Income tax

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 30 November 2011 This query is : Resolved
For AY 2009-10, I filed return within time disclosing some income under capital gain duly filled all information in relevant columns of ITR. However no documents e.g. purchase deed, sale deed, evidence of investment u/s 54 were attached with the return since there was no requirement to attach such documents. Department did not issue any notice till 30/09/11. However now I received a letter dt. 18/11/11 from the A.O. with the subject :" Requisition of Information relating to AY 2009-10-regarding ", in which he has required to furnish all above documents within 7 days.
Now my question is whether department can issue such type of letter. There is no mention of any section in the letter that under which section he has issued the letter / notice requiring such documents. Whether I am bound to furnish such documents. Whether A.O. on receipt of such documents issue notice u/s 147/148.

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Advocate Rajkumarlaxman (Expert) 30 November 2011
neglect the same till further he wants to get clarified or reply to the notice as he has placed his requirement with the same line of thinkg has he has.

Guest (Expert) 30 November 2011
In my views, it will be better to furnish copies of the requisite documents to avoid wrath of the A.O. However, with your forwarding letter of the documents, you may politely ask the concerned A.O. to confirm for your knowledge about the relevant section of the IT Act under which the documents were called for.

Sanjeev (Expert) 30 November 2011
The documents need to be furnished to the AO. There should not be any problem if the return filed by you was in order he would like to validate the disclosed income and capital gains with the back up documentation.

Shailesh Kr. Shah (Expert) 30 November 2011
Shri Raj Kumar Laxman,

It would never better to ignore notice of any government department.

Dear Author,

Proceed as advised by Mr.PS Dhingra and Mr. Sanjeev.

If you are unable to prepare reply within 7 days. make an application to concern AO for allowing further time. Generally, The AO will allow.