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TIMS. An innovation on the revenue side . VISION. Efficient & transparent tax administration Decision Support System for the government both on the revenue and the expenditure side Move towards e-governance and consequent benefits to the government, dealers and the citizens in general
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TIMS An innovation on the revenue side .
VISION • Efficient & transparent tax administration • Decision Support System for the government both on the revenue and the expenditure side • Move towards e-governance and consequent benefits to the government, dealers and the citizens in general • Link up with the North Eastern states in particular and the rest of the nation technologically so as to reduce tax evasion
Project execution steps • High level Steering Committee with technical experts to guide the project to completion and give it new directions. This also helps in getting government approvals quickly for essential technological purchases • Core teams for- • Software development • Hardware & network matters • Testing of software • Training of manpower • On-line practice • System operationalisation
TIMS includes • All Acts of taxation covered by the system. • System includes modules like– Goods information System (Check Post), Registration, Returns, Assessment, Payments, Recovery, Vigilance & Head Office • System has unique security features • Efforts have been made to make the tax office a paperless office in the future through this technology.
The System in Place • 77 locations (offices of tax department) all over the state provided with computers • These locations connected to the head office through leased line and V-sat connectivity. • 11 Check gates also connected to the head office relaying on a 24 hour basis the flow of goods into and outside the state. • The dealers file automatically being updated from the check gate and so the tax collection automatically being calculated. • Filing system integrated with the tax system.
Future Scope • Integration with Banks for e-payment • Inter-active web-site for dealers so that the necessary documents can be downloaded without having to visit the tax office. • E-returns through the interactive website
Accruing Benefits • Steady Revenue increase after gestation period • Systematic recording, processing & storage of data is taking place and dealers data cannot now be lost in files and is available at the click of a mouse • Tax administration has become transparent and more efficient as analysis of dealer data has become possible at appropriate levels
Accruing Benefits (Contd) • Efficient and skilled workforce is being created • Manpower utilization has been optimized • Policy impact of taxation proposals can be better analyzed and linkages with the expenditure side established. Expenditure can be better planned.