Income Tax Powers
Income tax department already has power to conduct physical search and seisure of assets.
Now it is extending to digital space. Media reports that:
Starting April 1, 2026, the income tax department will have the legal authority to break into and access your social media accounts, personal emails, bank accounts, online investment accounts, trading accounts, and more if they suspect that you have evaded income tax or they have any reason to believe that you own any undisclosed income, money, gold, jewellery, or valuable item or property on which you haven’t paid applicable income tax as per the Income Tax Act, 1961.
I may trust political leaders but what if a bad corrupt officer uses the system against me? Are people listening ? more
Now it is extending to digital space. Media reports that:
Starting April 1, 2026, the income tax department will have the legal authority to break into and access your social media accounts, personal emails, bank accounts, online investment accounts, trading accounts, and more if they suspect that you have evaded income tax or they have any reason to believe that you own any undisclosed income, money, gold, jewellery, or valuable item or property on which you haven’t paid applicable income tax as per the Income Tax Act, 1961.
I may trust political leaders but what if a bad corrupt officer uses the system against me? Are people listening ? more
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Mischief minded leaders can easily takes advantage of the vulnerability to help the aggressor ruling leadership intimidate the vulnerable and easily influence to coopt the vulnerable into their political agenda, for example against Arvind Kejriwal in liquorgate - Nothing in ED's chargesheet was proven. Kejriwal successfully resisted the ruling central party's aggressions, but lost the election for the power cooption was too strong to be overcome. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Delhi_liquor_policy_case Not saying AAP has come out clean, but how easy it was for mischievous leaders to win elections in attacking AAP, the opposing party rather than one's, the BJP's manifesto to for the party the election! more
Mar 16
Could be politically motivated by with the privileged leaders against a particular class of people, who cannot defend themselves, for example farmers with the 3 farm laws with hateful bias the only motivation and no proven facts and figures. more
Mar 13
Best thing for IT dept/Govt is to tax Rich Agriculturists. This will generate huge income by way of Tax for Govt. Rest of the efforts are miniscule. more
Mar 13
