Archive · 12 Aug 2025
Income Tax Department Launches 143 Prosecutions in Northeast Over Decade
The Income Tax Department has been busy in the Northeast, launching many investigations and prosecutions over the last ten years.
These actions have targeted many individuals and businesses from different industries suspected of not paying enough taxes.
When the ITD finds evidence of tax evasion, they assess income, calculate taxes owed, and potentially launch prosecutions.
The process involves investigations, assessments, and sometimes appeals.
The ITD is currently conducting searches and investigations to ensure people are paying the correct amount of taxes.
The Income Tax Department (ITD) launched 143 prosecutions in Assam and the Northeast in a decade.
These actions target individuals and organizations in various sectors like real estate and manufacturing.
Tax assessments are finalized after ITD searches, seizures, and investigations.
Maximum prosecutions occurred in Assam in 2017-18, followed by 2018-19 and 2023-24.
The ITD conducts searches, surveys, assesses income, and levies taxes based on the law.
- Who
- The Income Tax Department against individuals and organizations.
- What
- The Income Tax Department launched 143 prosecutions.
- When
- Over the past decade.
- Where
- Assam and other Northeastern states.
- Why
- For tax evasion and unaccounted income.
- Total Prosecutions
- 143
- Location
- Assam and Northeast India
- Time Frame
- Last 10 years
- Sectors Involved
- Real estate, manufacturing, and others
- Searches This Year
- 174
- Seized Amount
- Rs 137.18