Online Verification of Cash Transactions, 2016 in ITBA

EFS Instruction No. 61
Tel: 0120-2770029, Fax: 0120-2770452

Email:adg2.systems@incometaxindia.gov.in

DIRECTORATE OF INCOME TAX (SYSTEMS)

ARA Centre, Ground Floor, E-2, Jhandewalan Extension,

Delhi-110055

F. No. DGIT(S)-ADG(S)-2/Online verification of Cash Transactions/157/2016

Dated 21.02.2017

To

The Pr. Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCA),

Ahmedabad/Bangalore/Bhopal/Bhubaneswar/Chandigarh/Chennai/Delhi/Guwahati/

Hyderabad/Jaipur/Kochi/Kolkata/Kanpur/Lucknow/Nagpur/Mumbai/Patna/Pune

The Commissioner of Income tax (Computer Operations & Admn)

Sub: Online Verification of Cash Transactions – 2016 on AIMS Module in Income Tax Business Application (ITBA)–Reg.

Sir / Madam,

This is with reference to the above mentioned subject.

2. The online verification of Cash Transactions during the period 9^th November 2016 to 30^thDecember 2016 has been enabled on e-filing portal (for taxpayers). The information in respect of these cases has been made available in the e- filing window of the PAN holder (after log in) at the portal https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in. The PAN holder can view the information using the link “Cash Transactions 2016” under “Compliance” section of the The taxpayer will be able to submit online explanation without any need to visit Income Tax office. The user guide, quick reference guide and frequently asked questions (‘FAQs’) are available under the help section of the e-filing portal home page to assist the taxpayer in submitting online response.

3. The response(s) filed by the tax payer(s) on Cash Transaction 2016 module of e-filing portal is being shared with the officer/Assessing officer(s) through AIMS module. The information on the ITBA portal will be dynamic, getting updated on receipt of new information, response and data analytics.

4. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be followed by the Officer/Assessing Officer(s) in verification of Cash Transactions relating to demonetisation period has been released as CBDT Instruction No. 3/2017 dated 21/02/2017 (F. No. 225/100/2017/ITA-11) and is available on irsofficersonline.gov.in

5. The User Guide for Verification of Cash Transactions (Verification Guide) explaining the functionalities of “Cash Transaction 2016” menu in AIMS module of ITBA portal is enclosed to assist the Assessing Officers involved in the verification process.

6. It is requested to contact ITBA helpdesk in case of any issues in this regard:

a. URL of helpdesk – http://itbahelpdesk.incometax.net

b. Help desk number – 0120-2772828 – 42

c. Email ID – helpdesk qov.in

d. Help desk Timings – 8.30 A.M. – 7.30 P.M. (Monday to Friday)

Addl. Director General (Systems)-2

Enclosure: User Guide for Verification of Cash Transactions on AIMS Module (Verification Guide)

Copy to for information:

1. The P.P.S to Chairperson, Member (L &C), Member (Inv.), Member (IT), Member (Rev.), Member (A&J), & Member  (P&V), CBDT, North Block, New

2. The Pr. DGIT (Systems), ARA Centre, E-2, Ground Floor, Jhandewalan Extn, New

3. The DGIT (I&C1), ARA Centre, E-2, Ground Floor, Jhandewalan Extn, New Delhi.

4. The Web Manager, for irsofficersonline.gov.inwebsite.

5. ITBA Publisher (ITBA.Publisher@incometax.gov.in) for https://itba.incometax.gov.inportal with request to upload the instruction on the ITBA Portal.

(Sanjeev Singh)

Addl. Director General (Systems)-2

Income Tax Department

User Guide for Verification of Cash

Transactions on AIMS Module

(Verification Guide)

Version 1.0 (February 21, 2017)