New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- In a bid to seize illegal cash, the Income Tax Department has issued a 17-point checklist to tax commisioners across the country to track those who deposited unaccounted cash during demonetisation.

In a directive to the Principal Chief Commissioners of Income Tax and Principal Director Generals of Income Tax, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said that in conitinuation of the handling of cases related to demonetisation, a verification checklist of cash deposits has been prepared to assist the assessing officers so that deviant cases can be taken up for further study.

The CBDT move is aimed at spreading the department's net wide and deep to catch those who deposited unaccounted cash during demonetisation.

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