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Fake PANs Help Real Estate Deals Skirt Taxes

MUMBAI: There are concerns that thousands of property transactions nationwide may have escaped the notice of tax authorities. Intentional reporting omissions, along with fictitious or incorrect Permanent Account Numbers (PANs) associated with buyers and sellers in property documents, have allowed many deals to evade scrutiny from the Income Tax (I-T) department. Officials from the investigation wing of the tax office are currently reviewing records from property registrars for verification. Registrars are mandated to report transactions involving properties valued at ₹30 lakh or more. In some instances, parties, in collusion with certain registrar officials, have ensured that transactions remain unreported or…

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Nagpur: I-T Dept Discovers Selective Realty Deal Under-Reporting

NAGPUR: The income tax department has identified a distinct pattern of underreported transactions by the property sub-registrar offices (SRO) in the area during its ongoing investigation. It has been specifically observed that transactions involving a select group of builders in the city were not completely reported in the Statement of Financial Transactions (SFT). Sources indicate this trend has been recurring. The SFT is designed to ensure that every SRO reports property deeds registered for amounts of Rs30 lakh and above to the Income Tax department. This allows them to cross-reference these with the tax returns filed by buyers and sellers.…