{"id":8040,"date":"2020-08-14T13:37:46","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T08:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/?p=8040"},"modified":"2022-02-03T17:18:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T11:48:16","slug":"key-highlights-of-pm-modis-speech-on-transparent-taxation-seamless-painless-faceless-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/key-highlights-of-pm-modis-speech-on-transparent-taxation-seamless-painless-faceless-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi speech on Taxation: Seamless, painless"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_58 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ee56bf4ce02\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ee56bf4ce02\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/key-highlights-of-pm-modis-speech-on-transparent-taxation-seamless-painless-faceless-assessment\/#Key_highlights_of_PM_Modis_speech_on_Transparent_Taxation_Seamless_painless_Faceless_Assessment\" title=\"Key highlights of PM Modi\u2019s speech on Transparent Taxation: Seamless, painless, Faceless Assessment\">Key highlights of PM Modi\u2019s speech on Transparent Taxation: Seamless, painless, Faceless Assessment<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/key-highlights-of-pm-modis-speech-on-transparent-taxation-seamless-painless-faceless-assessment\/#Key_highlights_of_PM_Modis_speech_on_Tax_Reforms_are_as_under\" title=\"Key highlights of PM Modi\u2019s speech on Tax Reforms are as under:\">Key highlights of PM Modi\u2019s speech on Tax Reforms are as under:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/key-highlights-of-pm-modis-speech-on-transparent-taxation-seamless-painless-faceless-assessment\/#Income_Tax\" title=\"Income Tax\">Income Tax<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/key-highlights-of-pm-modis-speech-on-transparent-taxation-seamless-painless-faceless-assessment\/#CBDT_Income_Tax_Department_hopes_to_finalize_all_faceless_e-Assessments_by_mid-September\" title=\"CBDT: Income Tax Department hopes to finalize all faceless e-Assessments by mid-September.\">CBDT: Income Tax Department hopes to finalize all faceless e-Assessments by mid-September.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/key-highlights-of-pm-modis-speech-on-transparent-taxation-seamless-painless-faceless-assessment\/#Faceless_Assessment_Step_by_step_Procedure_Reasons_for_the_implementation_in_India\" title=\"Faceless Assessment: Step by step Procedure &amp; Reasons for the implementation in India\">Faceless Assessment: Step by step Procedure &amp; Reasons for the implementation in India<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8041\" style=\"width: 659px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Key-Features-of-Transparent-Taxation-1024x768.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8041\" src=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Key-Features-of-Transparent-Taxation-1024x768-1024x768.png\" alt=\"www.carajput.com; PM MODI Speech; Income Tax\" width=\"659\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Key-Features-of-Transparent-Taxation-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Key-Features-of-Transparent-Taxation-1024x768-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Key-Features-of-Transparent-Taxation-1024x768-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">www.carajput.com; PM MODI Speech; Income Tax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_highlights_of_PM_Modis_speech_on_Transparent_Taxation_Seamless_painless_Faceless_Assessment\"><\/span>Key highlights of PM Modi\u2019s speech on Transparent Taxation: Seamless, painless, Faceless Assessment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On 13 August PM Modi will launch the platform &#8216;Transparent Taxation \u2013 Honoring the Honest&#8217;,\u00a0 The upcoming platform would help CBDT&#8217;s reform agenda to make the tax filing process clearer and simpler, the Ministry of Finance said.<\/p>\n<p>The CBDT has taken a number of steps in recent years to boost transparency and introduced direct tax reforms: PMO.<\/p>\n<p>In the run-up to Independence Day, in a bid to honor honest taxpayers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing to launch the Transparent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caindelhiindia.com\/blog\/presumptive-taxation-section-44ad-44ada-44ae\/\">Taxation <\/a>Honest Platform, a move that will enhance attempts to reform and streamline our taxation system.<\/p>\n<p>The system that will be launched today is expected to continue the journey of direct tax reforms that have been undertaken over the last six years.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_highlights_of_PM_Modis_speech_on_Tax_Reforms_are_as_under\"><\/span>Key highlights of PM Modi\u2019s speech on Tax Reforms are as under:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8042\" style=\"width: 792px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Key-Features-of-Transparent-Taxation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8042\" src=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Key-Features-of-Transparent-Taxation.png\" alt=\"www.carajput.com; PM MODI Speech; Income Tax\" width=\"792\" height=\"1078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Key-Features-of-Transparent-Taxation.png 459w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Key-Features-of-Transparent-Taxation-220x300.png 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">www.carajput.com; PM MODI Speech; Income Tax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Faceless Income Tax Scrutiny \u2013 The <a href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/overview-of-taxpayers-charter-under-the-income-tax-act\/\">income tax<\/a> assessment is now entirely faceless. No local officer shall be engaged in the proceedings. Such a process shall be confidential to the taxpayer as well as to the tax officer.<\/li>\n<li>Now, a smooth, faceless, and tireless process.<\/li>\n<li>Faceless Income Tax Appeal<\/li>\n<li>No issue with the transfer of income tax officers<\/li>\n<li>Out of 130 Crores, only 1.5 Crores Indian pays income tax. Therefore, they should come forward to pay their taxes properly.<\/li>\n<li>In the last 6 years, about 1500 laws have been abolished by the Modi administration. In India, for ease of business.<\/li>\n<li>Incorporated the Taxpayer Charter, which set out the dedication of the Income Tax Department and the perceptions of the Taxpayers.<\/li>\n<li>The main purpose is to make every rule-of-law, policy-driven, and public-friendly. This is the use of the new governance model and the country is getting results.<\/li>\n<li>Taxpayers charter is also a major step forward on the nation&#8217;s development journey.<\/li>\n<li>India is among the lowest corporate tax nations, says PM Modi.<\/li>\n<li>There is a very small percentage of the total population of taxpayers in the country. He said that.<\/li>\n<li>The goal is to make the tax system seamless, painless, and faceless.<\/li>\n<li>The statement posted on Wednesday stated that tax reforms would involve increasing accountability in official communications through the recently launched Document Identification Number (DIN) in which each departmental communication would carry a unique document identification number generated by a computer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Income_Tax\"><\/span>Income Tax<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The IT Department also outlined the Direct Tax &#8220;Vivad\u00a0 Vishwas Act, 2020,&#8221; under which declarations for settlement of disputes are currently being filed, in order to provide for the resolution of pending tax disputes.<\/p>\n<p>The monetary requirements for filing departmental appeals in multiple appellate courts have been increased to efficiently raise taxpayer lawsuits and litigation.<\/p>\n<p>Several measures were taken to promote digital transactions as well as electronic payment methods.<\/p>\n<p>The IT dept is determined to take measures forward and has also made efforts to ease adherence for taxpayers during the COVID period by trying to extend statutory timeliness for filing returns as well as releasing refunds promptly to increase liquidity in the hands of taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister&#8217;s forthcoming announcement of the &#8220;Transparent Taxation-Honoring the Honest&#8221; initiative would begin the path of direct tax reforms.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8043\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/carajput.com-taxation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8043\" src=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/carajput.com-taxation.jpg\" alt=\"www.carajput.com; PM MODI Speech\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/carajput.com-taxation.jpg 640w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/carajput.com-taxation-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/carajput.com-taxation-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">www.carajput.com; PM MODI Speech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>we hope, this will improve the quality of assessments, even if there would be more litigation at ITAT\/HC\/ SC level due to the difference of opinion of Tax Payers and the Income Tax Department.<\/p>\n<p>Popular blog:-<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CBDT_Income_Tax_Department_hopes_to_finalize_all_faceless_e-Assessments_by_mid-September\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/learn\/income-tax-department-hopes-to-finalize-all-faceless-eassessments-by-midseptember.html\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/learn\/income-tax-department-hopes-to-finalize-all-faceless-eassessments-by-midseptember.html\">CBDT: Income Tax Department hopes to finalize all faceless e-Assessments by mid-September.<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Faceless_Assessment_Step_by_step_Procedure_Reasons_for_the_implementation_in_India\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/learn\/basic-reasons-for-the-implementation-of-the-eassessment-system-in-india.html\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/learn\/basic-reasons-for-the-implementation-of-the-eassessment-system-in-india.html\">Faceless Assessment: Step by step Procedure &amp; Reasons for the implementation in India<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key highlights of PM Modi\u2019s speech on Transparent Taxation: Seamless, painless, Faceless Assessment On 13 August PM Modi will launch the platform &#8216;Transparent Taxation \u2013 Honoring the Honest&#8217;,\u00a0 The upcoming platform would help CBDT&#8217;s reform agenda to make the tax filing process clearer and simpler, the Ministry of Finance said. 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