It has been reported that in many cases, tribunals and high courts have recognised the unique modus operandi involved in such scams, and have passed judgements in favour of the revenue
Ranjan, who headed the tax force on direct taxes, has sought retirement from the service owing to "family and personal reasons," say sources
Despite a cut in the income tax collection target in the full Budget compared to the interim Budget projections, the target is far from realistic
This is the second extension for the taskforce under the CBDT member Akhilesh Ranjan
In December, the CBDT had revised the target for direct tax collection to Rs 10 trillion, which includes personal income tax and corporate tax, up from the budgeted Rs 9.8 trillion
CBDT only brings less than 1% of ITRs or cases under the rigorous scrutiny procedure
The letter also mentioned that over 20,000 grievances of the taxpayers were disposed of since the beginning of this year till November 13
The tax department will roll out several such initiatives, including expeditious refund in case the mismatch in TDS filing
The Central Board of Direct Taxes whenever such requests are made they should be backed by "evidence"