The income-tax department will start sharing data on depreciation, sales and gross turnover of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as reported in their ITRs with the Union MSME ministry.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard with the Union MSME ministry. "The MoU will facilitate seamless sharing of certain Income-tax Return (ITR)-related information by the Income Tax Department to Ministry of MSME. This data will enable Ministry of MSME to check and classify enterprises in Micro, Small and Medium categories...," the CBDT said in a statement.
The CBDT in an