FAQs for Seek VC & Seek VC adjournment.
What is VC?
Answer: VC stands for ‘Video Conferencing’. Using the VC facility, an assessee is enabled to express or submit one’s response orally before an Income Tax Authority who has initiated the proceeding and expect the response from the user.
This facility has been enabled by the department as a substitute for personal appearance/hearing before an Income Tax Authority.
The facility for oral submission is in addition to submitting response in writing
Who can avail VC?
Answer: It can be availed by only those taxpayers for whom a hyperlink VC is enabled against a notice, as appearing in the e-Proceeding module, under the column “Video Conferencing”.
Login to e-Filing->e-Proceeding->Select Proceeding Name ->
What is the process to seek VC facility?
Answer: If a VC hyperlink is found against a notice issued by the department under the column “Video Conferencing”, the user needs to click on that hyperlink.
On clicking, another window appears with the notice details prefilled
• Click on the hyperlink “Seek VC”.
• On click on the same, a window appears. The user needs to choose the appropriate reason from the drop-down values. If there are no predefined dropdown, the user may select “Others” and enter the description in text box.
• Thereafter, a text box will appear wherein user needs to provide reasons in detail for seeking VC and also can provide the date on which the user desires to submit oral submission. (Maximum 4000 characters)
• If the user wants to upload any document supporting such a claim, there is provision to attach the same by click the button “choose File”. The document that are PDF format can only be attached and should not exceed 5 MB.
• Now Click, submit button. A success message will be displayed on submission of request.
