Income Tax Update – Highlights on Recent Amendments
Sonakshi Jhunjhunwala
Sunil Jhunjhunwala
68,000 cases taken up for verification under e-Verification Scheme, 2021: CBDT: Press Release,
dated 13th March, 2023
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), vide notification No. 137 /2021, dated 13th December, 2021,
notified the e-Verification Scheme, 2021. The Scheme aims to share and verify such financial transaction
information with the taxpayer, which appears to be either unreported or under-reported in the
taxpayer’s Income-tax Return (ITR).
As per the Scheme, where the mismatch between the amount accepted by the assessee and the amount reported
by the reporting entity persists, the information after initial e-verification shall be run through a
risk management strategy laid down by the Board. The information found to be no/low risk on such risk
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