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The Income Tax Department has launched a major crackdown on salaried individuals, including employees of multinational companies (MNCs), public sector undertakings (PSUs) and government departments, who have allegedly misused deduction provisions under the Income Tax Act, 1961 to claim fraudulent tax refunds. According to a statement issued by the Finance Ministry on Monday, multiple cases have been unearthed where taxpayers submitted inflated or fictitious deduction claims, often in collusion
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FAQ :
The Income Tax Department is targeting salaried individuals, including employees of multinational companies (MNCs), public sector undertakings (PSUs), and government departments, who are suspected of claiming fraudulent tax refunds.
Several provisions have been misused, including deductions for special allowances (Section 10(14)), rent paid without HRA (Section 80GG), education loan interest (Section 80E), health insurance premiums (Section 80D), home loan interest for first-time buyers (Section 80EE/80EEA), donations (Section 80G/80GGA), and House Rent Allowance (HRA) exemptions (Section 10(13A)).
Investigations have revealed organised rackets of ITR preparers and tax consultants who file returns with fictitious deductions and sometimes even fabricated TDS returns to trigger excessive refund claims.
The department has initiated a nationwide verification drive, withheld suspicious refund amounts, started scrutiny of flagged returns, and begun penalty and prosecution proceedings in confirmed cases.
The large-scale verification drive was initiated on July 14, 2025, and is underway across various states including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat, Punjab, and Karnataka.
Yes, officials have confirmed that this is just the beginning, and the department is prepared to expand its efforts to target both individual taxpayers and the networks of intermediaries involved in orchestrating the fraud.
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