CBDT news S.O. 5368(E) · 12 Oct 2026
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CBDT Notification No. 133/2026 amends the 1988 notification to specify that Joint Commissioners (Appeals) and Additional Commissioners (Appeals) shall be subordinate to the jurisdictional Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner of Income-tax.
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The Central Board of Direct Taxes amends the 1988 notification regarding the administrative hierarchy of income tax officials. Joint Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals) and Additional Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals) now report to the jurisdictional Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner of Income-tax. These officers remain subordinate to the authority within whose jurisdiction they perform their functions. This change takes effect from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
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Who is affected
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th September, 2026
(INCOME TAX)
S.O. 5368(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 238 of the Income-tax Act, 2025, the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following further amendments to the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Direct Taxes, vide number S.O. 359, dated the 30th March, 1988, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii), namely:—
In the said notification, -
"(ba) Joint Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals) or Additional Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals) shall be subordinate to the Principal Chief Commissioners of Income-tax or Chief Commissioners of Income-tax within whose jurisdiction they perform their functions."
[Notification No. 133 / 2026 F. No. 300187/1/2026-ITA-I]
HARDEV SINGH, Under Secy.
Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 359, dated the 30th March, 1988 and was last amended by notification number 41/2023, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 2625(E), dated the 14th June, 2023.
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Date: 2026.09.30 17:17:46 +05'30'