Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a platform 'Transparent Taxation- Honoring the Honest' platform, which brings into effect faceless assessment of taxpayers, and the Rights' Charter for the taxpayers.
With the 'Transparent Taxation' that is aimed at carrying forward the journey of direct tax reforms, the taxpayers would not be harassed and treated with suspicion here on. The platform will ease tax compliance, the PM said on Thursday.
Speaking at the launch, the Prime Minister said that India is among few countries giving such rights and dignity to the taxpayers.
Dedicating the new platform to honest taxpayers, PM Modi said, "Honest taxpayers play important role in national development. Faceless assessment, faceless appeal, and taxpayer charter part of the new platform 'Transparent Taxation Honoring the Honest'."
Banking the unbanked, securing the unsecured is our motto, PM Modi added.
This platform has big reforms such as faceless assessment, faceless appeal, and taxpayers charter. "Faceless assessment and taxpayers charter come in force from today, whereas faceless appeal service will be available from September 25,” the Prime Minister said.
He said that the charter has been introduced with defined rights and responsibilities. From here on the Income Tax Department cannot doubt anyone without a basis, he said. The effort is to make the tax system seamless, painless, and faceless, the PM said.
Speaking at the launch, PM said, “There was a time when there used to be a lot of talk about reforms. Sometimes decisions were taken out of compulsion or pressure and were called reforms. Due to this, the desired results could not be achieved. Now this thinking and approach, both have changed.”
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Modi is of the view that the structural reforms will add a new dimension along with the transparent taxation platform. He also noted that reform should be policy-driven and holistic.
Speaking of the recent measures, he said that nearly 3 lakh cases were resolved under the "Vivaad Se Vishwas" scheme.
He also appealed to the citizens and said that those who are capable of paying taxes but not in the tax net should also voluntarily pay taxes.