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Notification No. 32/2023 [F. No. 370142/10/2023-TPL] / GSR 396(E) : Income-tax (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2023

Notification· Notification No. 32/2023 [F. No. 370142/10/2023-TPL] / GSR 396(E)· issued 29 May 2023taggedamendingOfficial source page →

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Income-tax Rules, 1962 · 45substituteUnverifiedconfidence 100%

Amending instruction, verbatim:

In the Income-tax Rules, 1962,—
(I)  In rule 45,—
(A) in the marginal heading, for the words and brackets “Commissioner (Appeals)”, the words and brackets
“Joint Commissioner (Appeals) or Commissioner (Appeals)” shall be substituted;
(B) in sub-rule (1), for the words and brackets “Commissioner (Appeals)”, the words and brackets “Joint
Commissioner (Appeals) or the Commissioner (Appeals)” shall be substituted;
(II) In rule 46A,—
(A) in the marginal heading, for the words “Deputy Commissioner”, the words “Joint Commissioner” shall be
substituted;
(B) for the words “Deputy Commissioner” wherever they occur, the words “Joint Commissioner” shall be
substituted;
(III) In Appendix-II, in FORM NO. 35,—
(A) in the heading, before the words “Commissioner of Income-tax”, the words and brackets “Joint
Commissioner (Appeals) or the” shall be inserted;
(B) before the word “Commissioner” wherever they occur, the words and brackets “Joint Commissioner
(Appeals) or” shall be inserted.
[Notification No. 32/2023/F. No. 370142/10/2023-TPL]
RAMAN CHOPRA, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published vide notification S.O. 969 (E), dated the 26th March, 1962 and last amended
vide notification G.S.R. 379 (E) dated the 22nd May, 2023.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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Income-tax Rules, 1962 · Form 35substituteUnverifiedconfidence 100%

Amending instruction, verbatim:

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th May, 2023
INCOME-TAX
G.S.R. 396(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 249 read with section 295 of
the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to
amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:-
1.
Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called Income-tax (Sixth   Amendment) Rules, 2023.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2.
In the Income-tax Rules, 1962,—
(I)  In rule 45,—
(A) in the marginal heading, for the words and brackets “Commissioner (Appeals)”, the words and brackets
“Joint Commissioner (Appeals) or Commissioner (Appeals)” shall be substituted;
(B) in sub-rule (1), for the words and brackets “Commissioner (Appeals)”, the words and brackets “Joint
Commissioner (Appeals) or the Commissioner (Appeals)” shall be substituted;
(II) In rule 46A,—
(A) in the marginal heading, for the words “Deputy Commissioner”, the words “Joint Commissioner” shall be
substituted;
(B) for the words “Deputy Commissioner” wherever they

Merged text is not generated in this deployment; the official document above is the authority.