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Format of Physical Letters submitted at ASK ( Aayakar Sampark Kendra)

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niki (Querist)

25 August 2026
Hi All,

Recently someone advised me that while submitting letters / applications to Aayakar Seva Kendra (ASK) or tax counters, it has become a standard practice for leaving a clean top margin or blank space of about 2 to 2.5 inches on physical letters for ASK’s official endorsements, inward stickers, barcodes, or thermal acknowledgment stamps.

Is this correct? Are you all following this practice?
Is it mandatory or pragmatic?

Thanks
Niki

Dhirajlal Rambhia

Dhirajlal Rambhia

(Expert)

25 August 2026 The Income Tax Act or official Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) guidelines do not legally mandate a specific 2-inch top margin for letters. But ASK staff use the top area of the first page to affix inward date stickers, computer-generated barcodes, official receipt stamps, and thermal acknowledgment details.
So, leaving extra blank space at the top of physical representations, letters, or applications is a widely adopted formatting choice when dealing with physical tax counters.

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