Indian Income Tax: Taxpayer services identified for e-delivery

Background
Government of India has chalked out the National e-Governance Action-Plan for implementation of various e-Governance initiatives. One of the key mission projects under this is e-delivery of taxpayer services by income Tax Department. Our mission is “Technology in the service of Tax Payer”.The objective is to provide taxpayer services through website as a single window 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so that a taxpayer can fulfill his routine tax obligations without  visiting Income Tax Offices.

Taxpayer services identified for e-delivery
1.Dissemination of tax related information
2.Dissemination of taxpayer specific information
3.PAN and TAN related services
4.Preparation of returns of income
5.e-filing of returns of income
6.e-payment of taxes
7.Computerised processing of returns / refunds
8.e-filing of TDS returns