Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Record
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (August 21, 2024) requested tax officials to significance more practical phrases in notices or letters they despatched to taxpayers and workout energy bestowed upon them judiciously.
Addressing the one hundred and sixty fifth Source of revenue Tax Year celebrations, Ms. Sitharaman stated that next adopting the faceless regime, the tax officials will have to now effort to be extra “fair and friendly” of their dealings with taxpayers.
The tax notices must now not cause a “sense of fear” some of the taxpayers and in lieu, it must be easy and simple, she added.
The attention must form it “crystal clear” to the assessee the cause of which a understand was once being despatched to him/her, the minister famous.
Ms. Sitharaman additionally stated there was once room for growth in issuing refunds sooner.
Asking taxmen to steer clear of “ham-handed ways” in coping with taxpayers, the minister stated that the motion taken must be proportionate to the problem to hand.
She additionally requested taxpayers to significance enforcement measures simplest as a ultimate hotel, and the purpose of the section must be to inspire voluntary compliance.
The minister additionally underlined that once she says that the tax section must be extra pleasant and clear, it does now not cruel that the tax officials have been unfair most of these years.
“Can we explore issuing simple and easy-to-understand notices? Explain the reason behind why the action was taken and why the notice was being sent,” Ms. Sitharaman stated.
Declaring that she would get up with the tax section, the minister stated that tax officials must proceed to accomplish their isolated tasks.
