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New Income Tax Rules – Submission of false Aadhaar number may be fined Rs. 10,000

As it is well known that the income tax department has allowed Aadhaar card holders to use the biometric id number in lieu of the Permanent Account Number (PAN). But as per new provision of Income Tax, fine of Rs. 10,000 may be levied in case of wrong Aadhar Number. As per the latest amendments in the Finance Bill 2019, not only allowed people to use Aadhaar in lieu of PAN but also introduced a penalty for giving a false Aadhaar number. However, the new penalty rules are applicable only in cases where you are using Aadhaar in lieu of PAN and where quoting PAN is mandatory according to the income tax department rules. It is well known that although Aadhaar is issued by the Unique Identity Authority of India, yet the fine is not imposed by UIDAI but by the income tax department. Under Section 272B of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the department can impose a penalty in case of default in complying with provisions relating to PAN, i.e., failure to obtain, quote, or authenticate PAN. ...

Income Tax offices will remain open on Saturday and Sunday, K. V. Choudhary will be New Chairman, CBDT

Income Tax offices will remain open on Saturday and Sunday, the 26th and 27th July to receive returns as the due date of filing of return is 31st July 2014. All field offices will accept returns during normal office hours.

Special arrangements may also be made by way of opening additional receipt counters, wherever required, on 26th, 27th , 28th, 30th and 31st July, 2014 to facilitate the taxpayers in filing their returns of income conveniently and in a timely manner.


New CBDT Chairman


Mr K.V. Chaudhary, 1978 batch IRS Officer will be the new Chairman CBDT from 1st August 2014. He will succeed Mr R.K. Tiwari who will retire on superannuation

Special Return Receipt Counters

The Chairman, CBDT shall inaugurate the Special Return Receipt Counters tomorrow at 10.30 AM at Pratyaksh Kar Bhavan, B-Block, ground Floor, Civic Centre, Minto Road, New Delhi-2. Extensive arrangements have been made by the Department to facilitate the taxpayers in filing their income tax returns.


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