From April 1, I-T dept to check taxpayer's profiles under Project Insight

I-T dept has created various functionalities under the portal, which will provide the 360-degree profile of taxpayers, including new and non-filers to gauge their accountability and tax liability

From April 1, the Income-Tax (I-T) department will keep a check on taxpayers’ comprehensive profile, including transactions, relationships, social networking and all other related information under its much-awaited Project Insight, slated to be fully operational from the beginning of the next financial year. 

According to sources, the Income-Tax department has created various functionalities under the portal, which will provide the 360-degree profile of taxpayers, including new and non-filers to gauge their accountability and tax liability. The tax department had on March 15 put out instructions for tax officials for accessing the insight portal. 

The move aims to capture the tax