CBDT Chairman inaugurates Taxpayers' Lounge at India International Trade Fair
Nov 15, 2022
New Delhi [India], November 16 : Central Board of Direct Taxes Chairman Nitin Gupta on Tuesday inaugurated the Taxpayers' Lounge at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
A Taxpayers' Lounge has been set up by the Income Tax Department in India International Trade Fair 2022, at Pragati Maidan, which is being held from November 14 till 27.
A Finance Ministry release said that the Taxpayers' Lounge aims to foster awareness about the services provided by the I-T department and to showcase its various initiatives in the areas such as digitalization, transparent taxation, online grievance redressal, e-PAN and e-filing for easing compliance.
The Taxpayers' Lounge seeks not only to educate taxpayers about various taxpayer-facilitation steps undertaken by the department in recent times but also create awareness among children and young adults about the importance of taxes in nation-building.
Exhibits and interactive displays of the Taxpayers' Lounge highlight the tax incentives provided for startups, agriculture and allied activities, local manufacturing and cooperatives.
The Taxpayers' Lounge is also a medium for interacting with the taxpayers/stakeholders and for obtaining feedback about any issues being faced by them, the ministry said, adding that the Lounge is not only an outreach initiative but also a platform for exhibiting the Department's role as a service provider.
