Aaykar Setu: Now solve I-T issues, pay taxes, apply for PAN, via CBDT app
CBDT app will also help people link their Aadhaar with Permanent Account Number (PAN)
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Paying income tax, applying for PAN and seeking redressal of grievances have become easier as the tax department today launched an app allowing taxpayers perform basic functions through their smartphone.
The mobile app will also help people link their 12- digit biometric identifier Aadhaar with Permanent Account Number (PAN) card as well as track the TDS deduction details.
The mobile app ‘Aaykar Setu’, launched by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, literally means bridge for taxpayers and will be available in Android phones.
“This is a very important step forward by the CBDT and the principle reason being technology as a very powerful tool becomes an enabler. (With the app) most of the work the assessee can discharge without any external help sitting at home,” the minister said.
This is the first mobile app by the CBDT and can be downloaded by giving missed calls to 7306525252.
The app will have a live chat facility named ‘Chatbot’ from 10 am to 6 pm which will provide solution to queries of taxpayers relating to PAN, TAN, TDS, return filing, refund status and tax payments.
Besides, people can also have a live chat with tax experts and provides address of nearby tax return preparer.
It provides ease of use of all the services related to tax payment including tax payment, tax calculation. Also if a taxpayer has a problem, this app will help in lodging his grievance in the e-Nivaran module of the CBDT.
The taxpayers will also be able to receive regular updates regarding important tax dates, forms and notifications on mobile numbers registered with the ITD.
All taxpayers who wish to receive such SMS alerts are advised to register their mobile numbers in the Aaykar Setu module.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) will also activate the option of filing tax returns using the mobile app in the coming months.
“The app reduces the physical interface between assessing officer (AO) and assessees. Physical interface has many unintended consequences – it is time consuming and can lead to improprieties,” Jaitley said.
The tax department, he said, has endeavoured to reduce interface and a lot of it has already happened. The app will make it “far more convenient” and make compliance easy.
“It also helps us in improving the image of the department. For the reason that one of the not so acceptable alibis given by those who don’t comply is we don’t comply because the harassment that compliance involves. Not that this reason has much reason in it, but today this reason gets eliminated more the interface is reduced,” he said.
Jaitley said an external audit must be done to see how much of the interface has been reduced and which are the other areas where it can be done.
The app will also have a section as ‘tax gyaan’ which will be a multiple choice question web-based game to provide knowledge to the youth accessible from mobile as well as desktop.
The mobile app is in the series of actions taken by the CBDT to provide better taxpayer services and reduce grievances.
The new initiative is a step by the I-T department to directly communicate with the taxpayers on a range of multiple informative and useful tax services aimed at providing tax information at their fingertips.
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I should have got pension arrear for .08 years amounting to aprox 1275000.but the bank authority have realeasd aprox 950000 after deducting T D S aprox 325000.Now that I should do to get back the excess amount deducted.
Though I am yet to download the “app” on my android phone, the initiative taken by the Ministry of Finance through its I.T.Wing is indeed highly praise-worthy. Normally I get my I.Tax e-filed through “H&RBlock” since last year, I would certainly try e-filling my I.T.Return w.e.f. next financial year (FY2017-2018).
I wanted to know regarding business news.
Like Licence & registrations.
THERE IS ERROR IN PRINTING OF NAME ON MY PAN CARD MIDDLE NAME IS PRINTED AS FIRST NAME HOW TO ALTER THIS
I am a retiree from Central Service aged 74 years now.I want rectory my ITR -1 for the year 2015-16 now and resubmit it online now as I have found some glaring mistakes in the figures entered due to probably a technical glitche in my laptop occurred earlier when I had submitted return on 06/09/2015.I made a few attempts to correct the figures and resubmit my return online and I was not successful.I have since received a message from IT Dept. to send the ITR-1 acknowledgement duly signed by me for verification.My tax liability is Nil earlier as also now with the revised figures and only rectifications are to be done and resubmit now.Kindly advice as to how to resubmit my return online with rectifications.Thanks.
I had received a mail from CBDT that an amount of Rs.28,000/- has been found at my credit after conluding audit for first quarter of this year. Confirmation of mb no was asked for which I did. The mail bounced back. I sent mail to Chairman CBDT requesting him about the auhenticity of the mail. I have sent a copy of that mail in reply to notification of Ayekar Setu. No reply so far. Refund is due and I have been requesting for it. Pl look into th matter and let me know. Thanks and regards.
copy of mail received
From: Incometax Dept.
To: dr_sharan1@yahoo.com
Sent: Thursday, 15 June 2017 7:23 AM
Subject: Your Incometax-Refund is ready..
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Dear sharan Joneja,
This is an official update on your incometax refund. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has just concluded the incometax audit for the first quarter of this year and after the audit, your column reveals that you are qualified for an incometax refund of 28,279.39 INR which is the sum total of your tax excesses till date
Kindly follow the link below to submit a tax refund application to enable us process and remit your refunds into your bank account.
Submit refund application
Note: Refund may be delayed if you fail to verify your mobile number or if you submit an incorrect/incomplete account information
Mobile Verification is mandatory..
Regards
Central Board of Direct Taxes
Ministry of Finance
Government of India
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I am abroad so I am not able to file my return on due date ,what is the penalty of late filing ITR .?
I am abroad so I am not able to file my ITR on due date ,what is the penalty fo late filing.?
I am abroad so I am not able to file my ITR on due date ,what is the penalty fo late filing.?
if an individual has misplaced or lost his/her pancard, what steps do one take to get a duplicate one ? can one apply thru this website ?thank you
Which form is required to be filled in case of Pension being NON TAXABLE, but receipts are from Dividends & sale of Shares more than Ten years Older and Redumption ofMF Units of more than Ten years old. The sale &/or Redumption Amount do not exceed Two Lakhs.
Or there is no need to file A Return at all
I have not been favored with any advice to my Issue of IT Return relating to AY 2015-16.which I would like to file again with rectifications.
Link my Ad hardware with my PAN
My Aadhar ( )is already linked to my PAN ( )
Since address on my PAN is very old, I want to amend it as per my present address as mention in Aadhar card.
However local PAN office ( NSDL) at Ahmednagar is failing to do so, saying that Aadar is not visible on my PAN site
When I also tried on line than also similar error message is reflected. Pl suggest what to be done from my side
O N Agrawal
I have taken pan card 10 years back.i have taken Aadhaar card in the new address.my I got changed to k.v.s.sastei from k.v s.sastry through central govt gazette.
Now I tried to change name and include the latest address on the Aadhaar card through online application and payment. Twice the the Pune centre rejected stating the address is not matching with the Aadhaar card.The address error may be district and and town.i have linked Aadhaar card and PAN card this year.pl let me know how to change the address and name in the pan card as per Aadhaar card. Who can help me in this regard from IT Department.