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Income tax department using new technology to track taxpayers

A new technology enhancement by the systems wing of the I-T department is scanning database of details filled by associates of those who don't file ITR

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New Delhi: Aimed at further arming income tax (I-T) officials to go after those who do not file their I-T returns (ITRs), a new database of multiple addresses of such people has been set up by the I-T department.

Under a special drive called ‘non-filers management system’ (NMS), the department, in such cases, used to send intimation letters or notices to addresses mentioned in the PAN (permanent account number) database, which many times went undelivered as the information in the PAN was quite old.

A new technology enhancement by the systems wing of the I-T department has added to the NMS electronic database the address used by a person or his or her associate in the ITR or annual information return (AIR) filed by the taxpayer.

While an ITR is supposed to be filed by any person who has taxable income, an AIR is stipulated to be filed by a specific category of people undertaking high-value transactions. The NMS database is run by using technology intelligence tools to track erring taxpayers who either forget or just skip filing their returns.

“The department found that the addresses provided in the permanent account number database were no longer valid in many cases as the assessee had changed location. Hence, a new pool of data has been provided to I-T sleuths by electronically collating the address which such an assessee uses in his or her ITR or AIR or may be by the entities connected with such a person," an official with knowledge of the matter said.

“In some cases, the department found people have reported income returns from one head but skipped doing so from other such avenues and hence the NMS notice tells them to do so and comply with norms," the official added.

The I-T department is particularly enthused by the NMS drive as recently over 11 lakh taxpayers filed their ITRs for the assessment Year 2014-15 after the department tracked them through this programme. PTI

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Published: 14 Feb 2016, 07:47 PM IST
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