NAHIDA QURASHI
POONCH
The Income Tax Department in collaboration with the District Administration Poonch today organised a Tax Awareness Programme at Dak Bunglow Poonch.
A team of Income Tax officials led by Vijay Choudhary, ITO interacted with the taxpayers, DDOs and other employees of the district. The aim of the programme was to aware DDOs and taxpayers about the different provisions of the Income Tax Act and to highlight the role of the DDOs in tax deductions.
Through PowerPoint presentations and lectures by speakers including Income Tax Officer, Vijay Choudhary, Chief Account Officer, Mohd. Hanief Tantray, Income Tax Inspector Sumit Kumar, and Chartered Accountant, Ritender Gupta briefed the importance aspects of the Income Tax Act, including filing of timely ITRs, computation of Income Tax, exemptions and inclusion of other incomes, besides salaries in ITR were deliberated upon for the audience and stressed upon for adherence.
DDOs were apprised about the importance of TDS, the filing of TDS returns, the importance of the tax regime and their roles and responsibilities under the Act.
Speaking on the occasion, District Treasury Officer Poonch, Abdul Rashid Doustom emphasised upon all to take benefit of the sessions to fulfil their financial duties while also highlighting the role of taxes for the socio-economic development of the nation.
During the programme, the matter of bogus refund claims filed by the taxpayers, especially the salaried employees was also deliberated upon and participants were made aware of the legal consequences of wrong claim of deductions and hence exhorted to be cautious and scrupulous in filing the ITRs to avoid any penalties. The taxpayers were also made aware of the provision of filing of Updated Returns (ITR-U) that can be filed to rectify any mistakes and avoid future legal consequences.
The speakers apprised the DDOs of their duties and responsibilities towards nation building and also urged them to follow the income tax rules and regulations and adopt due diligence while assessing income and deduction details of all the employees under their respective offices.
