Income Tax officers can now access your Email and Social Media Accounts

[sunit123]

Check following link

Your email and social media account can be accessed by income tax officers starting next financial year in these cases

Starting April 1, 2026, the income tax department will have the authority to access social media, emails, and other digital spaces to curb tax evasion. This has been granted to them under the new income tax bill. This will also include search and seizure powers over your assets and documents...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

[hender]

Stock Market and Salaried Class already in white, nothing to worry about.

 

[V G]

This cannot be allowed. It is a big privacy risk and against the constitution of India. Even police cannot force legally anyone to reveal Phone password as of today.

 

[superstar@123]

This cannot be allowed. It is a big privacy risk and against the constitution of India. Even police cannot force legally anyone to reveal Phone password as of today.

Arey boss, they will access your public posts and not asking your social media credentials !!

 

[mohitkamboj007]

Arey boss, they will access your public posts and not asking your social media credentials !!

What about emails??

 

[sunit123]

Arey boss, they will access your public posts and not asking your social media credentials !!

They will not as you to share password...they will ask gmail, instagram, facebook etc to provide access...you will never come to know about it till you will receive notice 😀 😀

 

[dvader]

They will not as you to share password...they will ask gmail, instagram, facebook etc to provide access...you will never come to know about it till you will receive notice 😀 😀

Salaried personnel are fine and for others I won't shed tears.

 

[sunit123]

Salaried personnel are fine and for others I won't shed tears.

You are mistaken....there was a big crackdown on salaried employees as some were submitting fake bills, not reporting crypto gains, have foreign/additional income through moonlighting which is not reported etc.

 

[dvader]

You are mistaken....there was a big crackdown on salaried employees as some were submitting fake bills, not reporting crypto gains, have foreign/additional income through moonlighting which is not reported etc.

I meant your regular run-of-the-mill salaried guy. I don't think fake bills (unless it's in lakhs) is much of a concern, a few thousand saved in taxes shouldn't justify an investigation but I have no sympathy for people hiding their income. Either all of us get to hide our income or no one does.