TMI BlogApproval for notifying Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals) to exercise jurisdiction over appeals in cases pertaining to Direct Taxes/ Direct Tax Acts other than Income-tax Act, 1961 post Faceless Appeal Scheme, 2020X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Approval for notifying Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals) to exercise jurisdiction over appeals in cases pertaining to Direct Taxes/ Direct Tax Acts other than Income-tax Act, 1961 post Faceless Appeal Scheme, 2020 X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Room No. 12, 5th Floor, Jeevan Vlhar Building, Sansad Marg New Delhi, Dated 07th April, 2021 To All Principal Chief Commissioners of Income Tax, and All Principal Directors General of Income Tax Madam/Sir, Sub: Approval for notifying Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals) to exercise jurisdiction over appeals in cases pertaining to Direct Taxes/ Direct Tax Acts other than Income-tax Act, 19 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 61 post Faceless Appeal Scheme, 2020 -reg. Communications have been received in Board from field formations seeking jurisdiction over appeals under various other Direct Tax Laws, including erstwhile Direct Tax Laws after implementation of Faceless Appeal Scheme, 2020. 2. In this regard, I am directed to state that the provisions of the notification No. 76 & 77 of 2020 of Government of India in t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, number SO. 3296(E) & 3297(E) respectively, both dated the 25th September, 2020 apply only to the Income-tax Act, 1961 and not to any other Direct Tax/ Direct Tax Act including the following: a) Wealth-tax Act, 1957; b) Interest-tax Act, 1974; c) Gift Tax Act,1958; d) Expenditure-tax Act, 1987; e) Securities Transaction Tax in Chapter VII of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004; f) Commodities Transaction Tax in Chapter VII of Finance Act, 2013 and g) Equalization Levy in Chapter VIII of Finance Act, 2016 3. It is clarified that the Board has not issued any direction for finalization of appeals under any Direct Tax/ Direct Tax Acts (Para 2 supra) other than Income-tax Act, 1961, in a faceless manner under the Faceless Appeal Scheme, 2020. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 4. Accordingly, approval of the Board is hereby granted for notifying following Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals) to exercise jurisdiction over the appeals in cases pertaining to Direct Taxes / Direct Tax Acts including Wealth-tax Act, 1957; Interest-tax Act, 1974; Gift Tax Act, 1958; Expenditure-tax Act, 1987; Securities Transaction Tax in Chapter VII of Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004; Commodities ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Transaction Tax in Chapter VII of Finance Act, 2013 and Equalization Levy in Chapter VIII of Finance Act, 2016, in respective Principal Chief Commissioner of Income-tax regions/charges, as per the table below: - S. No. Principal Chief Commissioner of Income-tax Region/ Charge Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) to exercise jurisdiction over the appeals in cases pertaining to Direct Tax Ac ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ts other than Income-tax Act, 1961 A B c 1 Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-11 , Hyderabad 2 Bihar & Jharkhand Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-3, Patna 3 Delhi Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-31, Delhi 4 Gujarat Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-11 , Ahmedabad 5 Karnataka & Goa Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)- 11 , Bengal ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... uru 6 Kerala Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-3, Kochi 7 Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-3, Bhopal 8 Mumbai Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-51 , Mumbai 9 Nagpur Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-3, Nagpur 10 North East Region Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) (Central), NER, Guwahati 11 North West Region Commissioner o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... f Income-tax (Appeals)-3, Gurugram 12 Odisha Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-2, Bhubaneswar 13 Pune Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)- 11, Pune 14 Rajasthan Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-4, Jaipur 15 Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-18, Chennai 16 Uttar Pradesh (East) Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-3, Lucknow 17 Uttar P ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... radesh (West) and Uttarakhand Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-4, Kanpur 18 West Bengal & Sikkim Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-20, Kolkata 19 International Taxation Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-42, Delhi 5. In light of above, I am directed to convey that necessary notification to this effect may kindly be issued by Principal Chief Commissioner(s) of Income-tax as in ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... dicated in column B of table in para 4 supra. Further, a copy of the notification may kindly be forwarded to this office for records. 6. This approval shall be deemed to have come into force on 25th September 2020 or on the date of creation of post in column C of table in para 2 supra, whichever is later. 7. This issues with the approval of Member (Audit & Judicial) and Chairman, Central Board o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... f Direct Taxes, New Delhi.
Yours faithfully,
(Ankur Goyal)
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