Small Taxpyers and Senior Citizens free from IT Scrutiny: CBDT

Small Tax payers (Individuals and HUF's having Gross Total Income less than Rs.10 lakh) and Senior citizens, filing ITR-1 and ITR-2 shall not be scrutinzed by IT department for A.Y 2012-13 , unless the IT department is in posession of credible informatio


No.402/92/2006-MC (07 of 2011)
Government of India / Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
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New Delhi dated the 14th March 2011
PRESS RELEASE
Streamlining procedure for scrutiny of income-tax returns
Scrutiny of income tax returns is an important mechanism for ensuring taxpayer
compliance and to counter tax-evasion. However, it has evoked some concern from small
taxpayers and senior citizens about prolonged enquiries. Concerns have also been raised about
selection of the same cases in scrutiny year after year.
Appreciating the concern of these taxpayers and with a view to mitigate their hardships,
Central Board of Direct Taxes has reviewed its scrutiny selection procedure. In order to redress
the grievance, it has been decided that during the financial year 2011-12, cases of senior citizens
and small taxpayers, filing income-tax returns in ITR-1 and ITR-2 will be subjected to scrutiny
only where the Income Tax department is in possession of credible information.
Senior citizens for this purpose would be individual taxpayers who are 60 years of age or
more. Small taxpayers would be individual and HUF taxpayers whose gross total income, before
availing deductions under Chapter VIA, does not exceed Rupees ten lakh.
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