Truecaller India Offices Searched by I-T Dept for Tax Evasion
Nov 07, 2024 18:40
The Income-Tax Department conducted searches at Truecaller's India offices on Thursday, alleging tax evasion. Truecaller says it's cooperating with the investigation.
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New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI) The Income-Tax Department Thursday carried out searches at offices of global caller ID platform Truecaller on charges of tax evasion, official sources said.
The Stockholm-headquartered company said it was cooperating with the investigators.
Tax officials said the searches were aimed to gather detailed information and check documents in connection with certain charges of tax evasion including those pertaining to transfer pricing (TP) issues.
According to the company's website, Truecaller has offices in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Gurugram in India.
The company said in a public statement that "On Thursday 7 November 2024, Truecaller's India offices were visited by Indian Tax officials."
"Truecaller are currently assisting the authorities to the full extent at our offices. This came without prior notice and Truecaller are currently awaiting official confirmation and communication from the tax departments," it said.
This is not an uncommon practice and Truecaller will cooperate fully with the relevant authorities, the company said.
With regards to taxation, the Swedish company added, as a publicly-listed company, our practices are entirely transparent.
"Truecaller would like to reiterate that Truecaller is not subject to any tax investigation in India outside the routine tax audits.
"Truecaller's group financial statements have always received an unqualified audit opinion. Truecaller has always paid all taxes due in India and all regions where it operates," it said.
The company said its transfer pricing policy for its intra-group transactions is consistent with the internationally accepted arm's length standard, as has been informed earlier.
"The purpose is to ensure that Truecaller pays tax in a way that is correct from the perspective of both the Swedish and the Indian tax authorities.
"The policy is continuously independently reviewed to ensure that it meets the tax law requirements of both countries," the company said.
Its website said Truecaller is "loved by around 425 million monthly active users around the world, who trust the Android and iOS apps to identify numbers and block spam".
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