It was established via Central Board of Revenue Act, 1963. It comes under the ambit of Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
The main responsibility of the body is to administer direct tax laws in India. The CBDT has implemented a comprehensive computerization programme in the Income Tax Department. The programme is aimed to establish a taxpayer friendly regime, increase the tax-base, improve supervision and generate more revenue for the Government. The endeavor is to promote voluntary compliance by taxpayers and create a non-intrusive and non-adversarial tax administration.
