Rollback from budget proposal in TDS and Capital Gain Tax

Finance Minister announces withdrawal of TDS on immovable property as proposed in Budget.
FM announces withdrawal of provisions in Customs and Excise rules under which bail was denied till public prosecutor was heard.
Govt halves capital gains tax on private equity to 10 per cent.
Retrospective amendments to Income-tax Act not to override DTAAs with 82 countries, says Mukherjee.

I.T. offices remain open on 31.03.2011

Order under Section 119(1) of the IT Act, 1961 (Reg. Income Tax Offices shall remain open on 31.3.201 through out India)
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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.