The Income Tax officials, having a tenure of three years, will function from the Indian Missions in Washington DC (the US), London (the UK), Berlin (Germany), Paris (France), The Hague (Netherlands), Abu Dhabi (the UAE), Cyprus (Nicosia) and Japan (Tokyo).
P Gopakumar, Asst Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise, Indian Revenue Service, Bangalore suggests some useful strategies to crack Civil services mains.
Balakrishnan refused to react to the India Inc criticism of growing incidents of tax terrorism following Siddhartha's letter. Appearing unfazed, he said, "I only believe in doing my job well."
In an online chat with readers on September 23, expert P Gopakumar, Asst Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise, Indian Revenue Service, Bangalore addressed reader queries related to cracking the Civil services exam 2011. For those who missed the live chat, here's the unedited transcript.
The government has finally accepted the resignation of Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal from the Indian Revenue Service, almost six years after he quit the job.
A senior Indian Revenue Service officer, Anup Ranjan Rai, has been dismissed from service after his plea against his conviction for amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income was rejected by the Supreme Court
20-year old Shruti, who is simultaneously studying for CA, aims to join the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) in the future.
The ongoing agitation by income-tax officials has affected search and seizure operations of the department.
He said assessees' "comfort zones" have to be significantly enhanced, even as deliberate evaders and offenders are punished.
While Team Anna spokesperson Arvind Kejriwal is attending a meditation course at Sohna in Haryana, income tax department officials are losing their peace of mind over more worldly affairs involving their former colleague.
Kejriwal's supporters have bombarded Income Tax offices with cheques and demand drafts, offering to pay his tax dues.
The coveted chief information commissioner's post in Jammu and Kashmir went to GR Sofi, presently chief commissioner, Income Tax, Amritsar region. Sofi, an Indian Revenue Service officer of 1977 batch will retire shortly.
The income tax department has repatriated Sunita Kejriwal, senior Indian Revenue Service officer and wife of Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal who was recently in the midst of a row with the government over pending service dues.
Arvind Kejriwal returned over Rs nine lakh in dues to settle the issue of his resignation from the Indian Revenue Service, insisting that he was doing so in protest and it does not mean he has accepted any mistake.
43-year-old Kejriwal said his move should not be seen as admitting to the government's argument that he violated bond conditions and that he reserves his right to approach court against it.
The action has been taken against officials harassing tax assesses.
The department, which is racing to meet the budgeted target of Rs 4.30 lakh crore tax collection in this fiscal, has been ordered by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to immediately rejig the officials at Additional and Joint Commissioners rank level to revenue collection duties and concerned ranges.
He reminded the officials that it was because of increased tax buoyancy and collection efforts of Revenue departments that the government was able to waive off the loans to farmers amounting to Rs 71,000 crore (Rs 710 billion).
The issue of delayed refunds was not a healthy trend and was tarnishing the department's image.
Here's how you should prepare yourself for various Civil Services exams scheduled in 2009.
Anu Kumari and Sachin Gupta stood second and third respectively, the Union Public Service Commission announced on Friday.
The 8,965 officials include an estimate for an extra 760 sanctioned personnel in the Indian Revenue Service. Apart from this, the department would have to create 42 posts of principal chief commissioner of Income Tax (Principal CCITs), 74 CCITs, 116 Senior CCITs and Deputy CITs. "This would have to been done through simultaneous abolition of posts in other grades," said the report.
The appointment of new expenditure secretary comes a month-and-a-half ahead of the Budget for 2020-21 to be presented on February 1.
It's possible to curb tax evasion using high-end technology. But it requires an honest intention to make use of the treasure trove of data that is captured, points out Harsh Roongta.
The Delhi high court granted bail to arms dealer Suresh Nanda, his son Sanjeev and two others who allegedly manipulated evidence in the case of alleged kickbacks in the Barak missile deal
Kejriwal runs his party with the proverbial iron fist and has learnt to temper his aggression, say people close to him.
The government has sacked these officers ranging from the ranks of principal commissioner to assistant commissioner, some of whom were already under suspension.
"Sunita never comes in the picture but she is always there.'
Modi told the probationers to have a 'sensitive' and 'humane' approach to the job.
The government is understood to have zeroed in on B M Singh to take over as the next chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes in the Finance Ministry. The current chairman Indira Bhargava is retiring on May 31.
Arvind Kejriwal, engineer, civil servant and Delhi's man with a development agenda, is the David who slayed the government's Goliath.
Targeting the Aam Admi Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday accused Arvind Kejriwal of becoming an expert of "dumping issues half-way" and running away from answering questions.
Tina, 22, a graduate from Delhi's Lady Shri Ram College, topped the 2015 civil services exam securing 1,063 marks (52.49 per cent) out of a total of 2,025-comprising 1,750 of main and 275 of interview.
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