New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Income Tax (I-T) Department has decided to adopt a more friendly approach in its dealings with the tax assessees, sources said on Sunday, following Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's call for a mindset change among tax officials.

Sitharaman on Saturday asked the I-T Department to bridge the communcation gap between tax officials and the assessees and sought a change in mindset amid allegations of "tax terrorism".

"Tax administrators have a very delicate role to perform. A mindset change is needed to cater to an infomred citizenary", she told tax department officials in Ahmedabad.

"As far as assessees and their issues are concerned, we must communicate with them and solve issues by treating them respectfully...