CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Nitin Gupta. IRS officer Nitin Gupta has been appointed as the new Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairman. Mr Gupta is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1986 batch of the Income Tax cadre and is currently serving as the Member (investigation) in CBDT.

Detailed explanation-2: -IRS Nitin Gupta has been appointed as the new chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) by the Government of India. Nitin Gupta will succeed Sangeeta Singh who was given the additional charge of CBDT chief after the retirement of JB Mohapatra on 30 April 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -The CBDT is headed by Chairman and also comprises of six members, all of whom are ex-officio Special Secretary to Government of India. The Chairman and Members of CBDT are selected from Indian Revenue Service (IRS), a premier civil service of India, whose members constitute the top management of Income Tax Department.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Nitin Gupta has been appointed as the new CBDT chairman. He is an IRS officer of the 1986 batch of the Income Tax cadre and is serving as the Member (investigation) in the Board and is scheduled to retire in September next year.