Income Tax : The ruling clarifies that unauthenticated digital chats and screenshots cannot form the sole basis of tax additions without proper...
Income Tax : The framework permits taxpayers to settle offences by paying prescribed compounding charges instead of facing prosecution. It clar...
Income Tax : CBDT amended Income-tax Rules to include crypto-assets and digital financial products in CRS reporting. The move expands disclosur...
Income Tax : The Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026 require salaried taxpayers to disclose their relationship with landlords, enabling enhanced scrut...
Income Tax : Refunds for AY 2025–26 are being withheld after system-based risk checks detected discrepancies. Taxpayers are advised to review...
Income Tax : CBDT signed a record number of APAs to provide clarity on transfer pricing and reduce disputes. The framework ensures advance dete...
Income Tax : The Government stated that representations on own merit promotions are examined regularly as per existing rules, with no separate ...
Income Tax : Draft Income-tax Rules and Forms have been released for public feedback before the new law takes effect, with inputs to shape the ...
Income Tax : Following judicial criticism of delayed appeals, officers urged structural reforms to fix institutional gaps rather than penalisin...
Income Tax : The NUDGE campaign targets fraudulent claims under sections 80G and 80GGC, helping taxpayers voluntarily revise returns and avoid ...
Income Tax : Reassessment proceedings was invalid for a notice issued beyond three years without the sanction of the prescribed higher authorit...
Income Tax : The ruling clarifies that unauthenticated digital chats and screenshots cannot form the sole basis of tax additions without proper...
Income Tax : ITAT held that delay in filing Form 9A cannot automatically result in denial of exemption under Section 11. The issue was sent bac...
Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that assessment orders in e-proceedings must be digitally signed as per CBDT instructions. A manually signed or...
Income Tax : The issue was whether CBDT jewellery instructions could shield bullion found during a search from taxation. The Tribunal held that...
Income Tax : The notification requires payers to generate UINs and file quarterly details of declarations even where no tax is deducted. It enh...
Income Tax : Explains the CBDT notification granting section 10(46) exemption to a district legal services authority and the categories of inco...
Income Tax : The Central Government notified an urban development authority under section 10(46A) of the Income-tax Act. The exemption applies ...
Income Tax : CBDT instructs CIT(A) offices to issue intimation confirming withdrawal of appeals for MAP-resolved grounds, serving as proof for ...
Income Tax : The government has authorised all non-rural branches of 19 banks to operate Capital Gains Account Scheme accounts, enhancing taxpa...
Letter[F.No.187/12/2010-ITA.1] The present criteria for jurisdiction is based on CBDT Instruction No. 1/2011 dated 31.01.2011 read with Instruction No 6/2011 dated 8.4.2011 and subsequent clarification dated 8.12.2011. A view was expressed to suitably revise the same so that equitable distribution of workload could be ensured among the Assessment Officers. The hon’ble FM, during the deliberation had desired that the field authorities should send their recommendations to CBDT without delay so that the needful could be done.
Vide Order No. 177 of 2012 dated 04.09.2012, the CBDT has ordered the transfers and postings of several officers in the grade of Commissioner/ Director of Income-tax with immediate effect. Vide Order No. 176 of 2012 dated 04.09.2012, the CBDT has promoted several officers in the grade of Commissioner/ Director of Income-tax to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income-tax (CCIT) in the pay scale of Rs. 67,000 to 79,000 with immediate effect. By the same order, postings and transfers have also been ordered.
The issue of demand management continues to remain an area of grave concern. It has been found that in most of the cases demand uploaded is incorrect and incomplete. Such demands have been uploaded by AOs without due diligence and verification. Adjustment of such demands against refunds is leading to public grievances. It is therefore imperative to correct the demand data base and quickly rectify cases, where wrong adjustments have taken place.
It has been observed that a large part of litigation in the Direct Taxes matters involves interpretation of legal provisions. Lack of desired clarity on a contentious legal issue, amongst the officers of the department, sometimes leads to inconsistent approach on the same issue giving rise to further litigation. With a view to provide clarity on contentious legal issues, promote consistency of approach on a given issue and reduce litigation, it has been decided to set up the following institutional mechanism to formulate ‘Departmental View’ on contentious legal issues:
ORDER No. 8/FT&TR/2012 In partial modification of order No. 6/FT&TR/2012, and in exercise of powers conferred under section 144C of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Board hereby constitutes the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) at the area of jurisdiction given under column (2) of the Table below comprising of three Commissioners of Income-tax as Members of the Panel
Order [f.no. 500/15/2011-ft&tr-i], dated 28-8-2012 Section 144C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 – Dispute Resolution Panel – Reference to – corrigendum to Order No. 6/FT&TR/2012, dated 10-7-2012 and Order No. 7/FT&TR/2012, dated 31-7-2012 constituting DRPs and alternate DRP at various places
The CBDT in its letter dated 27.08.2012 stated that there has been non-compliance and violation of the CBDT’s order in respect of posting of officers on promotion to the grade to JCIT. The CBDT has taken a stern view and threatened that the concerned officer who issued the order and the CCIT (CCA) concerned would be held personally liable.
The Income Tax department will aim to issue faster and accurate refunds this financial year and introduce new taxpayer friendly services. In her maiden interaction with the top IT brass, newly-appointed CBDT Chairperson Poonam Kishore Saxena has asked officials to ensure timely refunds and hassle-free services for taxpayers which are the major areas of grievance for a common man.
Vide Order No. 170 of 2012 dated 27.08.2012 the CBDT has ordered the distribution of work amongst the Chairman and the Members of the CBDT.
Dr. Poonam Kishore Saxena has taken over as Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes on 21st August, 2012 . She is an IRS Officer of 1975 batch. She holds a Masters Degree in Economics from Rajasthan University and is also a PhD in Economics on the topic Widening the Direct Tax – Efforts of the Central Government for economic growth in India .
