Rs 880 Crore ''Concealment'' Found In Income Tax Survey Of Bengaluru Firm

Income Tax department found "concealment" of income of Rs 880 crore in a survey on two premises in Bengaluru on one of India's leading manpower services providers.

In a survey on two premises in Bengaluru on one of India's leading manpower services providers, Income Tax department found "concealment" of income of Rs 880 crore spread over various assessment years. In an official release, the Ministry of Finance said that Income Tax Department carried out a survey operation on July 8. "The assessee has been claiming huge deduction under section 80JJAA of Income-tax Act, 1961 which incentivises new employment generation, subject to fulfillment of certain conditions such as emoluments paid to the employee (which should be less than Rs 25,000 per month) and a number of days of employment etc," the release said. The Ministry said that during the course of the survey operation, evidence of tax evasion were gathered regarding wrongful claims of deduction under section 80JJAA of Income-tax Act, 1961.