How To Become Income Tax Officer ?

 

Income Tax Department is administered by the Income Tax Act,1961. It comes under the Department of Revenue of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Central Board of Direct Taxes is the highest policy making body for the Income Tax Department. Everybody wants to become an Income Tax Officer. People are always asking this question as how to become Income Tax Officer ?

Some of the questions often asked by the aspiring candidates are listed below:

·         How do I become an income tax officer ?

·        Are income tax officers IAS?

·        Is income tax officer a good job?

·         Is UPSC required for income tax officer?

In this article we will deal with all the questions frequently asked by the aspiring candidates and discuss in detail about the procedure to become an Income Tax Officer.

There are two ways for becoming an Income Tax Officer, which are being listed below:

 

First Method (Through Promotion):

Staff Selection Commission conducts SSC CGL Examination every year for thousands of vacancies in various ministries and departments of the Central Government. In this examination, you can appear for the competitive examination, if you are a graduate from any University. If you are able to pass all the stages of this examination, you may be selected for the post of Income Tax Inspector. All Income Tax Inspectors are promoted as Income Tax Officers in due course of time as per the procedure prescribed by the Department.

Second Method (Direct Entry) :

You can also become Income Tax Officer directly through clearing the Civil Services Examination, which is also being held every year for the selection of IAS, IFS, IPS and IRS like thousands of posts. If you have been selected under IRS category based on your performance, then you can directly join as Income Tax Officer or even some higher post like Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax

 

Qualification required for the Income Tax Officer:

Any Graduate from any Indian University is eligible to appear in the SSC CGL Examination conducted by the Staff Selection Commission or Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.

Pay Scale:

Pay Scale of the Income Tax Officer is Level-10 of the Central Government. Level-10 pay scale is 15600-39100+Grade Pay of 5400. Total Salary at this level works out to around Rs.1,00,000 per month

Who can become an Income Tax Officer ?
Following types of persons are eligible to become an Income Tax Officer:

·         Citizens of India, or

·         A subject of Nepal, or

·         A subject of Bhutan, or

·         A Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962, intending to settle in India permanently, or

·         An individual of Indian origin who has moved to India permanently from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Burma, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zaire or Vietnam

·         Candidates other than Indian nationality require the certificate of eligibility issued by the government of India.

What is the Job Profile and Powers of Income Tax Officer ?

Income Tax Officer is mainly responsible for the assessment of Income Tax of any person based on the Income Tax Return filed by those persons every year. He enjoys lot of powers to assess and determine the income of any person. He or She can also impose any additional tax or penalty or interset on any person based on his/her assessment.