Finance Guru Speaks: As a very surprising step, Income Tax Department has started to issue "Certificate of Appreciation" for acknowledging Individual Tax Payers contributions towards paying taxes within the prescribed time and prompt filing of Income Tax Returns.
This step marks the first effort by the Government to directly communicate to the tax payer its appreciation for their contribution towards Nation Building.
CBDT has started sending out this certificates to individual tax payers by e-mail in various categories on the basis of the level of taxes paid by them for the current Assessment Year 2016-17 where taxes have been paid in full and tax payers have no outstanding tax liabilities and where the return is e-filed within the prescribed due date.
Income Tax Department Certificate of Appreciations are divided into below categories:-
2. Gold : Tax contributed Rs 50 Lakh to Rs 1 Crore
3. Silver : Tax contributed Rs 10 Lakh to Rs 50 Lakh
4. Bronze : Tax contributed Rs 1 Lakh to Rs 10 Lakh
Below is the Bronze Certificate of Appreciation released by Income Tax Department :-
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| CBDT - Income Tax Department - Certificate of Appreciation |
The CBDT urges taxpayers to e-file their returns in time and verify their return by submitting the Electronic Verification Code online or sending their ITR-V within the 120 day period so that they can be also acknowledged for their contribution.
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Hi Kshitij,
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting this website. This certificates are issued by IT Dept. to the Tax payers. As a Tax payer, we don't have any control on whether we will receive it or not. All you can do is to file your IT returns regularly on time and pay Self Assessment Tax if any.
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Team Finance Guru
possible to get a copy from any link? i have never received it so need to check if i can get it again for previous year?
DeleteI am paying IT right from the age of 20 onwards. By now God knows how much I have "contributed". Don't you think IT people should consider such regular payers, who have never failed to pay IT for 50 years and more? I have received a Bronze Certificate for just one year, pertaining to 3 yeras before!
ReplyDeleteCompletely agree with you Col. Rajendran. Thanks for visiting my website. A big salute and respect to you!
DeleteHi, I received my certificate, but I am not able to locate in my email id again when i was trying to download it from email. Please if you can help as to how I can get it again will be very helpful. Thanks much!
ReplyDeleteHi Ashish,
DeleteTry searching your mailbox with the Email address - certificate@cpc.gov.in to locate the email. You can also download the certificate from the Income Tax portal after you log-in.
Hope it helps.
How to get such certificate
ReplyDeleteHi,
DeleteThis certificate is issued by Income Tax department. Below are some of their guidelines:-
Individual tax payers may take note that such certificates of appreciation are only sent by email in various categories on the basis of the taxes paid by them for the corresponding Assessment Year, where taxes have been paid in full, tax payers have no outstanding tax liabilities, the return is efiled within the prescribed due date and verified through Digital Signature or Electronic Verification Code (EVC) or submission of signed ITR-V to CPC Bangalore.
Best of luck to you!
What is the benefit of this certificate. How it will help me in my day to day life. I will be get any privileged / concession ?
ReplyDeleteI agree. Besides, the categories are always dependent on the amount of money / income one has. A regular but honest employee will never be able to get any certificate beyond bronze. Only exceptionally high earning individuals or business people can only get the higher rated certificates. The aim should be punish and penalize the evaders.
DeleteCan we get certificate now. Or it is stopped now?
ReplyDelete