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Decade of Tax Reforms

case will be allotted to any officer across the country.
n In faceless regime assessment is a team-based
activity where the orders drafted by one team are
reviewed by another team before finalisation.
n The taxpayer and the assessing officer will not come
face to face with each other, hence it is called
faceless assessment.
Taxpayer Charter

The Income Tax
Department will behave
fairly and politely, the
Income Tax Department
will consider the
taxpayer to be honest.
n The department will provide a fair environment to Before 2014, income tax was levied

the taxpayers for appeal and review mechanism. even on income of Rs 2 lakh. Whereas
The complaint will be settled on time. The in our government, now no income
privacy and confidentiality of the taxpayer will tax has to be paid on income up to Rs
be followed. Income Tax officials will be made 7 lakh. Because of this, thousands of
accountable. crores of rupees of the middle class
have been saved.
Duties of taxpayers

- Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister

handful of countries that give this level of respect
and security to taxpayers. Now the taxpayer has been
assured of fair, polite, and rational behavior. That is,
the income tax department now has to take care of the
taxpayer's respect and sensitivity. Now the taxpayer's
words have to be believed, the department cannot look
at him with suspicion without any basis. Even if there
is any kind of doubt, the taxpayer has now been given
To provide all the information related to the right to appeal and review. Any rights always come
income honestly. Take care of the obligations with corresponding responsibilities and duties. In this
under the Income-tax Act, 1961. Keep your charter also, some expectations have been made from
tax records completely correct. Inform the the taxpayers. Taxpayer Paying tax or government
Income Tax Department on the change in collecting tax is not a matter of right or authority, but it is
circumstances. Follow the rules completely. the responsibility of both. The taxpayer has to pay taxes
because it is the system that runs the country.
Trust in citizens has been the only mantra in every
program, and every policy of the central government.

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