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CONTEMPORARAY TAXATION; ACC: 300

Lecture # 7-8
Assessment

Assessment means the determination of taxable income and the tax liability of a
taxpayer or the refund to him.

Commissioner

Commissioner means a person appointed to be a Commissioner Inland Revenue (CIR)


under Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. It also includes any other authority vested with all
or any of the powers and functions of the Commissioner.

It is appointed by FBR and is subordinate to Chief Commissioner under whose


jurisdiction he works.

The following authorities are subordinate to the CIR:

1. Additional Commissioners
2. Deputy Commissioners
3. Assistant Commissioners
4. Inland Revenue Officers
5. Inland Revenue Audit Officers
6. Superintendents; and
7. Auditors

Chief Commissioner

Chief Commissioner means a person appointed as a Chief Commissioner Inland


Revenue (CIR) under Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. It also includes Regional
Commissioner of Income Tax and Director General of Income Tax and Sales Tax.

FBR is empowered to appoint as many Commissioners (Appeals) as is deemed


necessary.

Commissioner (Appeals)

Commissioner (Appeals) means a person appointed to be a commissioner Inland


Revenue (Appeals) under Income Tax Ordinance 2001.

FBR is empowered to appoint as many Commissioners (Appeals) as is deemed


necessary.

Appellate Tribunal

Written by: Ms Hafiza Noshaba Nisar


CONTEMPORARAY TAXATION; ACC: 300
Appellate Tribunal means the Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue established under
Income Tax Ordinance 2001.

Federal Government is empowered to establish this Tribunal.

It is the highest appellate authority within the framework of the Income Tax Ordinance
2001 and consists upon a chairperson and such number of judicial and accountant
members as are considered necessary.

Appeal

Whenever a difference of opinion raise in a decision and the same is brought before the
Appellate Authorities, it is known as “appeal”.

Written by: Ms Hafiza Noshaba Nisar

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