Taxpayers in trouble
Out of 15 crore people in this country only 7 lakh people are taxpayers. This is the story going on through different newspapers, talk shows, and income tax bosses. This is evident from their attitude, talks, behaviour in every forum that they want to extend the tax net to every sphere of life in order to increase revenue income of the government. Conscious people who were so long ignorant about the importance of income tax payment are becoming interested to pay income tax from their salary income, business income or whatever may be the source after observing different advertisements in print and electronic media that payment of tax in time would save them from harassments and legal complications in future and at the same time the poor country would be largely benefited.
Now the picture is quite different in the government agencies where income tax return is collected. From their attitude and behaviour it seems they are not at all convinced of the urgency of tax payment by people. At different tax zones and circles their attitude has not changed. The government in their advertisements announced easy modalities to calculate and compute tax returns by individuals, but in real life it seems tax payment has become more complicated these days. There is a gulf of difference between what government says in respect to tax payment and the ordeal experienced by the taxpayers at different circle offices.
The government's responsibility is not confined to convincing people to come under the tax net through advertisement. They must make the procedures simple and easy so that people can pay taxes.
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