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CBDT takes step to ensure transparency in tax administration
Aug-16-2019

In order to ensure more transparency in Tax Administration, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has brought in concept of Document Identification Number (DIN). All communications made by the tax department to assessees from October 1, 2019 will carry a computer-generated DIN in order to promote transparency.

According to the tax regulator, although almost all notices & orders of Income Tax Department are being generated electronically on the Income Tax Business Application (ITBA) platform, there have been some instances in which the notice, order, summons, letter and any correspondence were found to have been issued manually, without maintaining a proper audit trail of such communication.

In order to prevent such instances and to maintain proper audit trail of all communication, the CBDT laid down parameters specifying the manner in which any communication issued by any income-tax authority relating to assessment, appeals, orders, statutory or otherwise, exemptions, enquiry, investigation, verification of information, penalty, prosecution, rectification, approval etc. to the assessee or any other person will be dealt with. All such communication issued on or after October 01, 2019 shall carry a DIN duly quoted in the body of such communication.

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