Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the administrative authority of the I-T department, has introduced a new column in the I-T return forms asking for filer's personal e-mail ID and mobile number.
"A valid e-mail ID and mobile number has to be registered on the e-filing website of the Income Tax Department so that direct communication with taxpayer can be possible," CBDT said in a statement on Friday. Whenever the taxpayer changes the mobile number or e-mail ID in their profile, the process will be repeated to ensure that the particulars provided are correct, it added.
To ensure that family members and related business concerns not having personal e-mail or mobile can be covered under a common e-mail or mobile, the department said that one mobile number or e-mail ID can be used for a maximum of 10 user accounts as the primary contact- mobile number and e-mail ID in e-Filing.