Tax Return Preparer (TRP) (Amendment) Scheme, 2018 notified by CBDT

The CBDT has notified the “Tax Return Preparer (TRP) (Amendment) Scheme, 2018” and has amended Para 3 (eligibility for becoming a Tax Return Preparer), Para 4 (application procedure and age-limit), Para 9 (fee to be disbursed to TRP in First/ second/ Third year along with cap limit), etc., as under:

Tax Return Preparer (Amendment) Scheme, 2018: CBDT Notification No. 4/2018 dt. 19 Jan. 2018

S.R. 44(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 139B of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following further amendments in the Tax Return Preparer Scheme, 2006, namely:—

Short title, commencement and application. 

1. (1) This Scheme may be called the Tax Return Preparer (Amendment) Scheme, 2018. (2) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Tax Return Preparer Scheme, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the said Scheme), for paragraph 3, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:-

“3. An individual, who holds a bachelor degree from a recognised Indian University or institution, or has passed the intermediate level examination conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or the Institute of Company Secretaries of India or the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of India, shall be eligible to act as Tax Return Preparer.”. (contd… please refer above attachment)

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