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IT department releases list of 18 defaulters owing more than Rs 1150 crore

 The Income Tax department today published a fresh list of 18 tax defaulters, including gold and diamond traders, who owe taxes of over Rs. 1,100 crore to the government for the past many assessment years but have either gone untraceable or have inadequate assets to pay.

The list has been compiled by the department and issued by the Finance Ministry in leading national newspapers carrying names of the defaulting individuals or entities, their last known addresses, PAN numbers, amount of arrears, last known source of income and the assessment years for which they have not paid their due taxes.

A whopping Rs. 779.04 crore default of income/corporate tax has been reflected in the name of one Mumbai-based Uday M Acharya (late) and his legal heirs Amul Acharya and Bhavana Acharya.

A number of defaulters whose names have been put in the public domain today, under the ‘naming and shaming’ policy adopted by the taxman early this year, have their last source of income shown from the trade of jewellery, diamonds and gold.

“The total tax default by these 18 defaulters under the personal Income Tax and Corporate Tax category is Rs. 1,152.52 crore. This is the third list put in public domain by the IT department,” a senior official said.

The department, in the notice, has asked these “defaulters” to pay their tax arrears “immediately” and at the same time asked public to inform it if they have any knowledge of these people.

Others figuring in the latest list include Ahmedabad based Jag Heet Exporters Pvt Ltd (Rs 18.45 crore), Jashubhai Jewellers (Rs 32.13 crore), Kalyan Jewels Pvt Ltd (Rs 16.77 crore), Liverpool Retail India Limited (Rs 32.16 crore), Dharnendra Overseas Ltd (Rs 19.87 crore) and Praful M Akhani (Rs 29.11 crore).

Hyderabad-based Nexxoft Infotel Ltd owes Rs. 68.21 crore in default while Bhopal-based Great Metals Products Pvt Ltd owe Rs. 13.01 to the IT department in arrears and as unpaid taxes, the notice said.

“The total tax default by these 18 defaulters under the personal Income Tax and Corporate Tax category is Rs 1,152.52 crore. This is the third list put in public domain by the IT department,” a senior official said.

The department, in the notice, has asked these “defaulters” to pay their tax arrears “immediately” and at the same time asked public to inform it if they have any knowledge of these people.

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