This include personal income tax (PIT) refunds amounting to Rs 29,997 crore issued to 2.45 million taxpayers
The CBDT has said IT authorities can share information with scheduled commercial banks, a move that would ease the lenders' hassle of deciding TDS deductibility on various payments to their customers.
The CBDT, through a circular, said that banks are advised to not collect any charges on transactions or payments made through electronic mode.
A Section142(1) notice is sent to an assessee to inquire about details and documents before making assessment under the Income Tax Act
Confidentiality clause about foreign jurisdiction prevents tax board from sharing sensitive details with market regulator
IRS Association proposes to redraft transfer and deputation policy, seeks rebranding of IRS
Taxpayers will be selected for assessment and other procedures through a system that uses data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning.
CBDT Chairman Mody explained the faceless assessment and taxpayers' charter and detailed the reallocation and reorganisation aspects of the department's manpower
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4,224 officers have been diverted to the faceless assessment unit, leaving 2,000 in the residual jurisdiction, which will no longer carry out assessments
In detailed guidelines on implementation of the scheme the CBDT said, The NeAC/ReACs hierarchy will be tasked with management of Faceless Assessment proceedings
3,500 posts of assessment officers diverted to other centres; officers flag transitional challenges in implementing scheme
Say more needs to be done to develop trust between assessees and authorities
In an I-T survey, tax officers visit business premises of the taxpayer to gather information by way of examination of books of accounts, data stored electronically and also access email communication
In a series of tweets, the Finance Ministry said the I-T department has taken up several reforms to make tax compliance easier for taxpayers
In the Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that CBDT will adopt a "taxpayer charter" which will ensure trust between a taxpayer and the administration
Direct tax board issues detailed guidance on mutual agreement procedure, or MAP
The appointments committee of the cabinet has approved the appointment Jain, Johri, and Sharma as CBIC members
The move comes as the government is looking at ways to plug evasion amid dismal GST collections with the pandemic driving economy towards recession
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the revised format for e-invoice under GST by replacing existing form and also increased the turnover threshold