Overview
- 231,000 taxpayers reported foreign assets and income for assessment year 2024–25, marking a 45.17% year-on-year increase.
- Data from the Swiss National Bank shows funds held by Indian residents in Swiss banks more than tripled last year to CHF 3.5 billion.
- The CBDT matched financial records from over 100 jurisdictions under the Automatic Exchange of Information mechanism against ITR disclosures to identify discrepancies.
- Following SMS and email outreach, 24,678 taxpayers revised their returns and 5,483 filed belated returns reporting offshore assets worth ₹29,208 crore and additional income of ₹1,089.88 crore.
- The finance ministry has signaled plans to invoke legal measures against taxpayers who fail to disclose foreign assets.