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| | + | |+'''Indian Revenue Service''' |
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| | + | |colspan=2 style="text-align: center"|[[Image:Emblem of India.svg|80px|National Emblem]]<br/>[[Indian Revenue Service]] |
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| | + | | '''Abbreviation''' |
| | + | | IRS |
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| | + | | '''Formed''' |
| | + | | 1953 |
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| | + | |'''Headquarters''' |
| | + | |[[North Block | Cabinet Secretariat]]<br/> [[Raisina Hill]], [[New Delhi]] |
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| | + | | '''Country''' |
| | + | | {{Flag|India}} |
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| | + | | '''Training Grounds''' |
| | + | | 1. [[National Academy of Direct Taxes]] ([[Nagpur]])<br />2. [[National Academy of Customs Excise and Narcotics|National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics]] ([[Faridabad]]) |
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| | + | | '''Controlling Authority''' |
| | + | | [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]], [[Government of India]] |
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| | + | | '''Legal Personality''' |
| | + | | Governmental<br />Federal law enforcement |
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| | + | | '''General Nature''' |
| | + | | Taxation<br />Revenue Administration<br /> |
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| | + | | '''Cadre Size''' |
| | + | | 3904 (Income Tax)<br />2644 (Customs and Central Excise) |
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| | + | ! cellpadding="1" colspan="15" style="background:#3B444B; color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center" |Service Chief |
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| | + | | '''Chairman, CBDT'''<br />'''Chairman, CBEC''' |
| | + | | Laxman Das<br />S. K. Goel |
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| | + | ! cellpadding="1" colspan="12" style="background:#800080; color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center" |Head of the Civil Services |
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| | + | |[[Cabinet Secretary (India)|'''Cabinet Secretary''']]<br> Current: A. K. Seth |
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| | + | The '''Indian Revenue Service''' ([[Hindi]]: भारतीय राजस्व सेवा), abbreviated as '''IRS''', collects taxes of the [[Government of India]]. The agency functions under the Department of Revenue in the [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Union Ministry of Finance]] and is concerned with the collection and administration of the various [[Direct tax|direct]] and [[Indirect tax|indirect taxes]] accruing to the [[Government of India|Union Government]]. |
| | + | ==External links== |
| | + | * [http://finmin.nic.in/ Ministry of Finance] |
| | + | * [http://dor.gov.in/ Department of Revenue] |
| | + | * [http://www.irsofficersonline.gov.in/ Official Web Portal of Indian Revenue Service] |
| | + | * [http://www.nadt.gov.in/ NADT - Training Academy for IRS (IT) Officers] |
| | + | * [http://www.nacen.gov.in/ NACEN - Training Academy for IRS (C&CE) Officers] |
| | + | * [http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/ Official Website of Income Tax Department of India] |
| | + | * [http://www.cbec.gov.in/ Central Board of Excise and Customs] |
| | + | * [http://www.taxindiaonline.com/ Online Updates] |
| | + | * [http://www.referencer.in/Default.aspx/ A Complete Reference Library for Customs & Excise Officers] |
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| | + | [[Category:India]] |