CBDT notifies IT Systems protected under Information Technology Act [Read Notification]

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the Information Technology (IT) Systems protected under Information Technology Act via issuing a Notification.

The Notification Read as Follows:

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), the Central Government hereby declares the following computer resources of Directorate of Income Tax (Systems) under Central Board of Direct Taxes, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, along with their associated dependencies to be protected systems for the purpose of the said Act:

(a) Tax Deducted at Source Reconciliation Analysis and Correction Enabling System (TRACES) Web Portal Infrastructure, Assessing Officers Web Portal Infrastructure, Centralized Processing Cell (Tax Deducted at Source) Application and its Database and Database for Records Management of Centralized Processing Cell (Tax Deducted at Source).

(b) e-filing Front Office Web Portal Infrastructure, Integrated e-filing and Centralized Processing Centre Application and its Database, Back Office Web Portal Infrastructure and Tax Information Network Master Database of Integrated e-filing and Centralized Processing Centre.

(c) Income Tax Business Application (ITBA) and Its Database, Permanent Account Number Master Database and Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number (TAN) Master Database of Income Tax Business Application.

(d) Insight, Reporting, Compliance and Annual Information System Web Portals Infrastructure and its Application and Database of Project Insight.

The authorized personnel having the role based access to protected systems are:

(a) any designated employee of the Directorate of Income Tax (Systems)under Central Board of Direct Taxes authorized in writing by the Directorate of Income Tax (Systems) under Central Board of Direct Taxes to access the protected system;

(b) any team member of contractual managed service provider or third-party vendor who have been authorized in writing by the Directorate of Income Tax(Systems) under Central Board of Direct Taxes for need-based access; and

(c) any consultant, regulator, Government official, auditor and stakeholder authorized in writing by the Directorate of Income Tax (Systems) under Central Board of Direct Taxes on case to case basis.

This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

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