Senior IRS officer Atulesh Jindal takes charge as new CBDT chairman
Q. Senior IRS officer Atulesh Jindal will now take over as the new chief of which controlling body of the income tax department?- Published on 01 Feb 16a. CBDT
b. CBDT
c. TDSAT
d. None of the above
ANSWER: CBDT
Senior Indian Revenue Service officer Atulesh Jindal has taken charge as the new chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, which is the controlling body of the income tax department, succeeding incumbent AK Jain. Appointments committee of the cabinet headed by India’s PM has approved appointment of Jindal as the next CBDT chairman on January 22, 2016. A 1978 batch IRS officer, he will have a six month tenure till July.