KATHUA, Oct 19: An outreach programme /interactive session with DDOs falling in Tehsils Basohli and Mahanpur was conducted at DIET Basohli by Sh. Satesh K. Koul Income Tax Officer, Kathua under the overall supervision of Sh. M.P Singh,Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Srinagar and under the guidance of Sh. Rajeev Gubgotra, Joint commissioner of Income Tax, Range-1 Jammu.
The session was attended by large number of DDOs of the two tehsils. The primary agenda of this outreach programme was to address and focus on fraudulent/fake deductions claimed by taxpayers and claiming bogus Income Tax refund of TDS deducted from their salaries by the DDO’s by filing Income Tax returns. During the interactive session, the Income Tax Officer,Kathua emphasized the seriousness of the complications arising from false and fabricated claims made by large numberof employees.
The DDO’s were sensitized and cautioned about the repercussions of claiming bogus refunds by availing bogus deductions under chapter VI-A of the Income Tax Act which includes penalty u/s 270A amounting to 200% of Tax evaded and prosecution proceedings u/s 276C of the Income Tax Act. Furthermore, it was also advised by ITO Kathua in the interactive session that wherever required, tax payers should submit their revised returns for A.Y 2023-24 well in advance of the closing date, i.e., 31st December,2023.
They were also advised that the persons who have claimed bogus refunds by claiming bogus deductions can update their returns by filing ITR-U for A.Y 2021-22 and 2022-23 by paying additional tax of 50% and 25% respectively in addition to the actual tax liability. They were advised to file the return themselves through income tax portal or to approach authorized Income tax practitioners and not to fall under the fraudulent self-styled touts. DDOs were also advised to issue advisories in their own department.
Questions Answers session was also made in order to make DDOs and their employees comfortable and queries raised by different persons were addressed by Sh. Satesh Kumar Koul, Income Tax Officer, Kathua and apprised them of their duties and responsibilities towards the nation building.
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