Income Tax Department identifies over 67 lakh non-filers

The Income Tax Department (IT) has identified 67.54 lakh non-filers for financial year 2014-15, it said in a statement. 

Meenakshi Goswami, Commissioner of Income Tax, said, "Data analytics carried out by the Systems Directorate of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) identifies non-filers about whom specific information is available in the AIR, CIB and TDS/TCS databases."

It further said, "The Income Tax Department has conducted the fifth cycle of data matching which has identified an additional 67.54 lakh potential non-filers who have carried out high value transactions in the financial year 2014-15 but did not file return of income for the relevant assessment year i.e. A.Y 2015-16."

While the Government urges all tax payers to disclose their true income and pay taxes accordingly, the Department would continue to pursue the non-filers vigorously till all the high potential non-filers are covered, she said.