Tax dept finds inconsistencies in transaction report of market entity

New Delhi, Mar 11, 2024

The income tax department on Monday said it has identified "certain inconsistencies" in the data of the securities market provided by one of the reporting entities in the statement of financial transactions (SFT).

In a post on X, the I-T department said based on feedback from taxpayers on the e-campaign for advance tax, the inconsistencies have come to light and the reporting entity has been asked to submit a revised statement to the department.

"Hence, the data on AIS (Annual Information Statement) will be updated. Taxpayers are advised to wait for further updates on AIS based on the revised statement," the I-T department said.

As per income tax rules, specified institutions are required to furnish SFT to the I-T department with the details of certain financial transactions or any reportable account registered/recorded/maintained by them during the year.

The data submitted in SFT then gets reflected in the Annual Information Statement (AIS) of the taxpayer.

"The Department has identified certain inconsistencies in the data of the securities market (SFT-17) provided by one of the reporting entities. The reporting entity has been asked to submit a revised statement based on updated information," the I-T department said on X.

The I-T department had on Sunday said it has started sending emails and text messages to assessees whose taxes paid during the current fiscal is not commensurate with the financial transactions under an e-campaign for advance tax.

The campaign aims to intimate such persons/entities of significant financial transactions, through email (marked as Advance Tax e-Campaign-Significant Transactions for A.Y. 2024-25) and SMS, urging them to compute their advance tax liability correctly and deposit the due advance tax on or before March 15.

[Press Trust of India]