P K Mishra

India, Myanmar signs double taxation avoidance agreement

India & MyanmarNew Delhi, April 3 : India and Myanmar on Thursday signed a Doubl

P.K. Misra becomes the new CBDT chairman

Central Board of Direct TaxesNew Delhi, Apr 1 : Prasanna Kumar Misra has taken over as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) with effect from 1st April 2008.

He belongs to the 1971 batch of the Indian Revenue Service.

Prior to his appointment as Chairman, CBDT, Misra was Member (Investigation) in the CBDT since January 2007.

Earlier, he had served in the Income Tax department in various capacities as Chief Commissioner, Delhi and Udaipur; Commissioner Mumbai; Director (Investigation) Hyderabad; Deputy Commissioner / Director Bhubaneswar; Appellate Assistant Commissioner in Andhra Pradesh, etc.