Income Tax department of India to celebrate ‘‘Income Tax Day” on 24th July, 2010
The first “Income Tax Day”, promoted by Income Tax Department of India marking its 150 years of existence will be celebrated across the country on 24th July, 2010. The tax department will be organizing series of events all over the country to commemorate this day.
Taxsmile.com, an Income Tax department approved online tax filing portal by 3i Infotech Consumer Services Ltd. (CSL), has come forward to make this event even more special for tax payers by introducing special discounts for filing taxes for 24th July and 25th July, 2010. The e-filing services will be provided at a 40% discounted price of Rs. 150/- only. Tax payers can also get their return prepared by mailing their form 16 (pdf) to taxassist@taxsmile.com. Also additional tools like MyMoney (money management tool) and SecMsg (secure SMS solution) will be provided to Taxsmile subscribers for free.
Commenting on the celebration, Mr. Ravi Jagannathan, Managing Director and CEO, 3i Infotech Consumer Services Limited, said, “With the income tax system having completed 150 years, and the tax authorities having adopted technologically advanced methodologies, we are able to avail of electronic tax filing methods that are not only more easy and convenient but, incidentally, also more environment friendly. In addition to e-filing of taxes, the income tax department promotes and provides different services like online view of tax credit, online tracking of tax refund, centralized processing centre to speed up the processing for refunds and assessments, Aayakar Sewa Kendra, Aayakar Sampark Kendra and modernization of tax offices. To join in the celebrations and to promote these initiatives, we are happy to offer for two days, our Taxsmile.com e-filing services at discounted rates.”
About 3i Infotech Consumer Services Ltd
3i Infotech Consumer Services Ltd. (3i Infotech CSL) is a fully owned subsidiary of 3i Infotech Ltd., a leading Indian IT Company. 3i Infotech CSL is focused on enabling Indian consumers to manage their financial and legal obligations by leveraging technology-driven processes and by transforming the way they have been transacting on the Internet and mobile phones. 3i Infotech CSL, under its eMudhra brand name (www.e-mudhra.com) is licensed to issue digital signatures to Indian consumers. 3i Infotech CSL has created a number of online applications, including www.taxsmile.com (online income tax filing), which promote the use of digital signatures