Senior revenue service officer A.K. Jain was on Tuesday Dec 15,2015 appointed
Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex policy making
body of Income Tax department.
Jain is also holding additional charge of Member (Personnel and Vigilance) in the CBDT.
Apart from its Chairman, CBDT has six members and is the supreme body for framing policies related to direct taxes
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the appointment of
Jain as CBDT Chairman, an order issued by Department of Personnel and
Training (DoPT) said.
He will have short tenure of two months, till January 2016
Apart from its Chairman, CBDT has six members and is the supreme body for framing policies related to direct taxes
A K Jain, a 1978 batch Indian Revenue Services officer, was made acting
Chairman of the board following superannuation of Anita Kapur on
November 30,2015
Meanwhile, Anita Kapur has been appointed adviser on tax reforms in the Finance Ministry for six months.
She will be contributing to the Ministry’s efforts for creating better
taxpayer services, bringing in an improved direct taxes regime and also
help in preparing the Union Budget for the next fiscal.
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