UDIN Directorate  31.01.2021  Extension of Condonation Scheme to regularize UDINs  This has reference to the Condonation Scheme to regularize UDINs announced by the ICAI vide its announcement dated 28th December 2020. As per the scheme, the documents signed between 1st Feb.2019 till 31st Dec. 2020 the UDINs can be generated during 1st Jan. 2021 to 31st Jan. 2021. The requests have been received from Practicing Chartered Accountants from different parts of the country for extension of the time limit for compliance with the UDIN requirement under Condonation Scheme as they could not take advantage of the scheme due to various statutory compliances. Further many members were in the impression that the UDINs can be generated till 31st Jan. 2021 for the documents issued from 1st Jan. 2021 till 16th Jan. 2021 also. In view of above, it is being informed to the members that all the missed UDINs between the period 1st Feb. 2019 to 31st Jan. 2021 can now be generated upto 28th Feb. 2021 and thi

Taking another step towards e-governance and encouraging participation of citizen as stakeholders in curbing tax evasion, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has launched an automated dedicated e-portal on the e-filing website of the Department to receive and process complaints of tax evasion, foreign undisclosed assets as well as complaints regarding benami properties. The public can now file a Tax Evasion Petition through a link on the e-filing website of the Department https://www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/ under the head “ File complaint of tax evasion/undisclosed foreign asset/ benami property ”. The facility allows for filing of complaints by persons who are existing PAN/Aadhaar holders as well as for persons having no PAN /Aadhaar. After an OTP based validation process (mobile and/or email), the complainant can file complaints in respect of violations of the Income- tax Act, 1961, Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Assets and Income) Imposition of Tax Act, 1961 and Prevention of