Major action by the Income Tax Department! Fraudulent deduction claims are being detected through data analytics, exposing tax fraud.

The Income Tax Department has detected numerous cases where individuals attempted to claim tax exemptions improperly, utilizing new technology and computer data. The Ministry of Finance disclosed this information in the Lok Sabha. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary stated that investigations identified individuals, companies, and intermediaries who were facilitating these fraudulent tax claims.

**How ​​are irregularities detected using data?**