Wednesday, March 15, 2023

West Bengal regularized 2nd batch of ad hoc ITOs with retrospective effect

 64 more ITOS who were promoted as ad hoc, regularized with retrospective effect in West Bengal & Sikkim region. 

It is learnt that one more order is yet to be published in this regard for ITOs promoted in 2016.

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Saturday, March 11, 2023

Retention of departmental laptop after retirement

 Regarding retention of departmental laptop after retirement, Directorate of Infrastructure has issued a letter addressed to PCCIT Kolkata clarifying that departmental laptops may be retained by paying the existing value of the same after allowing depreciation in straight line method.

Details of the calculation is described in the said letter dated 09/01/2023.

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Saturday, March 4, 2023

West Bengal regularized ad hoc ITOs with retrospective effect

 After years of persuasion and agitation, West Bengal & Sikkim region finally regularized ad hoc ITOs with retrospective effect. Yesterday an order was issued regularizing 73 ad hoc ITOs with their date of assumption of charges as deemed date of regularization  in most of the cases.

It is learnt that this was the first order of regularization and more to follow to cover all ad hoc ITOs.

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It may be mentioned that many other regions including Delhi has passed similar orders in the past and a few regions are there, yet to follow the suit.

Friday, February 10, 2023

CBDT issued order extending ad-hoc appointments of ACITs

 In a recent development, CBDT issued two orders for extension of adhoc appointments of ACITs.

Order No. 36 of 2023

Order No. 37 of 2023

Monday, February 6, 2023

Time Barring Date for reopened cases, ITGOA WB seeks clarity and instruction

Confusion prevails among AOs regarding exact TB date for reopened cases. Different interpretation of Act is possible in these cases. The TB date may be considered as 31/03/2023, 31/05,2023 and even 31/03/2024. In ITBA, the date indicates 31/03/2024.

In video conference dated 24/01/2023 Chairman CBDT opines as under :

"..... in respect of the reassessment proceedings initiated in pursuant to directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the matter of Shri Ashish Agarwal, several representations were received asking for time-baring date of such cases, in the light of communication sent by 1TBA. The Board is of the view that such cases have to be completed by 31.05.2023. He directed all the Pr CCsIT to communicate the decision of the Board to all concerned."

In a letter to Pr CCIT WB & Sikkim, ITGOA desired as under :

"An official communication has already been issued on behalf of the Pr. CCIT, UP (West) & Uttarakhand on 27.01.2023 in this line (copy enclosed). But we strongly believe that such an instruction should be issued centrally by the Board specifying the limitation date and also explaining the reasons thereof (as done in the case of Instruction no. 01 of 2022) considering the nature and extent of the judicial scrutiny being faced by the Department in the recent past and a request that was earlier made by our Central Leadership in this regard to CBDT vide a letter dated 23.12.2022. But no such instruction has so far been issued by the Board."

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