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Tax Health Check · The Classic Partners LLP

Income Tax Health Check — Find Errors, Risks & Savings Before the Department Does

A CA-led diagnostic of your last two to three years of tax filings — every return matched against AIS, TIS and 26AS, every deduction re-tested, and a written corrective roadmap delivered.

Quick answer

A Tax Health Check is a structured diagnostic review of your last two to three years of income tax filings. Every ITR is matched against your AIS, TIS and Form 26AS, deductions and regime choice are re-tested, capital gains and foreign asset disclosures are re-verified, and pending demands, refunds and notice-risk indicators on the e-filing portal are surfaced. You receive a written findings report with a corrective roadmap — revised returns where the window is open, updated returns (ITR-U) for up to 48 months, rectifications u/s 154 — and process fixes so the same errors don't repeat. Nothing is shared with the department; the review is entirely private until you choose to act.

What we review

A full-spectrum audit of your own tax position

Most tax problems are not created in the year a notice arrives — they were filed two years earlier and sat undetected. The department's systems now compare every return against AIS, SFT reports and GST data automatically; a health check runs the same comparison on your side first.

The output is not a lecture — it is a prioritised findings report: what is wrong, what it could cost, what can still be fixed, and in which order.

  • Last 2-3 years of filed ITRs, line by line
  • AIS/TIS entries vs income actually reported
  • TDS and TCS credit mismatches with 26AS
  • Deductions claimed and regime optimisation
  • Capital gains recomputation and loss carry-forwards
  • Foreign asset and Schedule AL disclosures
  • Outstanding demands, refunds and grievances on the portal
The diagnostic

What the health check covers

Six lenses, one written report.

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AIS / 26AS Reconciliation

Every interest, dividend, sale and TDS entry in the department's records matched against what your returns actually reported.

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Deduction & Regime Audit

Deductions re-tested for eligibility and documentation, and the old vs new regime choice re-run on your actual numbers.

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Capital Gains Review

Gains recomputed with correct rates, grandfathering and cost records, and unused losses identified for carry-forward.

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Disclosure Gap Scan

Schedule FA, Schedule AL and high-value transaction (SFT) exposure checked against what the department already knows.

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Demand & Refund Cleanup

Outstanding demands analysed, incorrect ones contested, and stuck refunds traced and pushed for reissue.

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Corrective Roadmap

A prioritised action plan — revised returns, ITR-U filings, rectifications and process changes — with cost and deadline for each.

Correction windows

How long each fix stays available

Every corrective tool has an expiry date — the health check maps yours.

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Revised Return — 31 December

Errors in the current year's return can be revised free of additional tax up to 31 December of the assessment year.

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Updated Return — 48 Months

ITR-U allows missed or under-reported income to be declared for up to 48 months from the end of the assessment year, with graded additional tax.

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Rectification — Section 154

Mistakes apparent from the record — wrong TDS credit, computation errors in processing — can be rectified within the statutory window.

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Refund Follow-Up

Unprocessed or failed refunds can be traced, revalidated and reissued — often years after the original filing.

How we work

The health check process

From access to action plan in four steps.

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Share Access & Returns

Past ITRs, computation sheets and portal reports (AIS, 26AS) shared through a simple secure checklist.

2

Diagnostic Review

Reconciliation, recomputation and risk scan performed by a CA across every year in scope.

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Findings Report

A written report: errors found, exposure quantified, savings identified, actions prioritised.

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Fix & File

On your go-ahead, revised or updated returns and rectifications are filed and refunds pursued.

Why The Classic Partners

Diagnosis before prescription

A health check pays for itself in either savings or avoided penalties — usually both.

Department-side view

We run the same data comparisons the department's systems run, so you see your file exactly as a tax officer would.

Quantified findings

Every issue comes with a rupee number attached — exposure if ignored, cost to fix, savings if optimised.

Completely private

The review is internal analysis on your own data. Nothing reaches the department until you decide to act on a finding.

Fix-it-forward design

Beyond corrections, we change the process that caused the error so next year's return is clean by default.

CA judgement throughout

Findings are weighed by professionals — material issues get flagged loudly, trivia doesn't waste your time.

Connected to action

Findings flow straight into corrective filings, notice replies and ongoing compliance — one team, no handoffs.

FAQs

Tax health check questions answered

What people ask before booking a review.

The Annual Information Statement is the department's record of your financial year — salary, interest, dividends, securities trades, property transactions and more, reported by banks, employers and registrars. Returns are now processed against it automatically, so anything in AIS that your ITR missed is a ready-made query.
No. The health check is a private review of your own data and filings — nothing is submitted, disclosed or flagged to the department during the review. Action is taken only when you approve a specific corrective step.
If the revision window is open, a revised return fixes it cleanly. For older years, an updated return (ITR-U) can be filed for up to 48 months with graded additional tax. ITR-U cannot be used to claim a refund or reduce liability — it exists to come clean at a known cost, before the department raises it at a higher one.
Annually before filing season is ideal — errors are cheapest to fix in-year. It is also worth doing before big events: a property sale, a visa or loan application, moving abroad, or after receiving any communication from the department.
Past ITR acknowledgments and computations, AIS/TIS and 26AS reports (or portal access to download them), bank statements for the years in scope, and broker capital gains statements where relevant. We send an exact checklist at the start.
The usual suspects: interest and dividend income missing against AIS, TDS credits claimed short, capital gains computed on the wrong cost or rate, deductions without documentation, the wrong regime chosen, and refunds stuck for verification reasons no one followed up.
Yes. Documents are shared over secure channels, access is limited to the engagement team, and your information is used only for the review. We are a CA firm — confidentiality is a professional obligation, not a policy preference.

Know where your tax file actually stands

Share your past returns and portal reports. Within days you'll have a written diagnosis — errors, exposure, savings and the order to fix them in.

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