ITO to ACIT Promotion Order released

Flash News : Promotion Order to the post of ACIT has been released today. 
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Congratulation to all the newly promoted ACITs !!

CBDT asks for posting option for ITOs to be promoted as ACIT

CBDT asks for option for posting as ACIT for the ITOs who are in consideration zone of promotion. The DPC has been completed for this posts in the first week of March but promotion order is still awaited. They are asked to exercise option within 30th March.
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Extension of time for completion of assessments and reassessments

The existing provisions of section 153 and 153B, inter alia, provides the time limit for completion of  assessment and reassessment  of  income  by  the  Assessing  Officer.  Time  limits  have  been  provided  for  completion  of  assessment  or reassessment under section 143(3), 147, 153A, 153C, etc. Further, these time limits get extended if a reference is made under section 92CA to the Transfer Pricing Officer during the course of assessment/reassessment proceedings.  These time limits are either from the end of the financial year in which the notice for initiation of the proceedings was served or from the end of the assessment year to which the proceedings relate.

New Income Tax Rate for F.Y. 2012-13 as per budget proposal

No change in corporate tax rate.

No tax on saving bank interest up to 10,000 for those having income up to Rs 5 lakh.

Tax rate for income above 10 lakh to be 30 per cent

Tax rate for income from 5 to 10 lakh to be 20 per cent

Tax rate for income from 2 lakh to 5 lakh to be 10 per cent

Individual tax payer exemption limit to be raised to Rs 200,000 from Rs 180,000.

ITGOA withdraws agitation partially, no bar in search and survey

Agitation partially withdrawn.

Non-submission of all statistical reports including CAP-I, II, Dossiers & DO, etc., continues.

Members can participate in search & surveys.

No demonstration during Chairman/Member visits.

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