Sources said the above exercise, conducted by the tax authorities, is called "survey", not search or raid as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act. Such surveys are routinely conducted and are not to be confused to be in the nature of a search/raid, said sources.
The Opposition leaders on Monday came down heavily on the BJP-led central government after surveys were conducted by the Income Tax department at the Delhi and Mumbai offices of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The Bharat Rastra Samithi, too, waded into the row claiming that the '
Congress MP and former Union minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday attacked the Centre after the Income Tax department "surveyed" the offices of British public broadcaster BBC, saying the government has redefined press freedom as per its convenience.
Reacting to the 'survey' at BBC offices, located at Delhi and Mumbai offices, by I-T officials, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said that the Income Tax department would give detailed information regarding this.
The Income Tax department on Tuesday conducted a survey at BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai in view of the British public broadcaster's "deliberate non-compliance" with the Transfer Pricing Rules and its vast diversion of profits, said sources.
The All India Bar Association (AIBA) on Tuesday congratulated the Income-tax Department for going through BBC's documents to check irregularities relating to international taxation and Tax Deducted at Source transactions.
According to sources, the accused had not appeared for their recruitment examination. Instead, they had arranged dummy candidates to appear for these examinations and thereby deceived Staff Selection Commission and were selected for the post of MTS and Stenographers in the Income Tax Departm
According to the finance ministry, income tax department has sped up the issue of refunds till November in fiscal 2022-23 (FY2022-23) compared to the corresponding period in 2021. Refunds amounting to Rs 2.15 lakh crore were issued between April 1, 2022, and November 30, 2022.