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Section 236

Income-tax authorities

Section

Section Number

236

Chapter

CHAPTER XIV - Tax administration

Act

Income-tax Act, 2025

Year

2026

Income-tax authorities

CHAPTER XIV

TAX ADMINISTRATION

A.—Authorities, jurisdiction and functions

Income-tax authorities.

236. For the purposes of this Act, there shall be the following classes of income-tax authorities:—

(a)   the Central Board of Direct Taxes constituted under the Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963 (54 of 1963);
(b)   Principal Directors General of Income-tax or Principal Chief Commissioners of Income-tax;
(c)   Directors General of Income-tax or Chief Commissioners of Income-tax;
(d)   Principal Directors of Income-tax or Principal Commissioners of Income-tax;
(e)   Directors of Income-tax or Commissioners of Income-tax or Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals);
(f)  Additional Directors of Income-tax or Additional Commissioners of Income-tax or Additional Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals);
(g)  Joint Directors of Income-tax or Joint Commissioners of Income-tax or Joint Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals);
(h)   Deputy Directors of Income-tax or Deputy Commissioners of Income- tax;
(i)  Assistant Directors of Income-tax or Assistant Commissioners of Income-tax;
(j)   Income-tax Officers;
(k)   Tax Recovery Officers; and
(l)   Inspectors of Income-tax.

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