A BRIEF NOTE ON VIDEO CONFERENCE OF THE CHAIRMAN, CBDT CONDUCTED ON 02 FEBRUARY 2011

NEW RECRUITMENT

 

214 posts of INCOME TAX INSPECTORS and 1989 TAX ASSISTANTS were identified to be filled up immediately by direct recruitment.

 

DPC

 

In the absence of any further communications from any part of the country, 92 vacancies of CITs (48 for FY 2010-11 and 44 for FY 2011-12) and 50 vacancies of CCITs were determined to be filled up from the forthcoming DPCs to be completed by 31.03.2011. 203 vacancies of ACITs (104 for 2010-11 and 89 for 2011-12) will also be covered in the DPC for promotion from the post of ITOs.

Deficient APARs are required to be furnished immediately to speed up the process.

 

INCOME LIMITS FOR ASSESSMENT

 

With effect from 01.04.2011, Income tax Officers will have the jurisdiction to assess the returns with income not exceeding 15 lakhs in non-corporate cases (20 lakhs in metros) and 20 lakhs in corporate cases (30 lakhs in metros).

 

APPEAL LIMITS

 

Instructions issued raising monitory limits to file appeals in ITAT (3 lakhs), High Court (10 lakhs) and the Supreme Court (25 lakhs).

As the apex court is not entertaining belated appeals, it is directed that there should not be delay of even one day in processing appeal cases, failing which responsibility would be fixed on the respective CCITs and CITs  individually.

 

SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

 

New benches of settlement commission were constituted - two in Delhi and one in Mumbai

 

APAR

 

APAR submitted in old format for FY 2009-10 will be treated as legal and valid.

 

VIGILANCE MATTER

 

Directions were issued to close proceedings on anonymous petitions by 31.01.2012. If enquiries are required to be initiated on any anonymous petition, it should be done only with the prior approval of the Mem(P) and Chairman.

Instructions were also given to dispose of all pending cases in the case of retired officers latest by 31.01.2012.

 

OFFICE SPACE

 

Following the direction of the Hon’ble FM on this matter, ample office space and good office surroundings are  to be provided all over the country. Any requirement in this matter can be made good by the concerned CCIT(CCA)s by hiring suitable spaces wherever necessary.

 

REFUNDS

 

Pendency on refunds will to be reduced to NIL. Unless specific directions were received from the CBDT, no refunds should be withheld.

 

STENOS/TYPISTS

 

Considering the vacant posts, DEOs would be deployed on contract/hire basis. CCITs were directed to report the requirement of their charges.

 

COMPILATION OF CIRCULARS

 

A compendium of all circulars and instructions since 1961 was released in the conference. The CD was described as equipped with highly compatible search engines and the compendium can be updated through internet.  It was assured that copies of the CD would reach all officers up to the level of ITOs within 15 days.

 

COLLECTION OF DEMANDS

 

In those areas where the national target was not achieved, a strategy was so developed as each Assessing Officer should pursue and collect pending demands in 25 top cases each in arrear and current demand cases.

 

DRAFT PARAS

 

All pending reports of draft paras should be sent VERY URGENTLY so as to settle the DPs at Board’s level without delay.

 

CADRE RESTRUCTURING

 

 

Cadre restructuring has been approved by the Dept. of Expenditure and following additional vacancies will be created:

204 - CIT

312 - JCIT

243 - DCIT

357 - ACIT