New Taxpayers’ Charter issued. Know Rights & Obligations of taxpayers
Ministry of Finance has issued detailed Taxpayers’ Charter in line with announcement by Prime Minister of India
This Taxpayer Charter spells out the various commitments made by the Income Tax Department to the taxpayer, but also highlights the taxpayer’s obligations associated with those commitments.
Taxpayers have the following right:
The Department shall provide prompt, courteous and professional assistance in all dealings with the taxpayers.
The Department shall treat every taxpayer as honest unless there is a reason to believe otherwise.
The Department shall provide fair and impartial appeal and review mechanism.
The Department shall provide accurate information for fulfilling compliance obligations under the Law
The Department shall take decision in every income atx proceeding within the time prescribed under Law.
The Department shall collect only the amount due as per Law
The Department will follow due process of law and no more be intrusive than necessary in any inquiry, examination or enforcement action.
The Department shall not disclose any information provided by taxpayer to the Department unless authorised by law.
The Department shall hold its authorities accountable for their actions
The Department shall allow every taxpayer to choose an authorised representative of his choice.
The Department shall provide a mechanism for lodging a complaint and prompt disposal thereof.
The Department shall provide a fair and impartial system and resolve the tax issues in a time bound manner.
The Department shall provide a fair and impartial system and resolve the tax issues in a time bound manner.
The Department shall duly take into account the cost of compliance when administering tax legislation.
Taxpayers are expected:
Taxpayer is expected to honestly disclose full information and fulfill his compliance obligations
Taxpayer is expected to be aware of his compliance obligations under tax laws and seek help of department if needed.
Taxpayer is expected to keep accurate records as required by law.
Taxpayer is expected to know what information and submission are made by his authorised representative
Taxpayer is expected to make submissions as per tax laws in timely manner
Taxpayer is expected to pay amount of tax due as per law in timely manner.
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