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The following are ranks of the officers working in the [[Income Tax Department]] of [[Ministry of Finance (India)]]. Officers are appointed from two different recruiting agencies. Gazetted officers are appointed from [[Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)]] of [[Union Public Service Commission]] while non-gazetted officers are recruited by [[Staff Selection Commission]].

==Ranks of the Income Tax Department==
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! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Position / pay grade in the Government of India
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Level and rank according to section 116 of Income Tax 1961(2023)
!Equivalent position or designation in Government of India
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Indian order of precedence|Order of precedence]] <br />(as per presidential order)
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! scope="row" style="background:#efefef;" |1
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|'''Inspectors of Income Tax/Tax Recovery Inspector''' 
|Assistant Section Officer
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! scope="row" style="background:#efefef;" |2
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|'''Income-Tax Officers / Tax Recovery Officers/Additional Assistant Directors'''
|Section Officer 
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! scope="row" style="background:#efefef;" |3
|Junior Time Scale
|'''Assistant Directors of Income Tax / Assistant Commissioners of Income-Tax'''
| Assistant Secretary 

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! scope="row" style="background:#efefef;" |4
|Senior Time Scale
|'''Deputy Directors of Income-Tax or Deputy Commissioners of Income-tax'''
|Under Secretary
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! scope="row" style="background:#efefef;" |5
|Junior Administrative Grade
|'''Joint Directors of Income-Tax or Joint Commissioners of Income-Tax or Joint Commissioners of Income-Tax(Appeals)'''
|Deputy Secretary 
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! scope="row" style="background:#efefef;" |6
|Selection Grade
|'''Additional Directors of Income Tax or Additional Commissioners of Income Tax'''
|Director
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! scope="row" style="background:#efefef;" |7
|Senior Administrative Grade
|'''Directors of Income-Tax or Commissioners of Income-Tax or Commissioners of Income-Tax(Appeals)'''
|Joint Secretary
|26
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#efefef;" |8
|Higher Administrative Grade
|'''Principal Directors of Income Tax or Principal Commissioners of Income Tax'''
|Additional Secretary (HAG)
|25
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#efefef;" |9
|Higher Administrative Grade +
|'''Directors-General of Income-Tax or [[Chief Commissioner of Income Tax|Chief Commissioner of Income-Tax]]'''
|Additional Secretary (HAG+)
|25
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! scope="row" style="background:#efefef;" |10
|Apex Scale
|'''Principal Directors-General of Income-Tax or Principal  Chief Commissioner of Income-Tax'''
|Special Secretary
| 24
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#efefef;" |11
|Apex Scale
|'''Chairman and Members of [[CBDT|The Central Board Of Direct Taxes]]'''
|Special Secretary
| 24
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=== Alternative designations ===

*''' Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax ''' – Deputy Director of Income Tax 
*''' Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax ''' – Assistant Director of Income Tax 
*''' Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax '''([[Indian Revenue Service|IRS]] Probationary Rank: 2 years of service)
*''' Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax ''' ([[Indian Revenue Service|IRS]] Probationary Rank: 1 year of service)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irsofficersonline.gov.in/ |title=Indian Revenue Service (IRS) Officers Online |website=www.irsofficersonline.gov.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203033648/http://www.irsofficersonline.gov.in/ |archive-date=2011-02-03}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/ Official Website of Income Tax Swatantra of India]
*[http://www.irsofficersonline.gov.in/ Official Website of Indian Revenue Service]
*[http://www.nadt.gov.in/ Training Academy for Members of Indian Revenue Service - Income Tax]

[[Category:Central Civil Services (India)|Income Tax Department]]
[[Category:Income Tax Department of India|Ranks]]
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