Lok Sabha Question No. 2028 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Income Tax Evaders
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 2028

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 21 st  DECEMBER, 2018

## SUKRAVARA, AGRAHAYANA 30, 1940 (SAKA)

## INCOME TAX EVADERS

## †2028. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  Whether  the  Department  of  Income  Tax  has  conducted  any survey  to identify income tax evaders and to provide better services to the taxpayers during the last three years;
- (b) If yes, the details thereof;
- (c)  the details of taxes collected so far during the current year, state/UT-wise; and
- (d) the  percentage  by  which  the  said  amount  is  higher  or  lower  than  the amount of taxes collected during the last three years.

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

## (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a) Yes, Department of Income Tax has conducted many surveys to identify income tax evaders during the last three years.

The Income tax Department has conducted several out-reach programmes and meetings  with  various  stake-holders  to  identify  the  areas  for  better  tax  payer services.

- (b) Details of surveys conducted to identify income tax evaders in last three years -  Surveys  to  identify  income  tax  evaders  have  been  done  under  the provision of Section 133A of Income Tax Act, 1961. Such surveys are not done at random but done on the basis of comparative examination of income shown in the  return  of  income,  if  any  filed,  with  the  information  relevant  to  a  taxpayer's income  available  from  various  sources.  If  any  apparent  evasion  is  found, prescribed Income Tax authorities conduct the survey after recording reasons. Number of surveys done and amount of undisclosed income detected in such surveys in the last three years are as under:

| Fin. Yr.   |   No. of survey | Amount of undisclosed income detected   |
|------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2015-16    |            4428 | Rs. 9699.85 cr.                         |
| 2016- 17   |           12520 | Rs. 13689.76 cr.                        |
| 2017-18    |           13487 | Rs. 9633.60 cr.                         |

Details  of  survey  conducted  by  Department  of  Income  Tax  to  provide better  services  to  the  taxpayers during  the  last  three  years -  The Income Tax Department based upon the feedback received from its regular interactions with  various  stake  holders  continuously  upgrades  the  facilities  and  services provided by it to the taxpayers.

- (c) Details of taxes collected so far (up to November, 2018) during the current year is as under:
- (d) Percentage  by  which  the  said  amount  is  higher  or  lower  than  the  amount  of taxes collected during the last three years are as under:

| Heads of Taxes   | Amount Collected under Direct Taxes up to Nov. 2018   |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Corporation Tax  | Rs. 2,95,816 crore                                    |
| Taxes on Income  | Rs. 2,56,149 crore                                    |
| Total            | Rs. 5,51,965 crore                                    |

| Financial Year            | Direct Tax Collection   | Growth over previous Year   |
|---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2015-16 (Up to Nov. 2015) | Rs. 3,62,798 cr.        | ____                        |
| 2016-17 (Up to Nov. 2016) | Rs. 4,19,649 cr.        | 15.67%                      |
| 2017-18 (Up to Nov. 2017) | Rs. 4,81,291 cr.        | 14.69%                      |
| 2018-19 (Up to Nov. 2018) | Rs. 5,51,965 cr.        | 14.68%                      |