Ashneer Grover: 'I’ve always been a diligent taxpayer. My dad kept me honest'

Ashneer Grover, who has on multiple times been critical of paying taxes, recently shared that he has always been a "diligent taxpayer", and he attributed this habit to his late father and CA who was very particular about paying taxes and filing returns. The co-founder of BharatPe and the founder of the Fantasy gaming app Crickpe took to X to thank the income tax department for the closure of a faceless assessment of his IT returns for the financial year 2021-22.

"I’ve always been a diligent taxpayer. This return was the last one filed by my dad Ashok Grover, who was my CA, prior to his demise. He was very particular and kept me honest. This will also further strengthen my defence in my cases," Grover wrote.

The former Shark Tank India judge made headlines and went viral on social media last year when he equated paying taxes in India to being punished.

Claiming that India has a skewed tax system with the government taking away 30-40 percent of our income without any tangible benefits, Ashneer Grover said that taxpayers are doing charity in the country. "

They are not getting any benefits," he said. "You tell me one thing, when know that I will earn Rs 10 and Rs 4 will be kept by the government, out of the 12 months, you are working for the government for five months. Now in your life, how many years you have to be a slave for the government... and we have all accepted the way things are: 'It is the way it is.'"