I-T dept pares relief to taxpayers as revenue mop-up thins amid lockdown

The directive has come in the wake of a significant drop in the direct tax collection in the first quarter of the FY21

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Shrimi Choudhary | New Delhi Last Updated at July 13, 2020 20:17 IST

With the lockdown, imposed at the beginning of the financial year, affecting its revenue collection significantly, the Income-tax (I-T) department has started the proceedings in all pending tax assessments matters, particularly in metro cities.

The National e-assessment Centre in a communique to all chief commissioners of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata said, “The embargo to e-communicate with the pool of taxpayers (assessed under different regional e-assessment centres) has been lifted with immediate effect.” The National e-assessment Centre is an independent ...

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I-T dept pares relief to taxpayers as revenue mop-up thins amid lockdown

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