Income Tax Notice: A strange case related to the Income Tax Department has come to light in Bihar. Yes, a person earning Rs 10,000 a month in Gaya district of Bihar has received an income tax notice of Rs 2 crore.
After receiving the notice, the laborer and his family are very upset. Rajiv Kumar Verma, a resident of Gaya, supports his family by working as a laborer. But now he is troubled by the mistake of the Income Tax Department.
According to the report published in News 18, Rajiv Kumar Verma has been making rounds of the Income Tax Department for the last four days. But his problem remains the same. Rajiv says that he cannot earn such a huge amount even by working as a laborer all his life. Rajiv Kumar told that he had made an FD of Rs. 2 lakhs in the Gaya branch of Corporation Bank on 22 January, 2015. But he withdrew it on 16 August, 2016 before the time was over. Despite this, a notice of Rs. 2 crores has been sent to his house.
Order to pay a fine of Rs 67 lakh in two days
He told that when he approached the Income Tax Department regarding this matter, he was advised to appeal. He was told that this could be a technical issue. He was also told that if it is a technical issue, it can be rectified through appeal. Rajiv has been asked to pay a fine of Rs 67 lakh within two days. He says that I do not have any kind of knowledge related to income tax. He also said that how can a person earning Rs 10,000 a month file a return?
Reason for receiving notice from Income Tax Department
> Wrong information in data: It is possible that due to some technical error in the database of Income Tax Department, wrong transaction has been shown in the account of Rajiv Kumar Verma. Due to this, you may receive a notice from Income Tax Department.
> Identification error: It is possible that Income Tax Department has wrongly linked Rajiv Kumar Verma with some other person whose income is very high.
> System error: Due to some error in the system of Income Tax Department, this notice may have been generated wrongly. Apart from this, there can be many other reasons like any fraud or any other technical problem etc.
What is the option?
If any such person receives a notice from the Income Tax Department in a wrong manner, then he should appeal to the Income Tax Department. The department should be given information related to his income and bank account. Apart from this, such a person should submit his bank statement, PAN card and other necessary documents.
