Form 156 is for tax payers and form 157 for non-tax payers. Intention is to do what exactly? Force more compliance burden on the middle-class and salaried tax payers because they are the aspirational?
I remember last year Nirmala and other finance dept bigwigs made great speeches and came on podcasts talking about putting a stop to rent-seeking and inspector raj attitudes. But now its clear that they cant be trusted to follow up on their own words.
Any person planning a family vacation outside india will need to line up with their full family at the tax officers place, holding forms in hand waiting for dada’s permission. Workflow is simple passport office to visa centers to tax office. Only the tax officer will now be at liberty to call us for anytime after we file. I mean, if dada is in a good mood, he will even invite us for chai and discussion 2-3 hours before departure to go over some fine print. Most probably he will blame us for not using brokerage services before filing.
Dont aspire to be anything more than poor in India.
https://indiankanoon.org/doc/117115843/
https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/documents/d/guest/fn-156
https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/documents/d/guest/form-157-faqs