The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has restricted the coercive or intrusive powers of tax officers in case of tax recoveries, with immediate effect. CBDT said such powers should be exercised only as a last resort after other means of recovery have been exhausted.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has restricted the coercive or intrusive powers of tax officers in case of tax recoveries, with immediate effect. CBDT said such powers should be exercised only as a last resort after other means of recovery have been exhausted. The Board has restricted recovery surveys to non-responsive or non-traceable taxpayers. It also reiterated that specific provisions have been amended to allow survey only by the investigation and tax deducted at source (TDS) wings .
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