« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Income tax return filing 2025: Five ITR mistakes that can trigger an income tax notice in 2025  ITR filing What is updated income tax return and ITR U Who can file & what you can t change - top points to know  Shifted to new tax regime? Here are 5 investments you shouldn't drop  Auditing and Assurance Standards Board Expert Panel for addressing queries related to Statutory Audit pertaining to auditing aspects.  ITR Filing 2025: 6 Key Reporting Changes In ITR -2 Form That Taxpayers Must Know «  Finmin not for tax sops to Delhi Metro... I-T dept registers 62% revenue growth in J&K... » I-T department plans to outsource data entry October, 05th 2006 Faced with a severe manpower crunch, the income-tax department is seeking to outsource data entry work to private companies. It is also planning to outsource its future Group D staff (such as peons) requirements. By outsourcing the work, the department will be able to dispense with 2,500-3,000 new posts at this level, a finance ministry official said. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has projected an additional requirement of around 15,000. Of this, nearly 6,000-7,000 additional staff will be required for data processing work related to annual information returns (AIRs). The income-tax department has collected a mine of information through AIRs. This has to be verified, compared with the tax returns of the individuals after identifying their permanent account number, and then processed further in case there is a mismatch between the investment undertaken and the income shown, the official said. In addition to new staff to verify and process AIRs, additional manpower is also required by the department in the position of tax assistants and inspectors. The recruitment of this additional staff would be on the lines of banking recruitment in order to have people on rolls by June next year.