All,
Let me Know how to became a Tax Return Preparer U/S 139 B (1) of IT Act 1961,
Where Should I get forms and to register. What are the Training Centre and How to apply, Whom I want to contact.
If any one knws the Details about this Please clarfiy me. It helps me for my Future
Advance Thanks and Regards
Prasad
Tax Return Preparers Scheme
The Government has approved Tax Return Preparers Scheme to train unemployed and partially employed persons to assist small and medium taxpayers in preparing their returns of income. During the current financial year the scheme is being launched, on a pilot basis, to train 5,000 TRPs at 100 centres in around 80 cities across the country. These 5,000 TRPs would be certified by the second week of February 2007. The scheme proposes to achieve the following objectives: •
It will reduce the cost of compliance for small and marginal taxpayers
• employed graduates all over the country. The salient features of the scheme are given below: and small businessmen, salaried employees, senior citizens, and women having total income up to a specified amount. Preparers would be a graduation degree in Commerce, Law, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, and Management. the prospective Tax Return Preparers by the Income Tax Department with the help of a training partner NIIT, using class- room training & web-based teaching. The training will be preceded by a fifteen days self study programme. costs would be borne by Government. before enrolment and the same shall be returned after successful completion of training. Page 2 of 2 Card bearing a unique identification number would be issued at the end of each training programme. The unique identification number would be used for monitoring the performance of the Tax Return Preparers, issuing quality alerts and cancellation of certificates, if required. for the first year’s return of a new tax payer, 2% for the second year and 1% for the third year, on the returns prepared by tax returns preparers. taxpayer Rs. 250 for return for every assessment year. However keeping in mind the convenience to the public, the local CCIT may position them at places like the department’s Help Centres, post offices, traders associations, schools, resident welfare associations, community centres etc. media. a Resource Centre.
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and encourage them to comply with tax laws.
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