Scrutiny Time limit bar

on today Date in which year scrutiny can be open, I mean what is the tax scrutiny time limit ?
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The time limit for tax scrutiny in India depends on the amount of undeclared income. Generally, the Income Tax Department can open scrutiny for up to 3 assessment years back. However, if the unassessed income is Rs 50 lakh or more, they can go back up to 10 years. This is a change from the previous limits, which allowed scrutiny for up to 6 years.

There is no such time limit any assessment year can be taken if there is any under reporting of income or income escapement etc. for that respective assessment year

Effective 1st April 2021, the Income Tax Department of India cannot issue any notice to a taxpayer / tax return filer if 3 years have elapsed from the end of the relevant assessment year (it is 10 years if the unassessed income is Rs 50 lakh or more). The income earned and transactions conducted in a particular financial year are assessed in the next financial year which is called "assessment year". And they can go behind 3 assessment years from the current assessment years for hidden income was 10 Lakh or less and they can go behind 10 years if the hidden income is Rs 50 Lakh or more.

The earlier time limit for sending such notices was going backwards upto 6 years from the current assessment year.

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