Section 210 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 has outlined the delegation of powers by Commissioner Inland Revenue to his subordinate officers.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 updated up to June 30, 2021. The Ordinance incorporated amendments brought through Finance Act, 2021.
Following is the text of Section 210 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001:
Section 210. Delegation. —(1) The Commissioner subject to sub-section (1A), may, by an order in writing, delegate to any Officer of Inland Revenue, subordinate to the Commissioner all or any of the powers or functions conferred upon or assigned to the Commissioner under this Ordinance, other than the power of delegation.
(1A) The Commissioner shall not delegate the powers of amendment of assessment contained in sub-section (5A) of section 122 and amendment of an order of recovery under sub-section (3) of section 161 to an officer of Inland Revenue below the rank of Additional Commissioner Inland Revenue.
(1B) The Commissioner may, by an order in writing, delegate to a special audit panel appointed under sub-section (11) of section 177, or to a firm of chartered accountants or a firm of cost and management accountants appointed
by the Board or the Commissioner to conduct an audit of person under section 177, all or any of the powers or functions to conduct an audit under this Ordinance.
(2) An order under sub-section (1) may be in respect of all or any of the persons, classes of persons or areas falling in the jurisdiction of the Commissioner.
(3) The Commissioner shall have the power to cancel, modify, alter or amend an order under sub-section (1).
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