In order to review the on-ground implementation of some of the recent initiatives announced by the government for a taxpayer-friendly regime and to widen the base of taxpaying people, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) will hold a high-level meeting with top income-tax department officials on January 13. The meeting will be chaired by the Chairman AK Jain of CBDT and will be attended by other members of the board who will interact with all the regional IT department heads via video conferencing. The inputs received by the CBDT after the meeting, will be used in preparation of the Union Budget.
According to the agenda proposed for the meeting, the top policy-making body of the Income Tax department will review the current status of revenue collection under the direct taxes category, prompt issuance of refunds up to Rs. 50,000 in non-scrutiny cases and progress on the new project of holding scrutiny of cases through email and internet-based communication. Besides, the meeting will assess the progress made by IT department in adding new assesses under the initiative to add one crore new taxpayers this fiscal.
Furthermore, the other subjects for review include the monitoring of pending legal cases and their effective disposal, implementation of recent orders for hike in monetary limits for appeal in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) and High Courts, quick disposal of taxpayer grievances and status of scrutiny cases being worked out in the department.
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