As on 07.09.2015 Central Processing Centre Processed 45.18 Lakh
Returns Relating to the A.Y. 2015-16 and Issued Refunds to 22.14 Lakh Tax
Payers for the A.Y.2015-16: Income-Tax Department Thanks the Taxpayers for
Making E-Enabled Initiatives a Success
It has been the constant
endeavor of the Income-tax Department to make compliance simpler for the
taxpayer through the use of technology. E-filing of returns, refund banker
scheme and the newly introduced e-verification of Income-tax returns for the Assessment
year 2015-16 are some of the key initiatives undertaken by the Department for
making filing of returns simple and easy for the common taxpayer.
The Income Tax Department
would like to acknowledge and thank the taxpayer for the widespread support for
its e-Governance initiatives.
The taxpayers have come
forward in greater numbers for e-filing of returns in the current year. In the
Financial Year (F.Y.) 2015-16, the Department has received 2.06 crore returns
on the e-filing portal as on 07.09.2015 which is an increase of 26.12% over the
corresponding period of the preceding the F.Y. 2014-15, when 1.63 crore returns
were e-filed. The peak filing rate in the F.Y. 2015-16 touched 3,475
returns per minute as compared to 2,901 returns per minute in the F.Y. 2014-15.
To facilitate the taxpayers
by providing end-to-end e-enabled services and reduce compliance burden, the
Department offered the facility of electronic verification of Income Tax Return
for the A.Y. 2015-16 through an electronic verification code (EVC). In the
short period since its introduction, 32.95 lakh e-returns have been verified
through EVC. Use of EVC has dramatically reduced the time taken for processing
of e-filed returns for the A.Y. 2015-16. As on 07.09.2015 Central Processing
Centre had processed 45.18 lakh returns relating to the A.Y. 2015-16 and issued
refunds to 22.14 lakh tax payers who had claimed refunds for the A.Y.2015-16.
The Department remains
committed to improving taxpayer services through enhanced use and further
improvement in technologies.
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