Every year, the Income Tax Department reviews the income tax returns of thousands of Indians and monitors their income tax return filing patterns. While some of the scrutiny cases are selected randomly, others are deliberately selected because they meet the pre-set watch list criteria that have been laid down by the Income Tax Department. However, it should be remembered that if you have received an income tax scrutiny notice, you do not have major reasons to worry and sweat about.

The fact of the matter is that the IT Department sends this scrutiny notice every year to a large number of salaried individuals and businessmen who file their income tax returns. It does not mean that you are found guilty of any charges; it simply is a habitual action undertaken by the income tax team every year as a part of their routine check and yearly supervision. The idea is to assess your income tax return filing pattern and ensure that everything is in order as per the standard protocols and norms laid out by the department.