Income-Tax Department ab un Indians par nazar rakh raha hai jinhone bahar desh mein property kharidi hai aur declare nahi ki. FAST-DS scheme ka fayda uthakar aap apni galtiyan sudhar sakte hain.
Income-Tax Department ne ab apni puri focus foreign properties par shift kar di hai. Pehle toh sirf bank accounts ya stocks check hote the, par ab global intelligence ki madad se authorities immovable properties (ghar/zameen) ka data bhi track kar rahi hain.
Intelligence ka khel
Ab ye sirf automatic sharing tak सीमित nahi hai. IT dept ab global property data ko apne internal systems se connect kar raha hai. Jin logon ne Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS) ka use karke property toh li, lekin ITR mein 'Schedule FA' mein mention nahi kiya, unke liye musibat badh sakti hai.
Kitna bada hai risk?
Agar aapka foreign asset undeclared hai, toh aap par Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) Act, 2015 ke under case chal sakta hai. Isme na sirf bhari penalty hai, balki jail ki hawa bhi khani pad sakti hai. Itna hi nahi, agar paise ka source clear nahi raha, toh FEMA aur PMLA jaise bade departments bhi investigation shuru kar sakte hain.
FAST-DS Scheme: Ek mauka, par sambhal kar
Government ne FAST-DS (Foreign Assets of Small Taxpayers Disclosure Scheme) launch ki thi, jisme aap voluntarily apni chupi hui assets disclose kar sakte hain:
- ₹1 Crore tak ki asset ke liye: 60% tax aur penalty.
- ₹5 Crore tak ki limit un assets ke liye hai jo tax-paid funds se kharidi gayi thi.
Sahi time par disclosure karne se aapko criminal prosecution se immunity mil sakti hai. Halaanki, purani properties ki valuation nikalna aur high tax outflow ki wajah se log isme participate karne se darr rahe hain. Agar aapne foreign mein koi asset hold ki hai, toh ek baar apne tax advisor se baat karke Schedule FA zarur cross-verify kar lein.