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.
A fter the approval of the competent authority, the order specifying the staff allocation for the new formations has been issued yesterday. This is the first step for the implementation of the cadre restructuring in CBEC. Chairperson, CBEC herself stated in her message that t he benefits of the restructuring will depend on its speedy implementation. Also a letter regarding cadre restructuring and reorganization of field formation has been issued yesterday. View the Chairperson’s message here View the letter of field formation here