New Delhi, May 3 -- Filing your income-tax returns (ITR) have become more accessible over the past few years with the full process available online via the Income-Tax (I-T) website. However, there are a lot of things that can be confusing for first-time taxpayers. Today we look at the various reasons you could receive an I-T notice.

This is an official communication from the I-T department regarding unreported income, mismatch or discrepancies in your filing, non-filing of returns, verification of claims, missing information or overdue filing, and demand for outstanding income tax among other reasons. Notably, taxpayers can get such notices before and after filing their returns.

The notice will most likely come to your linked email addr...