Govt sets target of adding 1.3 crore new income tax filers in FY20

23 Jul 2019 Evaluate

With an aim to widen the tax base in the country, the government has fixed a target of adding 1.3 crore new income tax return filers during the current financial year (FY20) as against 1.1 crore new filer added during FY 2018-19.

For achieving this target, various measures are being taken including identification of potential non-filers through centralized Non-filer Monitoring System (NMS), formulation of region-specific strategies for identifying potential non-filers, issue of statutory notices to enforce compliance, simplification in income-tax returns and filing process to encourage voluntary filing, etc.

In Assessment Year 2018-19, there were 8.44 crore taxpayers. This included persons who filed a return of income for Assessment Year 2018-19 as well as persons who did not file a return of income but in whose case tax has been deducted at source during Financial Year 2017-18.

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