A non-filing communication usually means the department has information suggesting you may have had a filing obligation. The right response is not panic filing; it is checking the tax year, AIS, income threshold, exempt income, capital gains, TDS/TCS credits and whether a return was legally required.
The official compliance manual says the e-Campaign page may show active campaigns for Significant Transactions, Non-Filing of Return and High Value Transactions, and that the taxpayer is taken to the Compliance Portal for further action. Start there, not from random email links.
| Question | If yes | If no |
|---|---|---|
| Was I required to file? | Prepare and file/regularise return if time and law permit. | Prepare response explaining why return was not required. |
| Does AIS show income or transaction? | Reconcile with bank/books/broker data. | Check whether PAN misuse or duplicate reporting exists. |
| Was tax already deducted/collected? | Verify credit in Form 26AS/AIS. | Compute advance/self-assessment tax if filing. |
| Is the year governed by old or new Act transition? | Use the applicable Act/form for that year. | Do not mix AY 2026-27 and TY 2026-27 obligations. |
Do not ignore the campaign, do not reply from non-official links, do not file a return with incomplete AIS reconciliation, and do not assume TDS deduction alone means return filing was unnecessary.
This Finin2min article is drafted only from official/government source material. Re-check the live source before publishing if the law, form, threshold, section mapping or portal workflow has been updated.