The Union Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram will inaugurate the 29th Annual Conference of Chief Commissioners & Directors General of Income Tax here tomorrow. Two day Conference is being organised by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) here on 28th and 29th May 2013 at Vigyan Bhawan. The Minister of State for Finance (Revenue) Shri Namo Narain Meena will deliver the valedictory address in the afternoon of 29th May, 2013.

The Annual Conference will allow the Chief Commissioners/ Directors General to have direct interaction with the senior functionaries of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on various issues arising in the field.

The main areas for deliberations during the two day conference would be steps to augment revenue, tax administration reforms, strengthening of TDS machinery, widening and deepening of tax base, improving taxpayer services and Human resources management among others.

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Tax administration reforms to be advanced at annual conference, focusing on revenue augmentation, TDS strengthening and taxpayer services. The Central Board of Direct Taxes is convening an annual conference of Chief Commissioners and Directors General to enable direct interaction among senior tax functionaries on operational measures to augment revenue. Deliberations will focus on tax administration reforms, strengthening the TDS machinery, widening and deepening the tax base, improving taxpayer services, and human resources management to enhance compliance and enforcement capacity.