Income Tax SAKSHAM NUDGE Campaign: 63,000 Restaurants Asked to Update Returns After ₹408 Crore Sales Suppression Detected
Income Tax SAKSHAM NUDGE Campaign: 63,000 Restaurants Asked to Update Tax Returns The Income Tax Department has launched the SAKSHAM NUDGE Campaign after detecting possible tax evasion patterns in the Food & Beverage sector. Using advanced artificial intelligence and analytics tools, authorities examined transactional data from thousands of restaurants and identified significant discrepancies between actual sales and income reported in tax returns. The campaign aims to encourage voluntary compliance by prompting businesses to correct errors by filing Updated Returns under Section 139(8A) of the Income Tax Act . Official Press Release Income tax Department carries out nation-wide verification exercise on restaurants suppressing turnover IT Department conducted a nationwide survey on 8th March 2026 on 62 restaurants across 46 cities in 22 States, revealing suppression of sales of around Rs. 408 crore IT Department continues to emphasise voluntary compliance and a ...