TMI BlogCBDT takes further steps to ensure transparency in Tax Administration by bringing in concept of DINX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... CBDT takes further steps to ensure transparency in Tax Administration by bringing in concept of DIN - News and Press Release Dated:- 14-8-2019 - News - Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi, 14th August, 2019 PRESS RELEASE CBDT takes further steps to ensure transp ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... arency in Tax Administration by bringing in concept of DIN With a view to bringing greater transparency in the functioning of the tax-administration and improvement in service delivery, almost all notices and orders of Income Tax Department are being generated electronically on the Income Tax Business Application (ITBA) platform. However, it has been brought to the notice of the Central ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) that there have been some instances in which the notice, order, summons, letter and any correspondence (hereinafter referred to as communication ) were found to have been issued manually, without maintaining a proper audit trail of such communication. In order to prevent such instances and to maintain proper audit trail of all communication, the CBDT has, vi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... de Circular No.19/2019 dated 14.08.2019 laid down parameters specifying the manner in which any communication issued by any income-tax authority relating to assessment, appeals, orders, statutory or otherwise, exemptions, enquiry, investigation, verification of information, penalty, prosecution, rectification, approval etc. to the assessee or any other person will be dealt with. All such communic ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ation issued on or after the 1st of October, 2019 shall carry a computer-generated Document Identification Number (DIN) duly quoted in the body of such communication. CBDT has also specified exceptional circumstances where the communication may be issued manually but only after recording reasons in writing and with the prior written approval of the Chief Commissioner / Director General of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Income-Tax concerned. In cases where manual communication is required to be issued, the reason for issue of manual communication without DIN has to be specified alongwith the date of obtaining written approval of the Chief Commissioner / Director General of Income-Tax in a particular format. Any communication which is not in conformity with the prescribed guidelines shall be treated as invalid an ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d shall be deemed to have never been issued. Further, CBDT has also laid down the timelines and procedure by which such communication issued manually will have to be regularised and intimated to the Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems). In addition to the above, in all pending assessment proceedings, where notices were issued manually, prior to issuance of the above referred ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Circular, all such cases would be identified and the notices so sent would be uploaded on ITBA by 31st October, 2019. This is another step taken by CBDT towards better delivery of taxpayer services while ensuring accountability in official dealings. (Surabhi Ahluwalia) Commissioner of Income Tax (Media Technical Policy) Official Spokesperson, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... CBDT. - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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