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Section 116

Income-tax authorities

Section

Section Number

116

Chapter

CHAPTER XIII - INCOME-TAX AUTHORITIES

Act

Income-tax Act, 1961

Year

2025

Income-tax authorities

Income-tax authorities

CHAPTER XIII

INCOME-TAX AUTHORITIES

A.—Appointment and control

Income-tax authorities.

116. There shall be the following classes of income-tax authorities for the purposes of this Act, namely :—

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(a)  the Central Board of Direct Taxes constituted under the Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963 (54 of 1963),
(aa)  Principal Directors General of Income-tax or Principal Chief Commissioners of Income-tax,
(b)  Directors-General of Income-tax or Chief Commissioners of Income-tax,
(ba)  Principal Directors of Income-tax or Principal Commissioners of Income-tax,
(c)  Directors of Income-tax or Commissioners of Income-tax or Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals),
(cc)  Additional Directors of Income-tax or Additional Commissioners of Income-tax or Additional Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals),
(cca)  Joint Directors of Income-tax or Joint Commissioners of Income-tax 71[or Joint Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals)],
(d)  Deputy Directors of Income-tax or Deputy Commissioners of Income-tax or Deputy Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals),
(e)  Assistant Directors of Income-tax or Assistant Commissioners of Income-tax,
(f)  Income-tax Officers,
(g)  Tax Recovery Officers,
(h)  Inspectors of Income-tax.

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