NEW DELHI: The Income Tax Department today launched an app that allows entities track TDS, pay taxes and apply for permanent account number (PAN).
It will also help people link their 12-digit biometric identifier Aadhaar with PAN card.
The mobile app ‘Aaykar Setu’, launched by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, literally means taxpayer’s bridge and will be available in Android phones.
“This is a very important step forward by the CBDT and the principle reason being technology as a very powerful tool becomes an enabler. (With the app) most of the work the assessee can discharge without any external help sitting at home,” the minister said.
The app is in the series of actions taken by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to provide better taxpayer services and reduce grievances.
The new initiative is a step by the I-T department to directly communicate with the taxpayers on a range of multiple informative and useful tax services aimed at providing tax information at their fingertips.
This is the first mobile app by the CBDT and can be downloaded by giving missed calls to 7306525252. (AGENCIES)
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