I-T plans 3-pronged strategy to boost tax mop-up, base

Functional specialisation, jurisdiction-free assessment, taxpayer segmentation are three focus areas

Defaulted on your income tax payment? You may have to deal with at least three separate tax officers for verification of returns, assessment and, finally, recovery of dues. Besides, a Delhi-based taxpayer may receive a tax notice from an officer posted in, say, the Northeast, as part of sweeping changes being deliberated by the income-tax (I-T) department to boost revenue collection.

The department is working on a three-pronged strategy to improve tax collection and widen the tax base, which now stands at 55 million. The department has a steep tax collection target for the current financial year.

Functional specialisation, jurisdiction-free