The Income Tax department is looking for some alleged mismatch in payments made by Nokia under the TDS category
Chennai/New Delhi: Income Tax (I-T) department officials on Tuesday conducted a survey operation on the premises of Finnish cell phone major Nokia in Chennai on charges of alleged tax evasion, reports PTI.
Sources in the department said the survey operation was conducted at the company’s premises in the Tamil Nadu capital (under Section 133 of the I-T Act) and few other locations in the country will be brought under this action.
When contacted, a Nokia spokesperson said in a statement to PTI, “Earlier today, tax officials visited Nokia’s manufacturing unit in Chennai. Nokia is fully cooperating to ensure they get the necessary information to help in their inquiry.”
“As a global company, Nokia consistently fields a large and steady number of tax queries, audits and assessments. Nokia's commitment to being a good corporate citizen is firm and unwavering. We always observe applicable laws and rulings in the countries where we operate. This has been a core principle of our operations in India, where Nokia has been present since 1995,” the spokesperson said.
During a survey operation, I-T sleuths visit only official premises of a company for investigation.
Sources said the I-T department is looking for some alleged mismatch in payments made by the company under the tax deducted at source (TDS) category. A team of about 30-40 I-T sleuths is involved in the operation, sources said.
Nokia led the Indian mobile market with 22.2% market share during first half of 2012 where 102.43 million handsets were sold, a CyberMedia Research said.
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