SSC CGL: Income Tax Inspector Job Description, Career Path & Salary

This article will cover Income Tax Inspector Job Description, Income Tax Inspector Work timing, Income Tax Inspector Career Path, Income Tax Inspector Salary, Income Tax Inspector required qualification and Income Tax Inspector stages of examination.

SSC CGL: Income Tax Inspector Job Description, Career Path & Salary

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Income tax officer Job Description/Profile: 

Your work profile will depend upon your posting. You will be posted in either assessment section or non –assessment section. In the
assessment department, you will be assessing the Income Tax, which is to be charged on people and companies. You will also be handling refund claims, TDS and other such works. In the non assessment department, You will be joining the raid Team when it goes somewhere for a raid. You may also have to go for the recce to gather intelligence about tax evasion or other crime related to Income Tax. Generally, the work of an ITI is considered safe but when on such secret work of finding possible crimes, one has to be extra careful to not to fell into wrong hands.

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SSC CGL Income Tax Inspector work timing:

As an Income Tax Inspector, you will have a proper work schedule. Daily you will be going in the morning and coming back to your home in the evening, no extra work hours and working in shifts. But in some special cases like when on raid or search, you may have to work for longer and uncertain durations.

income tax inspector SSC CGL career path:

As an Income Tax Inspector, you will have the following career path

1. Income Tax Officer ( ITO ), a group B Gazetted post, in around 4-6 years
2. The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (A.C., I.T.) in around 10-12 years
3. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (D.C.I.T.)
4. Joint Commissioner of Income Tax ( J.C.I.T.)
5. Additional Commissioner of Income Tax ( A.D.C.I.T.)
6. Commissioner Of Income Tax

Income Tax Inspector Salary and allowances

As an Income tax Inspector you will be entitled to the following major allowances:

1. DA on Total Pay above
2. Transport Allowance
3. House Rent Allowance(if not provided with quarters)
4. 30 liters petrol.
5. Limited bill for mobile

According to current pay scales, You would get a salary of around 40,000/- pm initially( can be varied a little as per place of posting)

Required Qualification for income tax inspector:

Degree from recognized university or equivalent.

SSC CGL Income Tax inspector stages of examination:

Two Tier Written Objective Exam, followed by Tier 3 (Descriptive) and then Document Verification.

Friends, this is it for Income Tax Inspector.

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