Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, at the 165th Income Tax Day celebrations, called for tax notices to be fair, user-friendly, and easy to understand. She emphasised the importance of speedy refunds and building the department's capacity by adopting global best practices. The Minister also highlighted the increase in tax collections and first-time ITR filers as a sign of India's growing economic formalisation and taxpayer trust.
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She urged that tax notices should be fair, temperate, simple, and easy for taxpayers to understand.
She laid emphasis on the speedy issue of refunds to encourage voluntary compliance.
She emphasised capacity building, particularly in adopting global best practices in tax administration.
It indicates that India is becoming a more formalised economy, with more people coming forward to voluntarily pay taxes.
The faceless regime, e-verification, and seamless e-filing were highlighted as efforts to make compliance easier for taxpayers.
There were 58.57 lakh first-time ITR filers for AY 2024-25, indicating a widening tax base.