Response to Faceless Assessment Notice — Template and Tips

To,
The Assessment Unit, National Faceless Assessment Centre (NaFAC)
Income Tax Department
[uploaded through www.incometax.gov.in — e-Proceedings]

DIN & Notice No. : [DIN/Notice number]
Dated            : [date]
PAN              : [ABCDE1234F]
Name of Assessee : [Name]
Assessment Year  : [2024-25]

Subject: Reply to notice u/s [142(1)/143(2)] r.w. s.144B for
         AY [2024-25] and request for personal hearing.

Respected Sir/Madam,

1. With reference to the above notice, the assessee furnishes the
   following point-wise reply along with documentary evidence uploaded
   on the portal.

2. Point 1 — [reproduce query]: [factual reply with figures ₹[______]
   and reference to Annexure-A].

3. Point 2 — [reproduce query]: [reply, cite section/decision].

4. Point 3 — [reproduce query]: [reply].

5. The assessee has fully complied and the income returned at ₹[______]
   is correct. No adverse inference is called for. Before any variation
   prejudicial to the assessee, a Show-Cause Notice-cum-Draft
   Assessment Order and an opportunity of video-conference hearing u/s
   144B(6)(vii)/(viii) may kindly be granted.

Enclosures: Annexures A to [__] (bank statements, ledgers,
confirmations, computation, ITR acknowledgement).

Yours faithfully,
[Name / Authorised Representative]
PAN: [ABCDE1234F]    Date: [__________]    Place: [__________]

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PRACTICAL TIPS FOR RESPONDING (read before you file)
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 1. Reply ONLY on the e-filing portal under e-Proceedings; note the DIN
    and the exact deadline (date AND time) shown on the notice.
 2. Answer every query separately and to the point; never file a vague
    "all information already submitted" reply.
 3. Discharge the onus: for s.68/69 give identity + creditworthiness +
    genuineness (PAN, ITR, bank statement, confirmation of the party).
 4. Reconcile figures with Form 26AS, AIS and TIS before replying —
    unexplained mismatches are the top cause of additions.
 5. Upload clean, separately named PDFs within the portal size limit;
    label each annexure and cross-refer it in the reply.
 6. If you need time, file an adjournment request BEFORE the deadline —
    non-response leads to best-judgment assessment u/s 144.
 7. ALWAYS ask for a video-conference hearing and insist on a
    Draft Assessment Order/SCN before any addition — denial of this
    opportunity makes the order non-est (s.144B(9) jurisprudence).
 8. Keep the tone factual and respectful; attach case law only where it
    directly supports the point.