On the invitation of President Chamber of Commerce & Industry Sh. Arun Gupta Mrs. Monika Dhami, IRS, Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, along with Sh. Satbir Singh, IRS, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, Miss Sandhya Partap, IRS, Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, and other Income Tax Officers from Jammu, Srinagar & Katra visited the Chamber House today and interacted with the members of CCI including CAs and Educationists.
The prime objective of the interactive session was to discuss the crucial issues of the Tax Payers including the business community.
At the outset Sh. Arun Gupta, President, Chamber of Commerce & Industry, warmly welcomed the visiting Officers of the Income Tax department and other members present in the meeting.
Sh. Arun Gupta in his welcome address commended the income tax department for all the cooperation extended to business community of Jammu. He highlighted that despite natural calamities and impact of Pahalgam incident the income tax revenue has increased manifold in Jammu region during the last two years.
Sh. Arun Gupta further stated that the people of Jammu have been facing significant hardships due to frequent landslides and other natural disruptions in different parts of the region, which adversely affect business and economic activities. Despite these challenges, he emphasized that Jammu has a large base of honest and high-income taxpayers who make a substantial contribution to the national exchequer. He urged the Income Tax Department to give due consideration to the genuine requirements of Jammu’s taxpayers by strengthening the department’s presence and infrastructure in the region.
Sh. Arun Gupta also highlighted the issue regarding faceless assessment appeals, that take years to find a solution and when the appeals of the tax payers are decided the implementation of the order is delayed. We request it should be implemented in a time bound manner. Sh. Arun Gupta further highlight the issue regarding delay in issue of refunds to assesses due to TDS mismatch. Sometimes the subsequent year’s refunds are adjusted against the wrong demand of previous years for no fault of assesses. Sh. Arun Gupta further said that the office of Principal Commissioner Income Tax has been setup at Srinagar, due to which the tax payers of the Jammu region are facing enormous difficulties. We request that camp office should be setup in Jammu at regular intervals with the officers having dedicated powers to resolves the issues of the tax payers of the Jammu region.
The Additional Commissioner of Income Tax Mr. Satbir Singh appreciated the constructive interaction with the Chamber representatives and assured that the issues and suggestions raised would be conveyed to the appropriate authorities for consideration.
The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax madam Monika Dhami,IRS appreciated the Chamber’s proactive role in facilitating dialogue. Madam Monika Dhami,IRS assured the President CCI and all the members to take the issue of camp office, appeal fixation in faceless assessment on priority basis and also the issue of non adjustment of the tax deducted by the government departments and not deposited or deposited under the wrong heads on priority basis. Department officials used the platform to educate members on hassle-free grievance redressal mechanisms, new taxpayer facilitation camps ICAI Jammu & Kashmir Branch, and simplified compliance procedures designed to support local entrepreneurs.
The session concluded with a commitment from both the CCI and the Income Tax Department to continue organizing similar taxpayer education and facilitation programs for the benefit of the members.
The Vote of thanks was presented by Sh. Anil Gupta, Sr. Vice President CCI.
Besides the office bearers present in the interactive session include Sh. Rajeev Gupta, Jr. Vice President CCI, Sh. Manish Gupta, Secretary General CCI, Sh. Rajesh Gupta, Secretary CCI, Sh. Rajesh Gupta Treasurer CCI, Sh. Pardeep Gandotra, Sh. Ajay Sawhney, Sh. Joginder Singh, Sh. Hardeep Aggarwal, Sh. Sanjay Gupta, Sh. Varinder Jain, President AOI Gangyal, Sh. Viraj Malhotra, Sr. Vice President BBIA alongwith Office bearers, Sh. Gagan Jain, President Birpur Industrial Association alongwith Office Bearers, Sh. Shiv Partap Gupta, Sh. Rattan Lal Gupta, Sh. Prehlad Singh, President Bar & Restaurants alongwith his tieam, Sh. Davinder Batra, Sh. Sunil Gupta, Sh. Anil Kapahi, , Sh. Ravinder Sawhney, Sh. Jagdish Langer, Sh. Suminder Singh, Sh. Charanjeet Singh, Sh. Rajan Gupta, , Sh, Varinder Puri, Sh. Murari Lal, Sh. Parveen Gupta, Sh. Vinod Gupta, Sh. Sanjay Gupta, Sh. Davinder Mahajan, Sh. Ashwani Sharma, Sh. Ashish Gupta, Sh. Rajesh Jain, Sh. Vikas Bhandari, Sh. Surinder Mahajan, Sh. Rajesh Gupta, Sh. Varinder Kesar, Sh. Ravinder Goel, Sh. Anil Gupta, Sh. Ashwani Khullar, Sh. Vijay Gupta, Sh. Ankur Suri , Sidathrath Daluja and others.
