Government
of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
Dated-
10th September, 2015
Press
Release
Subject:-
Income-tax Department thanks the taxpayers for making e-enabled initiatives a
success
It
has been the constant endeavor of the Income-tax Department to make compliance simpler
for the taxpayer through the use of technology. E-filing of returns, refund
banker scheme and the newly introduced e-verification of Income-tax returns for
the Assessment year 2015-16 are some of the key initiatives undertaken by the
Department for making filing of returns simple and easy for the common
taxpayer.
The
Income Tax Department would like to acknowledge and thank the taxpayer for the
widespread support for its e-Governance initiatives.
The
taxpayers have come forward in greater numbers for e-filing of returns in the
current year. In the Financial Year (F.Y.) 2015-16, the Department has received
2.06 crore returns on the e-filing portal as on 07.09.2015 which is an increase
of 26.12% over the corresponding period of the preceding the F.Y. 2014-15, when
1.63 crore returns were e-filed. The peak filing rate in the F.Y. 2015-16
touched 3,475 returns per minute as compared to 2,901 returns per minute in the
F.Y. 2014-15.
To
facilitate the taxpayers by providing end-to-end e-enabled services and reduce
compliance burden, the Department offered the facility of electronic
verification of Income Tax Return for the A.Y. 2015-16 through an electronic verification
code (EVC). In the short period since its introduction, 32.95 lakh e-returns
have been verified through EVC. Use of EVC has dramatically reduced the time
taken for processing of e-filed returns for the A.Y. 2015-16. As on 07.09.2015
Central Processing Centre had processed 45.18 lakh returns relating to the A.Y.
2015-16 and issued refunds to 22.14 lakh tax payers who had claimed refunds for
the A.Y.2015-16.
The
Department remains committed to improving taxpayer services through enhanced
use and further improvement in technologies.
(Shefali
Shah)
Pr.
CIT(OSD),
Official Spokesperson, CBDT
Official Spokesperson, CBDT
