The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal of the Department of Legal Affairs for appointment of three officers to the posts of Vice-President in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Level 16 of the Pay Matrix w.e.f. the date of their assumption of charge of the post till their attaining the age of 62 years

The CBDT has vide Office Order No. 259 of 2019 dated 16.12.2019 stated that consequent upon approval of the Competent Authority, several officers are promoted to the grade of Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) (level 14 in the pay matrix Rs. 144200-218200/-) w.e.f. the date of assumption of the charge of the post by them and until further orders

The ITAT Mumbai Bench has issued important directives regarding the hearing of stay applications and cases involving International Tax and Transfer Pricing issues

The Directorate of Income-tax (Systems) has issued a letter dated 11.12.2019 regarding the conduct of assessment proceedings through ‘E-Proceeding’ facility during financial year 2019-20 with reference to CBDT Circular No. 27/2019

The CBDT has vide Office Order No. 253 of 2019 dated 12.12.2019 stated that consequent upon approval of the Competent Authority, several officers have been promoted to the grade of Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (PCIT) (level 15 in the pay matrix Rs. 1.82.200-2.24.100/-) w.e.f. the date of assumption of charge of the post by them and until further orders.

The ITAT has announced the dates on which various Benches across the Country will not be functioning during the winter vacation. The dates are available for the Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Bangalore, Chanigarh, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Chennai Benches

The CBDT has vide Office Order No. 246 of 2019 dated 02.12.2019 ordered the promotion of several officers to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT) (level 16 in the pay matrix Rs. 2,05.400-2.24.400/-) w.e.f. the date of assumption of charge of the post by them and until further orders

There will be a change in constitution Of Bombay High Court’s Tax Bench w.e.f. 12.12.2019

The CBDT has vide Office Order No. 244 of 2019 dated 29.11.2019 directed the transfer/ postings of several officers in the grade of Additional Commissioner / Joint Commissioner of Income Tax with immediate effect and until further orders

The CBDT has, vide Instruction dated 29.11.2019, issued important guidelines for scrutiny of invalid returns selected through CASS Cycle for AY 2017-18