Gangtok, 6 August: All the Sikkim Subject holders have been exempted from the Central Direct income Tax from 2008 except for those residing in Sikkim without Sikkim subjects who still have to pay the income tax to the central government as per the information given by TT Dorjee, Additional Chief Secretary cum Principal Secretary for Finance, Revenue & Expenditure Department Government of Sikkim in his inaugural speech in the seminar,which was held on 24 July 2008.Today the office of the income tax, Government of India was inaugurated at Bhanupath, Gangtok.
The Inaugural occasion of the income tax office was graced by the presence of Bonani Gosh, Commissioner, Income Tax, AK Pramanik, Assistant officer Income Tax along with the members from the different bussiness associations. Bonani Gosh, Commissioner, Income Tax appealed to all the businessmen to cooperate with them thereby paying their taxes regularly. While speaking with the press people, Commissioner said that, actually Government of India was Planning to establish the office of income tax in 1984, but due to some unavoidable political reason the central was unable to do so, but presently after having a prolonged discussion with the State government, the Central government has come up with the office in Sikkim. For the time being the office will be guided under the authority of the siliguri branch of Income tax ,he added .
A Series of workshop and seminar on Income Taxes will be held in Sikkim under different level. The Direct income tax have been enforced from 2008 to the entire non Sikkim subjects holder as per Income Tax Act 1961. At the same time Bonani Gosh, informed that, there will be four officers in Sikkim with LD Lepcha as Income Tax Officer, Tshering Ongda as Assistant Commissioner including Additional Commissioner and Commissioner.
Roshan Rai
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