Taxmen carry out 'surveys' on dealers

Taxmen on Friday carried out nationwide "surveys" on art dealers and event managers for alleged tax evasion."The surveys were routine. It was carried out on buyers and sellers of art objects and event managers," a Finance Ministry official told the agency.Taxmen got suspicious on some high value transactions on art objects and were planning to survey office premises of people, who have either bought or sold them.The surveys were carried out under Section 133A of the Income Tax Act, the official said.The taxmen also unearthed unaccounted money running into crores of rupees from some jewellers in Guwahati. www.dg3.dgevent.in