FM Reveals 1 Lakh Notices Sent Over Under-Reported Income and Non-Filing of Returns



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The Union Finance Minister has announced that approximately one lakh notices have been issued to individuals for failing to file tax returns, under-reporting income, or misrepresenting their earnings. These notices primarily target those with incomes around Rs 50 lakh and relate to returns filed between four to six years ago. The government is working to process these cases, with a target to resolve all one lakh notices by March 2024. This action comes as over 4 crore income tax returns were filed for the fiscal year 2022-23, with a significant portion showing zero tax liability.

The Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced that the Centre has sent one lakh notices for non-filing of returns, under-reported income, and misrepresentation of income. These notices were sent to individuals whose income was found to be close to Rs 50 lakh. The notices were for old ret
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FAQ :

The Centre has sent approximately one lakh notices.

The notices are for non-filing of returns, under-reported income, and misrepresentation of income.

The notices were sent to individuals whose income was found to be close to Rs 50 lakh and for old returns filed 4 to 6 years earlier.

The Finance Minister assured that the entire block of one lakh notices will be cleared by March 2024.

More than 4 crore income tax returns were filed for the fiscal year 2022-23, with a record 74 million filings in FY23.

Under income tax law, tax officers can reopen past assessments up to six years, but not after the sixth year.




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