IT dept sends letters to tax defaulters
Updated: May 27, 2013 07:43:51pm
These persons were part of around 12 lakh non-filers identified as a result of data matching exercise.
“The tax department has already sent letter to 1,45,000 defaulters,” according to an official statement issued today
“Government has also set up a compliance management cell to monitor return filing and tax payment of the target segment,” it said.
The recent measures have been taken after warning from Finance Minister P Chidambaram to tax defaulters.
The Income Tax Department has also initiated a Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence (DW & BI) Project to develop an integrated platform for effective utilisation of information to promote voluntary compliance and deter non-compliance.(KNN)