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.
Government on Tuesday said it has decided to
"modify" the new Income Tax Return (ITR) forms in wake of concerns
raised over them.
The Income Tax department had notified new income tax return
forms on April 15.
In the new ITR-2, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, the
information relating to foreign travel which has been sought to be captured is
as per the recommendation of Special Investment Team on Black Money constituted
as per directions of the Supreme Court.
Such information can help in developing risk profiles for
deduction of evasion of tax, he said in the written reply to the Rajya Sabha,
adding that these details are not required in ITR-1 or ITR-4S which is filed by
majority of individual taxpayers.
"The government has received representation on the new
return forms notified on April 15, 2015 and taking into account concerns
raised, the government has decided to modify the return forms," Jaitley
said.
ITR-1 (SAHAJ) is for individuals having income from salary/one
house property/income from other sources. ITR-2 is for individuals and HUFs not
having business/professional income. ITR-4S is for individuals/HUFs deriving
business income and such income is computed in accordance with special
provisions (44AD and 44AE).
The Finance Minister also said the government has constantly
endeavoured to make the ITR filing procedure simple and hassle free with the
introduction of electronically filed ITR forms in 2006-07.
The process of electronic filing has been made simpler over
the years, he added.
As a result, during 2014-15, 3.41 crore returns were filed
electronically which constituted 87 percent of the all the returns filed in the
fiscal.
The government has also provided free ITR preparation software
with the facility of pre-filled tax payment and tax deduction columns in the
ITR to avoid data entry and mistakes.
Source : PTI, Zee News
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