The tax officer also has to give the number of cases disposed during the month through e-assessment, cumulative disposal during the financial year and pending e-assessment at the end of the month. As it promotes paperless e-mail based assessment to limit personal interface between the taxpayer and taxmen, the revenue department has asked officers to file a report on the e-assessments they took up and disposed off in the year. CBDT has started paperless assessment proceedings in 7 metro cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. As per the format for filing of report, the officers will have to give statistical information regarding the number of e-assessment cases under his jurisdiction at the beginning of the month, and the number of cases selected for scrutiny. The tax officer also has to give the number of cases disposed during the month through e-assessment, cumulative disposal during the financial year and pending e-assessment at the end of the month.

Source: Mint February 12, 2017 09:34 UTC