Axis
Bank, India’s third largest private bank, today announced the launch of
the facility to pay Income Tax at ATMs. This facility, initially, will
be available at select ATMs in the major centers and will shortly be
made available at all 5,600 plus ATMs across the country. Axis Bank
customers holding ATM/ Debit Cards can use this facility to pay Income
Tax/ Other Direct Taxes using Axis Bank ATMs.
The
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), as a part of its e-Governance
Initiative to provide more convenience to the taxpayers had advised
authorized Banks to roll out the facility to pay Tax using ATMs. Axis
Bank is the first private sector bank to make this facility available
for its large tax-paying customer base.
