CBDT launches an e-portal for filing tax evasion complaints

CBDT launches an e-portal for filing tax evasion complaints

• CBDT has launched an electronic dedicated e-portal on the Dept’s e-filing website to receive & process complaints about tax evasion, international hidden assets as well as complaints about Benami properties,
• Central Board of Direct Taxes taking another step towards e-governance & promoting citizens’ involvement as stakeholders in reducing tax evasion.
• A Tax Evasion Petition can now be filed by the public via a link on the Income Tax Department’s e-filing website https://www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/home under the heading ‘File tax evasion/undisclosed foreign asset/Benami property complaint.
• The facility allows individuals who are current PAN/Aadhaar holders to file complaints as well as individuals who do not have a PAN/Aadhaar.
  • The complainant files grievances about violations of the Income-Tax Act, 1961,
  • Avoidance of Benami Transactions on Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Assets and Income)
  • Prevention of the Benami Transactions Act (as amended)
• Above 3 different ways designed for the purpose of Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Assets and Income) which following an OTP-based confirmation protocol  via mobile and/or email.

• Income tax Dept. will assign a unique number to each complaint upon successful submission of the complaint,
• Complainant will be able to view the status of the complaint on the Department’s website.
• This e-portal is also another initiative of the Department of Income Tax to boost the convenience of interaction with the Department,
• Enhancing its e-governance resolved with the income tax dept, related resoltion of issue on e-governance enhancing.

Additions made relying on Form 26AS to be deleted if Assessing Officer failed to find any defect in books of account of assessee’s.

• Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in one of the case law decided that where A O had not found a only one defect in assessee’s enquiry made by him U/s 133(6) of income tax act & books of account had been properly explained by Income tax payer addition made by A.O on difference between amount reflected in terms of form 26AS & books of account was to be deleted.

URGENT TAX SCAM ALERT : BEWARE OF FAKE INCOME TAX EMAILS

Today, I received an email that appeared to be from the Income Tax Department, Government of India, titled “2025 Annual List of Tax Violations”, urging me to download a file via a shortened link. At first glance, it looked official — complete with a reference number and government-style formatting. But a quick verification revealed it was a phishing attempt. Here’s how I identified it:

🔹 The sender’s email ended with “.ne.jp” : a Japanese domain (not @incometax.gov.in or @gov.in).
🔹 Email contained a bit.ly shortened link : something never used in genuine government communication.
🔹 The message used urgent and threatening language, along with grammatical errors : classic phishing red flags. This is a scam designed to trick taxpayers and professionals into clicking malicious links or disclosing confidential information.

Income taxpayer always verify the sender’s domain official emails only come from @incometax.gov.in or @gov.in. Never click on shortened or unfamiliar links. Report suspicious mails as phishing in Gmail or your email client. When in doubt, log in directly to the Income Tax e-filing portal or consult your Chartered Accountant.

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