I-T dept pares relief to taxpayers as revenue mop-up thins amid lockdown

The directive has come in the wake of a significant drop in the direct tax collection in the first quarter of the FY21

With the lockdown, imposed at the beginning of the financial year, affecting its revenue collection significantly, the Income-tax (I-T) department has started the proceedings in all pending tax assessments matters, particularly in metro cities.

The National e-assessment Centre in a communique to all chief commissioners of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata said, “The embargo to e-communicate with the pool of taxpayers (assessed under different regional e-assessment centres) has been lifted with immediate effect.”

The National e-assessment Centre is an independent office, set up by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to look after the work of e-assessment schemes for