List of Income Tax Department officer ranks
The following are ranks in the Income Tax Department in India.
Gazetted officers include all the Indian Revenue Service officers and all Income Tax Services officers of and above the rank of Income Tax Inspector.
- Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax or Principal Director General of Income Tax
- Chief Commissioner of Income Tax or Director General of Income Tax
- Principal Commissioner of Income Tax or ADG/Principal Director of Income Tax
- Commissioner of Income Tax or Additional Director General/Director of Income Tax
- Additional Commissioners of Income Tax or Additional Director of Income Tax
- Joint Commissioner of Income Tax or Joint Director of Income Tax
- Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax or Deputy Director of Income Tax
- Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax or Assistant Director of Income Tax
- Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (IRS Probationary Rank: 2 years of service)
- Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (IRS Probationary Rank: 1 year of service)[1]
Rank of Gazetted Officer
Income Tax Officer/Officer on Special Duty (OSD)/ Tax Recovery Officer (TRO) All ranks above Income tax Inspector are gazetted. Income Tax Officer (ITO) belongs to the Group B list of gazetted Officers. These officers often get nomination to IRS if they are being promoting to higher ranks.
Rank of non-gazetted Officer
Ranks of the Income Tax Department
| Position / Pay Grade in the Government of India | Level and Rank | Order of Precedence (As per Presidential order) |
Equivalent Position or Designation in the State Government(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N.A | Tax Assistant / Entry-level | Assistant Sub Inspector of Police | |
| 2 | N.A | Senior Tax Assistant | Sub Inspector of Police | |
| 3 | N.A | Inspector of Income Tax/ Agent of Income Tax CID/ Entry Level | Tahsildar/Inspector of Police | |
| 4 | N.A | Income Tax Officer/Special Agent of Income Tax CID /Additional Assistant Director | Additional/ Assistant/Special Sub Divisional Magistrate/Deputy Superintendent of Police | |
| 5 | Junior Time Scale | Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax / Entry-level ( IRS Probationer) | Additional District Magistrate/Assistant Collector/Assistant Superintendent of Police | |
| 6 | Senior Time Scale | Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Equivalent to) Under Secretary to Government of India | District Magistrate/ Superintendent of Police | |
| 7 | Junior Administrative Grade | Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (Equivalent to) Deputy Secretary to Government of India | District Magistrate/Special Secretary/Senior Superintendent of Police | |
| 8 | Selection Grade | Additional Commissioner of Income Tax (Equivalent to) Director to Government of India | Secretary/Deputy Inspector General of Police | |
| 9 | Senior Administrative Grade | Commissioner of Income Tax (Equivalent to) Joint Secretary to Government of India | 26 | Secretary/Inspector General of Police |
| 10 | Higher Administrative Grade | Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Equivalent to) Additional Secretary to Government of India | 25 | Principal Secretary/Additional Director General of Police |
| 11 | Higher Administrative Grade + | Chief Commissioner (Equivalent to) Additional Secretary to Government of India | 25 | Addl.Chief Secretary/ Director General of Police |
| 12 | Apex Scale | Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax/CBDT Chairman/Member CBDT/DG Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (Equivalent to) Special Secretary to Government of India | 46 | Special Secretary to the Government of India |