14 May 2012
Income tax department notifies by way of an internal circular certain criteria for selecting returns for scrutiny.
An assessee who fulfills any of those criteria is issued a scrutiny notice.
For instance a professional whose gross receipts exceed Rs. 20 lakhs and he shows a net profit of less than 20% of such gross receipts shall be selected for scrutiny.
If there are unsecured loans above a specified limit, then return is selected for scrutiny.