CBDT Forms Committee to Review Income Tax Act, Seeks Public Input via e-Filing Portal



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The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has established an internal committee to conduct a thorough review of the Income-tax Act, 1961. This initiative, announced in the Union Budget 2024-25, aims to simplify the Act, reduce disputes and litigation, and enhance tax certainty for individuals. The public, experts, and stakeholders are invited to submit their suggestions through the e-filing portal.

CBDT forms internal committee to comprehensively review Income-tax Act and invites suggestions from stakeholders/experts/public on the Income Tax e-filing portal

In pursuance of the announcement in the Union Budget 2024-25 by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has formed an internal committee to oversee a comprehensive review of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act). The goal is to make the Act concise, clear, and easy to understand, which will reduce disputes, litigation, and provide greater tax certainty to taxpayers.

Income Tax Act Review: Public Input Welcome

The committee invites public inputs and suggestions in four categories:

  1. Simplification of Language
  2. Litigation Reduction
  3. Compliance Reduction, and
  4. Redundant/Obsolete Provisions

To facilitate this, a webpage has been launched on the e-filing portal, which can be accessed with the following link:

https://eportal.incometax.gov.in/iec/foservices/#/pre-login/ita-comprehensive-review

The above link is live and accessible to the stakeholders/experts/public in the E-filing portal from 06.10.2024. The stakeholders/experts/public can access the page by entering their name and mobile number, followed up by a validation via OTP.

Suggestions by stakeholders/experts/public should specify the relevant provision of the Income-tax Act, 1961 or Income-tax Rules, 1962 (mentioning the specific section, sub-section, clause, rule, sub-rule, or form number), as the case may be, to which the suggestion relates under the aforementioned four categories.

FAQ :

An internal committee formed by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is reviewing the Income Tax Act, 1961.

The goal is to make the Income Tax Act more concise, clear, and easier to understand, which should reduce disputes and litigation, and provide greater tax certainty.

Public input and suggestions can be submitted via a dedicated webpage on the e-filing portal.

Suggestions are invited in four categories: Simplification of Language, Litigation Reduction, Compliance Reduction, and Redundant/Obsolete Provisions.

The webpage can be accessed at https://eportal.incometax.gov.in/iec/foservices/#/pre-login/ita-comprehensive-review.

Suggestions should specify the relevant provision of the Income-tax Act, 1961 or Income-tax Rules, 1962 (including section, sub-section, clause, rule, sub-rule, or form number) to which the suggestion relates.




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