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Jul 24, 2025
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Income Tax Dept analysing taxpayers’ ITR-filing patterns, online behaviour, says CBDT chief
The Income Tax Department has stepped up its monitoring and compliance efforts by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to track online taxpayer behaviour and identify inconsistencies in returns, reports Indian Express. According to Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Ravi Agrawal, the department is analysing online activity, financial transactions, and return-filing patterns to nudge taxpayers towards better compliance.
AIS portal
One of the key behavioural insights comes from how often users access the Annual Information Statement (AIS) online. On average, taxpayers visited the portal 3.5 times, amounting to 24 crore visits in total. However, only 9 crore tax returns were filed last year, despite 40 crore AIS documents being generated from over 650 crore financial transactions.
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