Conference of Tax Administrators 2016, held on 16th-17th June, 2016 - CBDT Action Points
THE following action points were identified during the Rajasva Gyan Sangam of Tax Administrators 2016 on the CBDT side:
- Reduce litigation and provide alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
- Examine the language of the communications from CPC on processing to make them enhance easy comprehension and avoid unnecessary appeals.
- Creating a "Litigation Management Corner" on website of all Pr. CCsIT to provide information on High Court orders to avoid filing of appeal on settled issues in High Court.
- Increase voluntary acceptance of paperless assessment, by pro-active engagement with all stakeholders through advertising and awareness campaigns including through the departmental website.
- Upgradation of infrastructure like computers, scanners, WiFi, etc. For assessing officers.
- The Pr. CCsIT to ensure that all their assessing officers are allotted dedicated and secure official email account by 30.6.2016 for communication with the taxpayers for e-assessment.
- E-assessments will be fast-tracked as an incentive to the taxpayers to opt for e-assessment.
- The Pr.CCsIT to send construction proposals for vacant lands in their jurisdictions within three months to address the shortage of space. Proposals for purchase of ready-built office/residential space may also be expedited.
- Donating surplus old steel almirahs to schools/colleges will be examined by the Board on reference made by Pr.CCsIT, etc..
Do you need the BOARD to examine disposal of old almirahs? Can't you authorize an Inspector to throw them away? Some years ago I had accompanied a US based NRI to the North Block. Right outside the CBDT Chairman's office were dumped old unusable furniture. I told my American friend that the man who sits in that office facing the dumped furniture is the equivalent of their dreaded IRS Chief!
DDT 1211 08.10.2009 had asked - Junk Furniture in Government offices - why not dispose them?
Also see
Poor Ambience in Central Excise and Customs Offices - CCs Responsible - MoS - DDT 1866/ 28.05.2012
Come to office on time - Govt tells Babus - DDT 2422/25.08.2014
CBDT F.No.40/22/2016-ITCC., Dated: July 13, 2016