Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
New Delhi, 7th June, 2018
PRESS RELEASE
CBDT dedicates fortnight for pending appeal effect – rectification matters
Redressal of public grievances and taxpayer service is an area of top priority for the CBDT and the Income Tax Department. In this connection, a fortnight from 1st June to 15th June, 2018 has been dedicated for expeditious disposal of pending appeal effect and rectification matters. The Assessing Officers have been directed to accord top priority to such matters and to give special attention to this area of work so that grievances arising on this count may be resolved at the earliest.
All taxpayers, local chapters of ICAI and Bar Associations are requested to use this opportunity to get their pending issues under appeal effect and rectification resolved during this fortnight.
(Surabhi Ahluwalia)
Commissioner of Income Tax
(Media & Technical Policy)
Official Spokesperson, CBDT.
The time limit for rectification/ appeal effect may be extended till end of June as at Ahmedabad Income Tax office internal transfer of officers and staff has been made after one week of June. Therefore the work to be done in first 15 days of June has been affected.
In Ahmedabad office in first week of June Officers and staff has been transferred. Due to this the work is not being done in the fortnight alloted. The CBDT should extend the time limit upto end of June.