IT Department Sends Notices to High-Earning Senior Executives for Undisclosed Foreign Assets

Last updated: 21 February 2026

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The Income Tax Department has issued notices to dozens of senior executives earning over Rs 50 lakh annually for allegedly failing to declare foreign assets and overseas income. These notices target discrepancies including underreported stock incentives and inflated allowances, with executives from various sectors, including IT and hospitality, being scrutinised. The department is using automated data analytics and international exchange programmes to detect undeclared foreign transactions, including properties, cryptocurrencies, and offshore accounts.

Dozens of high-earning executives, drawing annual salaries exceeding Rs 50 lakh, are facing scrutiny from the Income Tax Department for allegedly underreporting income and claiming unwarranted exemptions. Notices have been issued to top-level executives, including chief executives and managing directors of multinational companies, urging them to rectify discrepancies before penalties are imposed. Officials said the notices focus on undeclared foreign assets, overseas income, underreported sto

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Dozens of high-earning executives, including chief executives and managing directors of multinational companies, with annual salaries exceeding Rs 50 lakh are receiving notices.

The notices are for allegedly underreporting income and claiming unwarranted exemptions, focusing on undeclared foreign assets, overseas income, underreported stock-linked incentives, and inflated perquisites.

Executives from sectors including IT, hospitality, fast-moving consumer goods, engineering, construction, automobiles, and startups have come under the department's radar.

The department is using intensified reviews of high-income individuals' tax returns, data from automated exchange programmes, PAN-linked tracking, and AI-based analytics to flag inconsistencies.

Undisclosed foreign assets include properties in the names of minors and spouses, overseas stocks, cryptocurrency payments, and deposits in foreign accounts.

This crackdown aligns with the government's push for tighter compliance and data-driven enforcement to ensure accurate tax reporting.

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