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Gujarat Gets Top Rank As Highest Tax-compliant State in AY 2018-19

Gujarat - The Highest Tax-compliant State in AY19

The highest tax collected is from Gujrat in the year 2018-19 as from the proportion of PAN holders. There are a total of 22.3% tax returns from Gujarat itself, with 20.5% filing rates followed by Delhi, then Punjab with 16.74% and Telangana with 16.68%. From the various states, Bihar has seemed to have the lowest filing rates at 5% and after than UP stood at 8.11% as lower from average national filing at 12%.

The returns filed might not be correct and is not acting compulsory for all PAN holders. Above all the companies are filing taxes even in zero income unlike in the case of individuals. It is mandatory for filing the tax returns Read the easy guide on e-filing of IT return online in India. Step by step guide to filing income tax returns through official income tax department portal for the individual whose income is more than Rs 2.5 lakh but for senior citizens, it is Rs 3 lakh.

There are fewer cases picked up in Bihar for scrutiny with only 0.08% returns. It is a big drop from 0.42% in AY18. Jharkhand files 0.09% cases for scrutiny in AY19 dips with 0.3% in AY18. whereas the 0.52% cases will be filed but lesser than from the AY18 which was at 0.81%. Telangana stands at 0.5% Cases for scrutiny which is half to 0.25% in AY19 but in AY18 it stood at 0.55%. In AY16 it was 0.71 % and AY17 it was 0.4%.

“The I-T department is changing from just enforcement to facilitating better taxpayer services. In continuation of the same, the number of cases selected for scrutiny has reduced drastically over the years,”

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The assessment for the year is called the filing of the previous year where people file their returns. The financial year evaluates the income earned in AY. During the years the ministry has not declared the exact cases for scrutiny. Due to demonetisation, the cases in AY19 has grown higher compared to AY18.

Jharkhand seeks 23% rises in AY18 from 3.5% in FY17. Karnataka filers rose with 19.5% in AY18 from 1.9% growth. With a 16.7% AY18 rise in Haryana with respect to 3.5% in AY18. Though Orissa cases have decreased to 0.12% from 0.37%. Punjab has dropped at 0.14% against 0.40%. West Bengal sees 0.25% cases which are less than compared to 0.59% from the previous year.

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