Complaint against the evasion of Income Tax by MLAs

 

To                                                                                                                                 Date:  1-12-2011
The Director,
The Directorate of Income Tax (Investigation),
108, Nungambakkam High Road,
Chennai - 600 034.
Sir,
              Sub:  MLAs of Tamilnadu 2006-11- under reporting of income- evasion of payment

                       of tax in full – action to collect prescribed income tax- reg.
             Ref:  Our previous complaint dated 04/08/2011 from V.Gopalakrishnan
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                  We have sought for certain information under RTI Act about the income tax returns filed by the some of the MLAs of Tamilnadu.

                  The Public Authority of Assembly Secretariat has given the information stating that the payments made to the MLAs does not come under “salary” and it has been classified as “income from other source”. Accordingly, as stated by the PIO, the Assembly Secretariat
is not liable to effect TDS, but the MLAs has to pay the tax directly. The payments are directly made to the MLAs by the Assembly Secretariat. Hence the appropriateness of the stand taken by the PIO need to be studied and decision taken.

                  The CPIO of Income tax department has simply denied the information about the income tax return and balance sheet filed by the MLAs of Tamilnadu.

                  On further investigation and analysis, it has come to light that most of the MLAs have under reported their income, much less than the actual income of around Rs. 6 lakhs per annum. Such details are available in the affidavit filed by them, as is found in the web site
of Election Commission (Tamilnadu). The compiled details are enclosed herewith (annexure -1, 2, 3 and 4).

                   It reveals that the MLAs are not making the due payment of income tax
commensurate to their income.

                   Hence it is requested to take effective steps to recover the unpaid tax amount which is arising out of unrealistic reporting of their income.  Kindly pass due reward.

Encl: 1. Annexure- 1 (List of MLAs with  “NO  PAN”)                                     C. Selvaraj                                         - 2 (List of MLAs with PAN, but “NIL income”)                                             PRESIDENT                                      -3 (List of MLAs who shown “below Rs. 6 lakhs as income”)                                                                           - 4 (List of MLAs with above Rs. 6 lakhs income, but inclusion of entire

                                                             income as MLAs to be verified)

          2.  MLA salary and allowances details.

Copy to the Director General of Income Tax, New Delhi - with enclosures.