Bhaskar Exclusive: Those who were emailed amid suspicion of fraud in returns, their e-mails were not updated, now 90% penalty

The Income Tax Department had recently instructed several taxpayers to update their returns through messages and emails. But there are many taxpayers who did not receive the e-mail. Because they did not update their new emails while filing the returns. In the first phase of the IT News.2 campaign, when messages or emails were sent, 61 per cent responded and 39 per cent did not respond at all. Now, for those who have not received e-mails, the sword of penalty ranging from 30 per cent to 90 per cent is hanging over them. CA Dharmesh Shah says that in many cases where the message or e-mail has come, there is no mistake on the part of the taxpayer, the return is filled correctly, but still the AIS has been verified and if there is a small mistake, the return has been re-filled. The commission identified donors and recipients The I-T department has seized several documents by examining the donors and donors in three phases and has also prepared a list of political parties that take commission. If the properties are not shown in the return, they will be declared benami Official sources say that if the property is purchased abroad or in the country and it is not shown in the return and the investigation is conducted later and the taxpayer cannot provide evidence, then such properties can also be proved to be benami. Loss of not updating e-mail If the e-mail has changed, it is necessary to update it, otherwise the notice will be legal in a way. In the present case, if the e-mail is not updated and the e-mail has gone to the old address, then the taxpayer will have to bear the brunt of the penalty. > Ramesh Goel, CA