CBDT Notifies Fresh Guidelines for Compulsory Scrutiny of Income Tax Returns for FY 2025-26



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The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has introduced new guidelines for the compulsory scrutiny of income tax returns for the Financial Year 2025-26. These measures aim to improve tax enforcement by focusing on high-risk transactions and non-compliant taxpayers. Key categories selected for mandatory scrutiny include survey cases, search and seizure operations, cases with cancelled registrations, recurring high-value additions, tax evasion alerts, and specific notice scenarios.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued comprehensive guidelines for the compulsory selection of income tax returns (ITRs) for complete scrutiny during Financial Year 2025-26. These instructions aim to strengthen the risk-based approach to tax enforcement and enhance monitoring of high-r
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The CBDT has issued new guidelines for the compulsory selection of income tax returns for complete scrutiny during Financial Year 2025-26, focusing on a risk-based approach.

Cases selected for compulsory scrutiny include survey cases, search and seizure cases, those with cancelled registrations, recurring high-value additions, tax evasion alerts, and cases where returns were not filed or new information surfaced post-search/survey.

The circular detailing these guidelines was issued by the CBDT on June 13, 2025.

All notices under Section 143(2) for income tax returns filed in FY 2024-25 must be issued by June 30, 2025.

Many of these selected cases will be processed through the National Faceless Assessment Centre (NaFAC).

The guidelines are intended to strengthen the risk-based approach to tax enforcement and enhance monitoring of high-risk transactions and non-compliant taxpayers.




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