I-T dept to launch jurisdiction-free assessment from October

The project will cover 100 cities in the first phase of implementation

The assessment of taxpayers is set to become jurisdiction-free. Come October, the income tax (I-T) department will launch a pilot project of the new system in Mumbai and Delhi to identify the loopholes. The project will then cover 100 cities in the first phase of implementation.

The system envisages allocation of a particular taxpayer’s profile to any officer across the country via a special software. In the existing system, taxpayers are assessed in the specific region where they are based.

The move aims to curb corruption in the department along with harassment faced by the assessees. “This is a first-of-its-kind