« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  What Are 5 Heads Of Income Tax?  Income Tax Dept releases interim action plan for FY25 on tax collection, refund approvals   Income Tax Return: 5 lesser-known tax-saving tips from Section 80  Income Tax Return: 5 lesser-known tax-saving tips from Section 80  Why you need not rush to file your ITR immediately  Income tax returns: ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-4 forms for FY 2023-24 available for e-filing  Section 80DDB tax benefits for specified illnesses: 5 things to know  Income tax slabs FY 2024-25: Five tips to help taxpayers decide between old and new income tax regimes  ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-4 forms for FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25) available now on e-filing income tax portal  How To Save Tax For Salary Above 15 Lakhs?  Tax Saving: Top 5 investment options to save maximum tax in 2024 «  Budget preoccupations of professionals... Benign I-T assessment plan for diamond biz... » CBDT into Singapore, Mauritius February, 28th 2008 Investors based in Mauritius and Singapore could soon get assistance on Indian direct tax related issues in their respective countries itself. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has decided to create a post of First Secretary in the Indian High Commission at both these countries to assist the local investors there on direct tax issues including those on double taxation avoidance agreements. Official sources said that this would be the first time ever an income tax departmen t official would be posted abroad. The CBDT is looking to post officers at the level of joint commissioners of income tax (JCIT)/additional commissioners of income tax. The tax department has called for applications to this post from officers of 1991 to 1995 batch. We will post an officer each in Singapore and Mauritius before end March this year, a CBDT official said. Both Mauritius and Singapore have been an important source of foreign investments into India in the recent years.