New Delhi: IRS Nitin Gupta has been appointed as the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). An official notification was issued by the Department of Personnel and Training on Monday.
His appointment as the new Chairman of the CBDT has been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Nitin Gupta, IRS, (IT:86), Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) as Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) from the date of assumption of charge of the post,” the official notification said.
Gupta, an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1986 batch of the Income Tax cadre, is serving as the Member (investigation) in the Board and is scheduled to retire in September next year.
