{"id":1886,"date":"2021-12-16T06:33:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T06:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rvkassociates.com\/blog\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2021-12-16T06:33:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T06:33:32","slug":"e-verification-scheme-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rvks.in\/blogs\/e-verification-scheme-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Verification Scheme, 2021."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>S.O. 5187(E).<\/strong>\u2014In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 135A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby makes the following Scheme, namely:__<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"is-style-none wp-block-list\"><li><strong>1. Short title and commencement.- (1)<\/strong> This Scheme may be called the e-Verification Scheme, 2021. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"is-style-none wp-block-list\"><li> <strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Definitions.-<\/strong> (1) In this Scheme, unless the context otherwise requires,\u2015<ol><li><strong>(a)<\/strong> \u2015Act\u2016 means the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961);<\/li><li><strong>(b)<\/strong> \u2015addressee\u2016 shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000);<\/li><li><strong>(c)<\/strong> \u2015authorised representative\u2016 shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in sub-section (2) of section 288 of the Act;<\/li><li><strong>(d)<\/strong> \u2015automated allocation system\u2016 means an algorithm for randomised allocation of cases, by using suitable technological tools, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, with a view to optimise the use of resources;&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>(e)<\/strong> \u2015Commissioner of Income \u2013tax (e-Verification)\u2016 means the prescribed income &#8211; tax authority under section 133C of the Act read with rule 12D of the Income-tax Rules,1962;<\/li><li><strong>(f)<\/strong> \u2015computer resource\u2016 shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (k) of subsection (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000);<\/li><li><strong>(g)<\/strong> \u2015computer system\u2016 shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (l) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000);<\/li><li><strong>(h)<\/strong> \u2015designated portal\u2016 means the web portal designated as such by the Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) or Director General of Income-tax (Systems), as the case may be;<\/li><li><strong>(i)<\/strong> \u2015digital signature\u2016 shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (p) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000);<\/li><li><strong>(j)<\/strong> \u2015electronic record\u2016 shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (t) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000);<\/li><li><strong>(k)<\/strong> \u2015e-mail\u2016 or \u2015electronic mail\u2016 and \u2015electronic mail message\u2016 means a message or information created or transmitted or received on a computer, computer system, computer resource or communication device including attachments in text, image, audio, video and any other electronic record, which may be transmitted with the message;&#8217;<\/li><li><strong>(l)<\/strong> \u2015Prescribed Authority\u2016 shall mean any income-tax authority working in the Directorate of Income-tax (Intelligence and Criminal Investigation), who is authorised by the Board to act as such authority for the purposes of this Scheme;<\/li><li><strong>(m)<\/strong> \u2015registered account\u2016 of the assessee means the electronic filing account registered by the assessee in designated portal;<\/li><li><strong>(n)<\/strong> \u2015registered e-mail address\u2016 means the e-mail address at which an electronic communication may be delivered or transmitted to the addressee, including-<ol><li>(i) the e -mail address available in the electronic filing account of the addressee registered in the designated portal; 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