As many as 305 ACITs promoted to DCIT

In the fag end of the financial year, 305 ACITs promoted to DCIT with effect from 01.04.2018 or the date of assumption of charge, whichever is later.
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Income Tax offices to remain open this weekend

To facilitate filing of Income Tax returns and completion of pending departmental works, all Income Tax offices throughout the country shall remain open on 29th , 30th and 31st March 2018. CBDT issued order u/s 119(1) of the Income Tax Act 1961.
It may be mentioned that 29th and 30th March was declared as closed holiday on account of Mahavir Jayanti and Good Friday. 31st March is also a holiday as saturday.
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All Zonal Account office to remain open on 29, 30 and 31st March

All ZAO offices to remain open on 29, 30 and 31st March 2018.
It was informed earlier that bills may be uploaded in PFMS till 27th March 2018 as of now.
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Laptop for ITOs and above soon

As per sources, the proposal for laptop for ITOs and above has been cleared by IFU and going to materialize very soon. 
As per information available, the procurement is likely to be zonewise instead of centralized purchase as earlier.
The A.O. and P.S cadre is again going to be left outside of the laptop entitlement.
More details are awaited.

All india seniority list of ITOs published

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ITGOA to continue it's stand - not to appear in Examination at the end of training of newly promoted ITOs

"The issue of holding examination at the end of training of newly promoted ITOs and linking the same with the field posting was discussed in the Secretariat meeting held on 16.02.2018. In this connection, the meeting also took note of the decision taken in the JCA and earlier decision as communicated through its Circular dated 24.07.2017. The Central JCA vide aforesaid Circular intimated that in view of various Court orders staying the impugned Instruction dated 28‐02‐2017 its members all over the Country, who were/ would be participating in the Orientation Course for the newly promoted ITOs, would not appear in the said examinations at the end of the Course. The Secretariat meeting held on 16.02.2018, after discussion is of the opinion that since the Board has not withdrawn its impugned Instruction dated 28.02.2018, hence to continue with the decision of the JCA communicated vide Circular dated 24.07.2017 i.e. not to appear in the examination at the end of Orientation Course this year also. A copy of the JCA Circular dated 24.07.2017 is also enclosed herewith for ready reference."
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