Dealing with Income Tax Scrutiny
Modus Operandi of Income Tax Scrutiny The main objective of the IT officer during scrutiny is to make sure that the income shown in the return is real and there is no tax evasion.
Modus Operandi of Income Tax Scrutiny The main objective of the IT officer during scrutiny is to make sure that the income shown in the return is real and there is no tax evasion.
It seems that the government is all set to make Income Tax more complex and wipe away transparency from it.
The CBDT has recently issued a circular specifying instructions and clarifications on furnishing of returns in the new ITR forms: It is mandatory for the proprietory and partnership firms, which are tax auditable u/s 44AB and companies (other than claiming exemption u/s 11) to electronically furnish the return of income/fringe benefits.
The finance ministry in the coming months is completely going to reform the PAN card by issuing biometric smart card which contains cardholder’s fingerprints, retinal and iris scan making duplication almost impossible.
As the last date for filing returns for the Asstt.Year 2007-08 is drawing to close, a lot of issues confuse the assessees as they fill the new forms.
Satisfied with the direct tax collections for the first quarter and confident of achieving the set targets, tax authorities are in the seventh heaven.
For the financial year 2006-07 (Asstt. year 2007-08), all non-corporate taxpayers, salaried persons, pensioners, professionals/self employed taxpayers with turnover below the tax audit limits have to file returns by July 31.
With the introduction of new annexure less ITR forms by the government, the complications for the taxpayer has increased rather than reducing.
With the government still unclear about the final tax treatment of the periodic payments received by the borrower under a reverse mortgage scheme, many banking companies and especially the senior citizens (users for the product) are in a state of dilemma.