CBDT Creates Detailed Procedure To Track Non-Filers Of Income-tax Returns

The CBDT has issued Instruction No. 14/2013 dated 23.09.2013 by which it has created a “Standard Operating Procedure for cases under Non-filers Monitoring System”. The Instruction points out that the existing procedure for monitoring cases of ‘Non-Filers of IT Returns’ as identified by Director General of Incom Tax (System) results in Non-Filers not being uniformly monitored by the Assessing Officers due to lack of consistency in approach in dealing with such cases. In order to streamline the processing Of such cases and to ensure consistency in monitoring NMS cases by the Assessing Officers, the Board has laid down a detailed Standard Operating Procedure.