where a doctor received a scrutiny notice due to filing an inaccurate ITR.

What went wrong?

➡️ The ITR was filed by a low-fee tax preparer who promised a big refund by using wrong provisions (44AD instead of 44ADA).

➡️ Ineligible deductions like house rent, excess home loan interest, and 80C were falsely claimed.

➡️ Professional income (TDS under 194J) was wrongly shown as cash receipts under business income — an instant red flag.

The Result?

The client is now facing:

➡️ A scrutiny notice, detailed questioning, and document verification with 15+ queries.

➡️ Additional tax, penalties, and interest.

➡️ Stress and loss of time due to a “cheap” filing gone wrong.

Key Takeaways:

1️⃣ Never fall for low-fee consultants promising heavy refunds.

2️⃣ Professionals like doctors must file under correct sections (44ADA).

3️⃣ Greed for refunds = scrutiny + penalties + bigger tax burden.

4️⃣ Always trust a tax expert or qualified CA for filing your returns.

Tax filing is not about saving a few hundred rupees—it's about peace of mind and avoiding future troubles..

🔔 Big Relief for TDS/TCS Deductors & Property Buyers!

The Income Tax Department has announced that demand notices for short deduction or collection due to inoperative PANs will be waived, if the PAN is linked with Aadhaar within the specified deadline.

🧾 Applicable Cases: 📌 TDS/TCS between Apr 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2025 ➡️ PAN must be operative by Sept 30, 2025

📌 TDS/TCS on or after Aug 1, 2025 ➡️ PAN must be operative within 2 months of payment month

💡 Even property buyers who deducted TDS at 1% (instead of 20%) on payments to sellers with inoperative PANs are covered – provided the PAN is regularized in time.

✅ A much-needed move to protect genuine deductors from penal consequences due to PAN-Aadhaar linkage issues!s.

🧠💥 Busted by a Font!

Yes, you read that right. A single font just exposed a ₹68.7 lakh capital gains fraud.

📍Scene: Hyderabad

A taxpayer claimed massive deductions on a ₹1.4 crore property sale, showing improvement bills from as far back as 2002.

But wait…

🔍 One bill dated July 6, 2002 was typed in Calibri.

❗Problem?

Calibri wasn’t even publicly available until 2007.

Boom 💣 — the AI flagged it instantly.

👨‍⚖️ The Result:

Fake docs exposed

₹68.7 lakh bogus claim withdrawn

Revised ITR filed

Real tax paid ✔️

🧾💻 AI + Forensics = New Era of Tax Enforcement

This isn't sci-fi.

This is the future of compliance.

✨Lesson:

Even your font leaves a digital fingerprint.

And AI never misses it.