I visited IT office today to submit 10DB and other documents as verbally requested by ITO on 18th August, 2017. Today, the behavior of ITO was much more cordial and he gave me assessment order (prepared beforehand), which accepted my Income tax as filed by me and no further income was assessed. With this, the assessment proceedings for AY 2015-2016 comes to end.
During discussion today, I figured out why the Income tax officer was so annoyed on 18th August. I had filed an RTI with CBDT with respect to notice issued on 8th August. In the notice issued on 8th August, ITO had mentioned a note that I had not complied with previous notices and hence I requested details as to how I have not complied with previous notices and submitted proof of my attendance, acknowledgment from previous ITO(ITO officer had changed between last year and this year) and email copies. He said this kind of online RTI query increases his workload and hence requested not to file them in future . Since current assessment proceeding are closed and further assessments will be completed through e-assessment, I figured its best not to argue or escalate this issue further.
During discussion today, I figured out why the Income tax officer was so annoyed on 18th August. I had filed an RTI with CBDT with respect to notice issued on 8th August. In the notice issued on 8th August, ITO had mentioned a note that I had not complied with previous notices and hence I requested details as to how I have not complied with previous notices and submitted proof of my attendance, acknowledgment from previous ITO(ITO officer had changed between last year and this year) and email copies. He said this kind of online RTI query increases his workload and hence requested not to file them in future . Since current assessment proceeding are closed and further assessments will be completed through e-assessment, I figured its best not to argue or escalate this issue further.