Directorate General(s) of Income Tax Investigation
The Directorate Generals of Income Tax Investigation deal with
all matters connected with investigations under the Income Tax
Act of the Central Government. Some of the more specific
functions entrusted to The Directorate Generals of Income Tax
Investigation include :
- Head
the investigation wing of the Income Tax Department at the
Regional Department;
- Collection
of intelligence pertaining to evasion of Direct Taxes;
- Organise
search action to unearth black money- from time to time;
- Dissemination
of information and intelligence collected- by passing on the same
to the concerned authorities including assessing authorities;
- Keep
liaison and hold meeting with other organisations in the region
to ensuring co-ordination and smooth flow of information;
- Take
appropriate steps to ensure that information and other persons
having information about tax evaders come forward with the same
to the Department. Disbursement of rewards would be one of the
measures.
Sources and Methods
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/india/finmin/dgit.htm
Created by John Pike
Maintained by Steven Aftergood
Updated Sunday, May 24, 1998 7:46:48 AM
