complaint about tax evasion by Tamilnadu MLA

To
The Director,
The Directorate of Income Tax Investigation,
Nungambakkam High Road,
Chennai - 600 034.

Sir,

Sub: MLAs of Tamilnadu 2006-11- under reporting of income-
evasion of payment of tax in full –action to collect prescribed income tax- reg.
Ref: our previous complaint dated 04/08/2011 from V.Gopalakrishnan


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We have sought for certain information under RTI Act about the income
tax returns filed by the some of the MLAs of Tamilnadu.

The Public Authority of Assembly Secretariat has given the
information stating that the payments made to the MLAs does not come
under “salary” and it has been classified as “income from other
source”. Accordingly, as stated by the PIO, the Assembly Secretariat
is not liable to effect TDS, but the MLAs has to pay the tax directly.
The payments are directly made to the MLAs by the Assembly
Secretariat. Hence the appropriateness of the stand taken by the PIO
to be studied and decided.

The CPIO of Income tax department has simply denied the
information about the income tax return and balance sheet filed by the
MLAs of Tamilnadu.

On further investigation and analysis, it has come to light that most
of the MLAs have under reported their income, much less than the
actual income of around Rs. 6 lakhs per annum. Such details are
available in the affidavit filed by them, as is found in the web site
of Election Commission (Tamilnadu). The compiled details are enclosed
herewith (annexure -1, 2, 3 and 4).

It reveals that the MLAs are not making the due payment of income tax
commensurate to their income.

Hence it is requested to take effective steps to recover the unpaid
tax amount which is arising out of unrealistic reporting of their
income.

kindly pass reward.
copy to
To
The Director,
Directorate of Income tax(investigation)
108, Nungambakkam high road,
Chennai-34


The Director General,
Directorate general of Income tax (investigation)
108, Nungambakkam high road,
Chennai-34.

To
The Superintendent of police,
CBI – anticorruption dept,
Haddows road,
chennai.