Letter | Format For Reply To Show Cause Notice

[Name of Authority – e.g., Assistant Commissioner of GST] [Office Address]

This reply is submitted in response to the Show Cause Notice referenced above. We state that the allegations are based on incomplete information and we offer the following clarifications.

Respected Sir/Madam,

[Your Printed Name] [Employee ID, if applicable] [Contact Number] Sample Format: Reply to Show Cause Notice (Legal/Regulatory – e.g., Tax or Business Compliance) [Your Company Name/Your Name] [Address] [Date]

Yours faithfully,

[Name of Issuing Authority] [Department/Company Name] [Address]

| SCN Allegation | Our Explanation | Evidence | |----------------|----------------|----------| | “Tax paid late without interest” | The delay was due to a banking system outage on the due date. RBI’s circular dated [date] exempts interest in such cases. | Bank downtime certificate (Annexure 1) | | “Wrongful input tax credit claimed” | The credit pertains to genuine invoices from registered suppliers. ITC was reversed voluntarily once discrepancy was noticed. | Supplier invoices and reversal entry (Annexure 2) | letter format for reply to show cause notice

I deny any willful misconduct. The events described arose from circumstances beyond my control, as detailed below.