Centralized
Communication Centre –
Communication Centre –
Your New Income Tax Officer !
The CBDT i.e. Board of Direct taxes has recently issued a very
interesting Notification that leads to pave the way for establishing a Nodal
Centralised Communication Centre which will incidentally act as your
sole departmental interface. You or your CA/Advocate will have to directly reply to the
communications from Centralized Communication System.
interesting Notification that leads to pave the way for establishing a Nodal
Centralised Communication Centre which will incidentally act as your
sole departmental interface. You or your CA/Advocate will have to directly reply to the
communications from Centralized Communication System.
How
Department will Issue the Notice
Department will Issue the Notice
ü The Centralised Communication Centre
shall issue notice to any person requiring him to furnish information or
documents for the purpose of verification of information in his possession.
shall issue notice to any person requiring him to furnish information or
documents for the purpose of verification of information in his possession.
ü The notice shall be issued under
digital signature of the designated authority. Now this is important as still the identity of Income tax Officer
will get disclosed. This is unlike what we heard previously where both the
assessee and tax officer won’t even get to know each other by Name etc.
digital signature of the designated authority. Now this is important as still the identity of Income tax Officer
will get disclosed. This is unlike what we heard previously where both the
assessee and tax officer won’t even get to know each other by Name etc.
ü The notice shall be served by
delivering a copy by electronic mail, or by placing a copy in the registered
account on the portal followed by an intimation by Short Message Service.
delivering a copy by electronic mail, or by placing a copy in the registered
account on the portal followed by an intimation by Short Message Service.
ü The information or documents called has
to be submitted within window expiry deadlines otherwise window shall close to
file reply.
to be submitted within window expiry deadlines otherwise window shall close to
file reply.
ü The designated authority shall also
run sustained campaign to ensure compliance by way of sending electronic mails,
Short Message Service, reminders, letters and outbound calls.
run sustained campaign to ensure compliance by way of sending electronic mails,
Short Message Service, reminders, letters and outbound calls.
How Will You
Respond
Respond
ü You will have to furnishing the
information or documents as required.
information or documents as required.
ü Income Tax Department shall specify
the procedure, formats and standards for furnishing response to the notices.
the procedure, formats and standards for furnishing response to the notices.
ü No personal appearance-No person shall be required to appear
personally or through authorised representative before the designated authority
at the Centralised Communication Centre in connection with any proceedings.
personally or through authorised representative before the designated authority
at the Centralised Communication Centre in connection with any proceedings.
What’s your view on the procedure, you can write in Comment box below !
Until Next Hi … Happy Reading J
