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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing tax compliance in India. Over the last four years, the Income Tax Department has leveraged a suite of AI tools to nudge more than one crore taxpayers to voluntarily update their returns, resulting in Rs 11,000 crore in additional tax collections. This data-driven approach has also helped identify Rs 29,000 crore worth of previously undisclosed foreign assets and Rs 1,000 crore in foreign income from virtual digital assets (VDAs) during FY 2024-25,
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FAQ :
The Income Tax Department has collected an additional Rs 11,000 crore over the last four years through AI-assisted voluntary return updates.
NUDGE (Non-Intrusive Usage of Data to Guide and Enable) is a system that sends non-threatening emails or SMSs to taxpayers whose filings appear suspicious or incomplete, encouraging them to voluntarily update their returns.
Over one crore taxpayers have updated their returns between 2021-22 and 2024-25 as a result of the NUDGE initiative.
AI has helped identify Rs 29,000 crore worth of previously undisclosed foreign assets and Rs 1,000 crore in foreign income from virtual digital assets during FY 2024-25.
AI tools scan records of taxpayers who haven't filed returns, comparing them against Annual Information Statements to determine who ought to be filing.
Yes, a targeted NUDGE campaign in early 2025 focused on political donation deductions claimed under Section 80GGC, leading to amended returns and additional tax revenue.
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