We want more and more people to use this opportunity" said Jaitley at a workshop on Income Declaration Scheme and Gold Monetisation Scheme organised by FICCI. Harshavardhan Neotia, President, FICCI, highlighted various initiatives taken by FICCI to promote the two schemes nationwide. Participants sought some clarifications on the Income Declaration Scheme particularly on scrutiny notices, valuation of assets and extension. Maintaining that the relationship between taxmen and assessees is undergoing a change, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday that the aim of the Income Declaration Scheme-2016 is to send a firm message to the people to clean up their books. "It is a part of the strategy where we want people to clean up their books.

Source: dna July 15, 2016 08:57 UTC