Effective assessment through use of departmental database-Task Force Constituted to implement recommendations

Effective assessment through use of departmental database-Task Force Constituted to implement recommendations of the Committee and to submit report by 31st July, 2017

F.No. 225/205/20 17/ITA.II

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes

North Block, New-Delhi dated the 14th of June, 2017

Office-Memorandum

Subject: Constitution of a Task Force to implement recommendations of Committee regarding ‘effective assessment through use of departmental database’ regd.-

The Board, on consideration ofreport of the above Committee, in principle, has agreed to the broad concept of taxpayer segmentation with differentiated treatment and creation of a new ecosystem  for  conducting  scrutiny assessments characterized by end-to-end e-process for scrutiny assessment, flexible function-specific jurisdiction for certain actions and pre-verification of information mismatch before full-fledged scrutiny. While e-assessment is being implemented in phases, in respect of other recommendations, a Task Force is hereby constituted by the Board to examine the feasibility of these recommendations & also to suggest how best to implement the recommendations found feasible, in medium and long term.

ii Shri Sushil Singh Rathore, CCIT, Delhi will be Chairman of the Task Force. The other Members are:

1. Shri Binay Kumar Jha, CCIT, Ludhiana
2. Shri Harish Kumar, DIT(Inv.), Delhi
3. Anuja Sarangi, Pr. CIT, Bengaluru
4. Shri .Kumar Verma, CIT, Bengaluru
5. Shri Pradip Mehrotra, CIT(ITA), CBDT
6. Shri Anand Jha, CIT(IT&CT), CBDT
7. Shri Sanjeev Singh, ADG(Systems)-11
8. Shri Ramesh Krishnamurthi, ADG(Systems)-III , Secretary
9. Shri Rajesh Kumar Bhoot, JS(TPL-II), CBDT
10. Roopak Kumar, Add!. CIT, Mumbai
11. Shri T.Sankar, Add!. CIT, Ahmedabad
12. K.N . Dandapani, JCIT, Bengaluru

iii Chairman of the Task Force shall regulate its work & may co-opt other Departmental Officers also, if required.

iv While giving its recommendations, the Task Force would suggest possible changes in law, adequacy of  infrastructure, additional funds for implementing the proposed  changes,  modification  in business  processes  as well as training and other capacity building measures which may be required to be taken  by the Board. As far as possible,  a blueprint  should also be  drawn  up for  implementation  of suggested  recommendations.

v. The Task Force shall submit its report by 31st July, 2017 to Member (IT), CBDT .

(Ankita Pandey)
Under Secretary-ITA.II, CBDT

Copy to:

1. Chairman, CBDT & All Members, CBDT
2. PPS to Revenue Secretary
3. All Pr. CCsIT/Pr. DsGIT/CCslT/DsGIT
4. Concerned Officers
5. Addl. CIT (Data Base Cell) for uploading on departmental website