Srinagar, March 28: The Jammu & Kashmir government has decided to go tough against the bogus income tax refund claims by some employees working in the Education Department.
With this regard, all the heads of the department have been directed to take action against the employees who have claimed the income tax refund with the help of fabricated documents.
Director Finance, School Education Department, Iftikhar Hussain Chauhan said that a meeting was convened by the Principal Commissioner, Income Tax which was attended by all the Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) of various institutions. “In the meeting, it was highlighted that a number of employees are utilizing the service of some tax professionals wherein the number of income tax refund claims of employees has increased manifold in the last two years where TDS deducted from their salaries by ODO is refunded by using sections of income tax on the basis of fabricated documents,” he said.
Chauhan said the Income Tax Department has viewed the bogus refund claims, and the details of such employees who have claimed refunds have been prepared and intimated to the Chief Secretary. “Before forwarding the names of such employees to their respective departments, the government has given time relaxation till March 31 otherwise the employees will have to face serious consequences followed by departmental inquiries and imposition of penalties under the Income Tax Act 1961,” he said.
