CURRENT AFFAIRS

2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the head of the CBDT panel to help bring down tax litigation?
A
Sanjeev Sharma
B
Mohit Kumar
C
Varun Jain
D
K S Das
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sushil Chandra, an IIT graduate, is a 1980 batch officer of the Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax cadre).

Detailed explanation-2: -Shri Nitin Gupta, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) inaugurated the Taxpayers’ Lounge today at Hall No. 5, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi in the presence of Members of the CBDT and senior officers of the Income Tax Department.

Detailed explanation-3: -The headquarters of CBDT is located in New Delhi.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Central Board of Direct Taxes is a statutory authority functioning under the Central Board of Revenue Act, 1963. The officials of the Board in their ex-officio capacity also function as a Division of the Ministry dealing with matters relating to levy and collection of direct taxes.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are five members in the CBDT at present and 1985-batch IRS officer Anuja Sarangi is the senior most. The other members are Pragya Sahay Saksena and Subashree Anantkrishnan.

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