Government has collected Rs 2,428.4 crore in taxes after over 600 declarations were made by stash holders to the Income Tax department under the one-time black money compliance window that ended last year. The declarants were liable to pay tax at the rate of 30 per cent and a like amount of 30 per cent by way of penalty on the value of assets declared by December 31, 2015. The amount received by way of tax and penalty upto December 31, 2015 is Rs 2,428.4 crore .
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has said that there was a 'shortfall' in collections under this category as in some cases there was prior information with the taxman which led to the disqualification of the declarations while some payments had come post the December deadline. Under the compliance window provided in the Act (new anti-black money law) which closed on September 30, 2015, there were total of 644 declarations. The amount involved in these 644 declarations was Rs 4,164 crore. In some cases, the department had rejected the undertakings stating that it had prior information about the individuals or entities involved through official channels and they cannot take this route to claim lesser punishment.
CBDT further stated that the shortfall is primarily on account of certain declarations in respect of which there was prior information under the provisions of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs) and Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) or receipt of payment (was made) after December 31, 2015.
The new law, called the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 came into force with effect from July 1, 2015. The Act provided for a one-time compliance window to declare assets held abroad and pay due taxes and penalty on the value of assets declared. Under the new law, a three-month compliance window has been given for disclosure of all undeclared foreign assets, for which they would need to pay 30% tax and 30% penalty. However, after this window anyone with undisclosed foreign assets would have to pay 30% tax and 90% penalty and further would also be liable for jail term of up to 10 years.
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