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Your email and social media account can be accessed by income tax officers starting next financial year in these cases - The Economic Times

Starting April 1, 2026, the income tax department will have the authority to access social media, emails, and other digital spaces to curb tax evasion. This has been granted to them under the new income tax bill. This will also include search and seizure powers over your assets and documents...
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Starting April 1, 2026, the income tax department will have the authority to access social media, emails, and other digital spaces to curb tax evasion. This has been granted to them under the new income tax bill. This will also include search and seizure powers over your assets and documents, which have raised major privacy concerns. Experts warn of challenges to fundamental privacy rights without judicial oversight and procedural safeguards.
 
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This a major privacy and FOS breach, it is nothing more than a move to have a upper hand over the citizens, how is this even legal?

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Kaching999 said:
This a major privacy and FOS breach, it is nothing more than a move to have a upper hand over the citizens, how is this even legal?
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Have posted this earlier, those innocuous comments about China, the frequent shrilling about emergency times, etc. are nothing but inner clamoring to have those powers while blaming others. Those comments from some politicians are not because they abhor such events, but their hidden wish to have those powers.
 
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No problem in paying income tax, but the percentage matters.
It should be rational, how govt. spend it should matter too, aka less corruption, etc.
UAE have VAT, lot of other charges when you deal with govt., still gives several times better living situation in a country which is much expensive to live than India. If you send enough Indians, that place too can turn into India.
 
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TEUser2K1 said:
UAE have VAT, lot of other charges when you deal with govt., still gives several times better living situation in a country which is much expensive to live than India. If you send enough Indians, that place too can turn into India.
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VAT is 5% and is flat rate like most of the world. No different rates on salted vs caramelized popcorns. No other charges like educational cess.

Final tax you pay in UAE is 5%
Whereas the final tax you pay in India is a little over 50%

42% UAE population is Indian. That's more than any other group, including natives. More percentage of the UAE population speak Hindi than in India.

Why is that? @bssunilreddy is not the first dude who had this realization.

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Don't count on them paying income tax anyways, if they are broke.
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They need to convince the tax officer that their insta life doesn't match their finances.

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Joking aside, this is one of those laws that'll be used to suppress political oppositions. Exactly like ED, it doesn't need to get the justice system involved. You are guilty until proven innocent.
 
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