Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a new platform, ‘Transparent Taxation Honouring the Honest’, aimed to carry forward the journey of direct tax reforms. Taxpayers won’t be harassed and treated with suspicion, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday as he announced a charter listing their rights and responsibilities.
The tax system will be “seamless, painless and faceless”, said he in a televised speech. All interaction between the tax department and taxpayers will be faceless and done online to remove the scope of harassment and corruption. “With faceless assessment, the taxpayer is assured of fair, courteous and rational behaviour. Taxpayers charter is also a big step in the country’s development journey
