Ministers of Tamilnadu- not effecting deduction of Income Tax for the perquisites- non-deduction of professional tax- information to effect deductions- reg

Name	V.GOPALAKRISHNAN
Petition No	2013/732388/KD	Petition Date	01/06/2013
Address	13/7, pammal nalla thambi street, M.G.R.NAGAR, KODAMBAKKAM, MAMBALAM-GUINDY TALUK, CHENNAI - 600078. TAMILNADU .
Grievance	Sub:- Ministers of Tamilnadu- not effecting deduction of Income Tax for the perquisites- non-deduction of professional tax- information to effect deductions- reg. From the information received under the RTI Act 2005, it is seen that the income received/enjoyed through perquisites by the Ministers of Tamilnadu are not included in the total income as required u/s. 17 (2) of the Income Tax Act. It amounts to serious lapse on the part of the officials responsible for effecting TDS as well as the officials responsible for reporting the value of perquisites allowed to the Ministers. Likewise the officials responsible for making deduction towards professional tax have committed lapse by not deducting the same. The officials of Corporation of Chennai have equally failed in carrying out their duty to ensure the collection of tax. The following are the perks enjoyed by the Ministers: a. Rent free bungalow with free furnishing (furniture and electrical appliances). b. Free electricity and water. c. House Rent Allowance. d. Sweeper, Gardener and Mazdoor. The approximate value of the above listed perks is assessed to be more than Rs. 5 lakhs per Minister per year. The tax due to be levied may be of Rs. 1.5 lakhs, which roughly works out to Rs. 3 crores for the past 7 years. Accordingly it is requested to proceed with actions as below: i) Proceed against the officials concerned of Pay and Accounts Office, Legislative Secretariat, PWD and Corporation of Chennai for their lapse. ii) Take action to recover the due tax amounts which are left not deducted for the past periods.
Grievance Category	Miscellaneous - Petition	Petition Status	Rejected
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