I-T official denies reports of BBC admitting to tax evasion
The Morning Standard|June 07, 2023
AMID reports of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) admitting to underreporting its India income by ₹40 crore, a top government official denied the reports.
MONIKA YADAV @ New Delhi
I-T official denies reports of BBC admitting to tax evasion

As per the official, there is no such standard operating procedure (SOP) of informal or formal emailing. "There is a legal process of assessment. There is no such SOP of formal or informal emailing. Indian tax laws don't allow any liberal treatment if the taxpayer accepts misdoing," the official told this newspaper. Some sections of media reported BBC has admitted to tax evasion and under-reporting of income by ₹40 crore through an informal email.

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