To motivate, encourage, acknowledge the contribution of compliant taxpayers, tax technology service providers, active facilitators, positive-minded fiscal journalists, tax-friendly commissionerates, reform-minded States to the wheels of economic growth and act as a reliable channel providing Taxpayers’ feedback to the Policy Makers.
Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister, Shri Nitin Gadkari, addressing after conferring TIOL Fiscal Heritage Award 2022 on Dr Manmohan Singh, for his Lifetime contribution to economic & fiscal space.
Former Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, delivering his Award Acceptance Speech after receiving TIOL Fiscal Heritage Award 2022 on Nov 8 at Taj Palace, New Delhi
Chief Economics Commentator, Mr Martin Wolf, speaking about the legacy of Dr Manmohan Singh after conferment of TIOL Fiscal Heritage Award 2022 on Nov 8, 2022 at Taj Palace, New Delhi
Hon’ble Member of Lok Sabha, Dr Shashi Tharoor, speaking about the legacy of Dr Manmohan Singh after conferment of TIOL Fiscal Heritage Award 2022 on Nov 8, 2022 at Taj Palace, New Delhi
Former US Secretary of Treasury Mr Larry Summers, speaking about the rich legacy of Dr Manmohan Singh after conferment of TIOL Fiscal Heritage Award 2022 on Nov 8, 2022 at Taj Palace, New Delhi
Hon’ble Member of Rajya Sabha & former Dy CM of Bihar, Shri Sushil Modi, addressing the gathering at TIOL National Taxation Awards 2022 on Nov 8 at Taj Palace, New Delhi
Chairman of 15th Finance Commission, Shri N K Singh, speaking about rich legacy of Dr Manmohan Singh after conferment of TIOL Fiscal Heritage Award 2022 on Nov 8, 2022 at Taj Palace, New Delhi
Hon’ble Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu, Shri P Thiaga Rajan, speaking about Dr Manmohan Singh after conferment of TIOL Fiscal Heritage Award 2022 on Nov 8, at Taj Palace, New Delhi
Justice A K Patnaik, former Judge of Supreme Court of India, speaking about Dr Manmohan Singh after conferment of TIOL Fiscal Heritage Award 2022 on Nov 8 at Taj Palace, New Delhi.
US Congressman, Mr Raja Krishnamoorthi, speaking about the legacy of Dr Manmohan Singh after conferment of TIOL Fiscal Heritage Award 2022 on Nov 8, 2022 at Taj Palace, New Delhi
Former Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, delivering his Award Acceptance Speech after receiving TIOL Fiscal Heritage Award 2022 on Nov 8 at Taj Palace, New Delhi
Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Dushyant Chautala, addressing the gathering at TIOL National Taxation Awards 2022 on Nov 8 at Taj Palace, New Delhi
Founder and CEO of www.taxindiaonline.com, Shri Shailendra Kumar, delivering Welcome Speech at the TIOL Fiscal Heritage Award segment of TIOL National Taxation Awards 2022 on Nov 8 at Taj Palace, New Delhi
Founder and CEO of www.taxindiaonline.com, Shri Shailendra Kumar, delivering Welcome Speech at TIOL National Taxation Awards 2022 on Nov 8 at Taj Palace, New Delhi
Go to or by clicking URL received by you through e-mail ,SMS or Whatsapp you can open the Award website and self nominate by filling up the nomination form and answering multiple choice questions.
Nomination form has been kept very simple and if you have your information like PAN and other basic details ready , it should not take more than 10 minute to fill the nomination form.
Nomination entries after a certain date will be blocked and system will analyse completeness and correctness of basic information. Organizing team reserve the right to reject any incomplete application. Marking will be done and it will be audited by third party auditor appointed. Runner ups will be eligible to get support against their nomination through website link opened on the award website. Any PAN card holder can support one Nominee under each category. Top Grossing Tax Payers with higher marks and higher supports selected by Auditor will be presented in strict confidence to Jury members. Their decision will be final to announce the winner and in the entire process organizing committee reserve the right to conduct any secondary or primary search to validate suspicious claims made by Nominee. Support process will have CAPTCHA control and will not allow Non-PAN holder more than one support per category.
Self-Nomination except for few Deemed Nominated categories, is allowed. Organizing teams, auditor, sponsors, employees of TIOL and vendors supporting the TIOL 2022 Awards will not be eligible for nomination. However, they can support validated nominees.
Nomination will be accepted from valid PAN (Permanent Account Number) / Mobile no. holders.
Nomination beyond timeline will not be accepted, only digital form, no manual nomination will be accepted.
We expect truthful information to be provided on self-declaration basis and all answers to be provided with self-verification. However, the Jury, the organizing team and independent auditor appointed for the Award Purpose, reserve the right to evaluate claims through secondary research.
.Organizing team reserves the right to check the quality of information through system / internet and other public domain information channels about the nominee.
Nominee can provide URL / weblink of publicly available information to validate nomination credentials.
Incomplete form or form with weightage less than threshold decided by the Jury will not move to the next level i.e. inviting support through the website.
Post Audit, intimation message or e-mail will notify only the valid nominees. The same can also be checked directly from the website.
Once the nomination form is filled, an option is given to check answers to all questions and once confirmed, the Nomination forms cannot be altered.
Nomination process is to be notified by the organisers.
Nomination process will commence after the Website and associated Electronic platforms are inaugurated in a publicly held function to announce unveiling the event.
One PAN / Mobile number shall be allowed for nomination to one category only.
One PAN / Mobile number shall be allowed to support one nominee under one category. However, the same PAN / Mobile number holder is allowed to support one nominee under other categories also.
STAGE 2: SUPPORT PROCESS
Weblink shall be sent to all qualified nominees through Email / SMS / WhatsApp, which they are permitted to forward to their supporters. No intimation shall be provided to nominees of Deemed Nominated categories for which support can be extended as soon as nomination for First to Sixth categories is notified open.
For anyone to support any nominee, he / she or company or any legal entity / person must have a valid PAN / Mobile number.
Result of support will be published on the website / leaderboard for public view on real time basis.
Final results will be shared with the Jury by the Auditor and will not be available to public viewing.
There will be a start date for the support and the electronic process for the same will be opened after notice in the website and through other electronic and digital communications.
There will be a closure date for all support activities.
There will be a closure date for all support activity and all those supporting will be given an option of subscribing to TIOL at concessional rates.
STAGE 3: SELECTION PROCESS
The Jury reserves the right to verify and call the final nominees for an interview / teleconference / VC before selecting the winners.
In case of tie between two or more, Chairman of the Jury will take the final call.
All winners will be intimated by email / SMS / WhatsApp / Call.
Every MSME (includes SMEs) as on 31st March 2018 registered with Ministry of MSME or having Udyog Aadhar Number or GST , are eligible to self-nominate under this category.
Go to or by clicking URL received by you through e-mail ,SMS or Whatsapp you can open the Award website and self nominate by filling up the nomination form and answering multiple choice questions.
Nomination form has been kept very simple and if you have your information like PAN and other basic details ready , it should not take more than 10 minute to fill the nomination form.
Nomination entries after a certain date will be blocked and system will analyse completeness and correctness of basic information. Organizing team reserve the right to reject any incomplete application. Marking will be done and it will be audited by third party auditor appointed. Runner ups will be eligible to get support against their nomination through website link opened on the award website. Any PAN card holder can support one Nominee under each category. Top Grossing Tax Payers with higher marks and higher supports selected by Auditor will be presented in strict confidence to Jury members. Their decision will be final to announce the winner and in the entire process organizing committee reserve the right to conduct any secondary or primary search to validate suspicious claims made by Nominee. Support process will have CAPTCHA control and will not allow Non-PAN holder more than one support per category.
Self-Nomination except for few Deemed Nominated categories, is allowed. Organizing teams, auditor, sponsors, employees of TIOL and vendors supporting the TIOL 2020 Awards will not be eligible for nomination. However, they can support validated nominees.
Nomination will be accepted from valid PAN (Permanent Account Number) holders.
Nomination beyond timeline will not be accepted, only digital form, no manual nomination will be accepted.
We expect truthful information to be provided on self-declaration basis and all answers to be provided with self-verification. However, the Jury, the organizing team and independent auditor appointed for the Award Purpose, reserve the right to evaluate claims through secondary research.
.Organizing team reserves the right to check the quality of information through system / internet and other public domain information channels about the nominee.
Nominee can provide URL / weblink of publicly available information to validate nomination credentials.
Incomplete form or form with weightage less than threshold decided by the Jury will not move to the next level i.e. inviting support through the website.
Post Audit, intimation message or e-mail will notify only the valid nominees. The same can also be checked directly from the website.
Once the nomination form is filled, an option is given to check answers to all questions and once confirmed, the Nomination forms cannot be altered.
Nomination process is to be notified by the organisers.
Nomination process will commence after the Website and associated Electronic platforms are inaugurated in a publicly held function to announce unveiling the event.
One PAN number shall be allowed for nomination to one category only.
One PAN number shall be allowed to support one nominee under one category. However, the same PAN holder is allowed to support one nominee under other categories also.
The winners of 2020 edition of Tax Awards will not be eligible for nomination for the next three years.
STAGE 2: SUPPORT PROCESS
Weblink shall be sent to all qualified nominees through Email / SMS / WhatsApp, which they are permitted to forward to their supporters. No intimation shall be provided to nominees of Deemed Nominated categories for which support can be extended as soon as nomination for First to Sixth categories is notified open.
For anyone to support any nominee, he / she or company or any legal entity / person must have a valid PAN number.
Result of support will be published on the website / leaderboard for public view on real time basis.
Final results will be shared with the Jury by the Auditor and will not be available to public viewing.
There will be a start date for the support and the electronic process for the same will be opened after notice in the website and through other electronic and digital communications.
There will be a closure date for all support activities.
There will be a closure date for all support activity and all those supporting will be given an option of subscribing to TIOL at concessional rates.
STAGE 3: SELECTION PROCESS
The Jury reserves the right to verify and call the final nominees for an interview / teleconference / VC before selecting the winners.
In case of tie between two or more, Chairman of the Jury will take the final call.
All winners will be intimated by email / SMS / WhatsApp / Call.
Every Large Corporate in 3 sub-category (Less than 500 Cr , Between 500- 5000 Crore and Above 5000 Crore ) as on 31st March 2018 , are eligible to self-nominate under this category.
Go to or by clicking URL received by you through e-mail ,SMS or Whatsapp you can open the Award website and self nominate by filling up the nomination form and answering multiple choice questions.
Nomination form has been kept very simple and if you have your information like PAN and other basic details ready , it should not take more than 10 minute to fill the nomination form.
Nomination entries after a certain date will be blocked and system will analyse completeness and correctness of basic information. Organizing team reserve the right to reject any incomplete application. Marking will be done and it will be audited by third party auditor appointed. Runner ups will be eligible to get support against their nomination through website link opened on the award website. Any PAN card holder can support one Nominee under each category. Top Grossing Tax Payers with higher marks and higher supports selected by Auditor will be presented in strict confidence to Jury members. Their decision will be final to announce the winner and in the entire process organizing committee reserve the right to conduct any secondary or primary search to validate suspicious claims made by Nominee. Support process will have CAPTCHA control and will not allow Non-PAN holder more than one support per category.
Self-Nomination except for few Deemed Nominated categories, is allowed. Organizing teams, auditor, sponsors, employees of TIOL and vendors supporting the TIOL 2020 Awards will not be eligible for nomination. However, they can support validated nominees.
Nomination will be accepted from valid PAN (Permanent Account Number) holders.
Nomination beyond timeline will not be accepted, only digital form, no manual nomination will be accepted.
We expect truthful information to be provided on self-declaration basis and all answers to be provided with self-verification. However, the Jury, the organizing team and independent auditor appointed for the Award Purpose, reserve the right to evaluate claims through secondary research.
.Organizing team reserves the right to check the quality of information through system / internet and other public domain information channels about the nominee.
Nominee can provide URL / weblink of publicly available information to validate nomination credentials.
Incomplete form or form with weightage less than threshold decided by the Jury will not move to the next level i.e. inviting support through the website.
Post Audit, intimation message or e-mail will notify only the valid nominees. The same can also be checked directly from the website.
Once the nomination form is filled, an option is given to check answers to all questions and once confirmed, the Nomination forms cannot be altered.
Nomination process is to be notified by the organisers.
Nomination process will commence after the Website and associated Electronic platforms are inaugurated in a publicly held function to announce unveiling the event.
One PAN number shall be allowed for nomination to one category only.
One PAN number shall be allowed to support one nominee under one category. However, the same PAN holder is allowed to support one nominee under other categories also.
The winners of 2020 edition of Tax Awards will not be eligible for nomination for the next three years.
STAGE 2: SUPPORT PROCESS
Weblink shall be sent to all qualified nominees through Email / SMS / WhatsApp, which they are permitted to forward to their supporters. No intimation shall be provided to nominees of Deemed Nominated categories for which support can be extended as soon as nomination for First to Sixth categories is notified open.
For anyone to support any nominee, he / she or company or any legal entity / person must have a valid PAN number.
Result of support will be published on the website / leaderboard for public view on real time basis.
Final results will be shared with the Jury by the Auditor and will not be available to public viewing.
There will be a start date for the support and the electronic process for the same will be opened after notice in the website and through other electronic and digital communications.
There will be a closure date for all support activities.
There will be a closure date for all support activity and all those supporting will be given an option of subscribing to TIOL at concessional rates.
STAGE 3: SELECTION PROCESS
The Jury reserves the right to verify and call the final nominees for an interview / teleconference / VC before selecting the winners.
In case of tie between two or more, Chairman of the Jury will take the final call.
All winners will be intimated by email / SMS / WhatsApp / Call.
Every Tax Technology Service providers including ERP, ASP, GSP , Cloud based Tax Technology tools providers as on 31st March 2018 , are eligible to self-nominate under this category.
Go to or by clicking URL received by you through e-mail ,SMS or Whatsapp you can open the Award website and self nominate by filling up the nomination form and answering multiple choice questions.
Nomination form has been kept very simple and if you have your information like PAN and other basic details ready , it should not take more than 10 minute to fill the nomination form.
Nomination entries after a certain date will be blocked and system will analyse completeness and correctness of basic information. Organizing team reserve the right to reject any incomplete application. Marking will be done and it will be audited by third party auditor appointed. Runner ups will be eligible to get support against their nomination through website link opened on the award website. Any PAN card holder can support one Nominee under each category. Top Grossing Tax Payers with higher marks and higher supports selected by Auditor will be presented in strict confidence to Jury members. Their decision will be final to announce the winner and in the entire process organizing committee reserve the right to conduct any secondary or primary search to validate suspicious claims made by Nominee. Support process will have CAPTCHA control and will not allow Non-PAN holder more than one support per category.
Self-Nomination except for few Deemed Nominated categories, is allowed. Organizing teams, auditor, sponsors, employees of TIOL and vendors supporting the TIOL 2020 Awards will not be eligible for nomination. However, they can support validated nominees.
Nomination will be accepted from valid PAN (Permanent Account Number) holders.
Nomination beyond timeline will not be accepted, only digital form, no manual nomination will be accepted.
We expect truthful information to be provided on self-declaration basis and all answers to be provided with self-verification. However, the Jury, the organizing team and independent auditor appointed for the Award Purpose, reserve the right to evaluate claims through secondary research.
.Organizing team reserves the right to check the quality of information through system / internet and other public domain information channels about the nominee.
Nominee can provide URL / weblink of publicly available information to validate nomination credentials.
Incomplete form or form with weightage less than threshold decided by the Jury will not move to the next level i.e. inviting support through the website.
Post Audit, intimation message or e-mail will notify only the valid nominees. The same can also be checked directly from the website.
Once the nomination form is filled, an option is given to check answers to all questions and once confirmed, the Nomination forms cannot be altered.
Nomination process is to be notified by the organisers.
Nomination process will commence after the Website and associated Electronic platforms are inaugurated in a publicly held function to announce unveiling the event.
One PAN number shall be allowed for nomination to one category only.
One PAN number shall be allowed to support one nominee under one category. However, the same PAN holder is allowed to support one nominee under other categories also.
The winners of 2020 edition of Tax Awards will not be eligible for nomination for the next three years.
STAGE 2: SUPPORT PROCESS
Weblink shall be sent to all qualified nominees through Email / SMS / WhatsApp, which they are permitted to forward to their supporters. No intimation shall be provided to nominees of Deemed Nominated categories for which support can be extended as soon as nomination for First to Sixth categories is notified open.
For anyone to support any nominee, he / she or company or any legal entity / person must have a valid PAN number.
Result of support will be published on the website / leaderboard for public view on real time basis.
Final results will be shared with the Jury by the Auditor and will not be available to public viewing.
There will be a start date for the support and the electronic process for the same will be opened after notice in the website and through other electronic and digital communications.
There will be a closure date for all support activities.
There will be a closure date for all support activity and all those supporting will be given an option of subscribing to TIOL at concessional rates.
STAGE 3: SELECTION PROCESS
The Jury reserves the right to verify and call the final nominees for an interview / teleconference / VC before selecting the winners.
In case of tie between two or more, Chairman of the Jury will take the final call.
All winners will be intimated by email / SMS / WhatsApp / Call.
This is a large category which covers Industry and Trade Associations; EPCs and Commodity Boards; Chambers of Commerce; Tax Professionals' Associations; Bar Associations; Chartered Accountants; Company Secretaries; Cost Accountants; Lawyers; Audit Firms, Law Firms; Customs Brokers (CHAs); Income Tax and GST Return Preparers. It is an inclusive list.
Every Tax Compliance & Audit Service Providers ( Not Statutory Auditors) , Customs Brokers and Tax Return Preparers as on 31st March 2018 , are eligible to self-nominate under this category.
Go to or by clicking URL received by you through e-mail ,SMS or Whatsapp you can open the Award website and self nominate by filling up the nomination form and answering multiple choice questions.
Nomination form has been kept very simple and if you have your information like PAN and other basic details ready , it should not take more than 10 minute to fill the nomination form.
Nomination entries after a certain date will be blocked and system will analyse completeness and correctness of basic information. Organizing team reserve the right to reject any incomplete application. Marking will be done and it will be audited by third party auditor appointed. Runner ups will be eligible to get support against their nomination through website link opened on the award website. Any PAN card holder can support one Nominee under each category. Top Grossing Tax Payers with higher marks and higher supports selected by Auditor will be presented in strict confidence to Jury members. Their decision will be final to announce the winner and in the entire process organizing committee reserve the right to conduct any secondary or primary search to validate suspicious claims made by Nominee. Support process will have CAPTCHA control and will not allow Non-PAN holder more than one support per category.
Self-Nomination except for few Deemed Nominated categories, is allowed. Organizing teams, auditor, sponsors, employees of TIOL and vendors supporting the TIOL 2020 Awards will not be eligible for nomination. However, they can support validated nominees.
Nomination will be accepted from valid PAN (Permanent Account Number) holders.
Nomination beyond timeline will not be accepted, only digital form, no manual nomination will be accepted.
We expect truthful information to be provided on self-declaration basis and all answers to be provided with self-verification. However, the Jury, the organizing team and independent auditor appointed for the Award Purpose, reserve the right to evaluate claims through secondary research.
.Organizing team reserves the right to check the quality of information through system / internet and other public domain information channels about the nominee.
Nominee can provide URL / weblink of publicly available information to validate nomination credentials.
Incomplete form or form with weightage less than threshold decided by the Jury will not move to the next level i.e. inviting support through the website.
Post Audit, intimation message or e-mail will notify only the valid nominees. The same can also be checked directly from the website.
Once the nomination form is filled, an option is given to check answers to all questions and once confirmed, the Nomination forms cannot be altered.
Nomination process is to be notified by the organisers.
Nomination process will commence after the Website and associated Electronic platforms are inaugurated in a publicly held function to announce unveiling the event.
One PAN number shall be allowed for nomination to one category only.
One PAN number shall be allowed to support one nominee under one category. However, the same PAN holder is allowed to support one nominee under other categories also.
The winners of 2020 edition of Tax Awards will not be eligible for nomination for the next three years.
STAGE 2: SUPPORT PROCESS
Weblink shall be sent to all qualified nominees through Email / SMS / WhatsApp, which they are permitted to forward to their supporters. No intimation shall be provided to nominees of Deemed Nominated categories for which support can be extended as soon as nomination for First to Sixth categories is notified open.
For anyone to support any nominee, he / she or company or any legal entity / person must have a valid PAN number.
Result of support will be published on the website / leaderboard for public view on real time basis.
Final results will be shared with the Jury by the Auditor and will not be available to public viewing.
There will be a start date for the support and the electronic process for the same will be opened after notice in the website and through other electronic and digital communications.
There will be a closure date for all support activities.
There will be a closure date for all support activity and all those supporting will be given an option of subscribing to TIOL at concessional rates.
STAGE 3: SELECTION PROCESS
The Jury reserves the right to verify and call the final nominees for an interview / teleconference / VC before selecting the winners.
In case of tie between two or more, Chairman of the Jury will take the final call.
All winners will be intimated by email / SMS / WhatsApp / Call.
This category covers Hindi & English journalists and regular columnists who cover taxations issues; TV journalists, bloggers and Vloggers and Influencers as well.
Every Fiscal Journalists / Columnist in Print , Broadcast and Online Blogger ( Private or Social like LinkedIn, Twitter) as on 31st March 2018 , are eligible to self-nominate under this category.
Go to or by clicking URL received by you through e-mail ,SMS or Whatsapp you can open the Award website and self nominate by filling up the nomination form and answering multiple choice questions.
Nomination form has been kept very simple and if you have your information like PAN and other basic details ready , it should not take more than 10 minute to fill the nomination form.
Nomination entries after a certain date will be blocked and system will analyse completeness and correctness of basic information. Organizing team reserve the right to reject any incomplete application. Marking will be done and it will be audited by third party auditor appointed. Runner ups will be eligible to get support against their nomination through website link opened on the award website. Any PAN card holder can support one Nominee under each category. Top Grossing Tax Payers with higher marks and higher supports selected by Auditor will be presented in strict confidence to Jury members. Their decision will be final to announce the winner and in the entire process organizing committee reserve the right to conduct any secondary or primary search to validate suspicious claims made by Nominee. Support process will have CAPTCHA control and will not allow Non-PAN holder more than one support per category.
Self-Nomination except for few Deemed Nominated categories, is allowed. Organizing teams, auditor, sponsors, employees of TIOL and vendors supporting the TIOL 2020 Awards will not be eligible for nomination. However, they can support validated nominees.
Nomination will be accepted from valid PAN (Permanent Account Number) holders.
Nomination beyond timeline will not be accepted, only digital form, no manual nomination will be accepted.
We expect truthful information to be provided on self-declaration basis and all answers to be provided with self-verification. However, the Jury, the organizing team and independent auditor appointed for the Award Purpose, reserve the right to evaluate claims through secondary research.
.Organizing team reserves the right to check the quality of information through system / internet and other public domain information channels about the nominee.
Nominee can provide URL / weblink of publicly available information to validate nomination credentials.
Incomplete form or form with weightage less than threshold decided by the Jury will not move to the next level i.e. inviting support through the website.
Post Audit, intimation message or e-mail will notify only the valid nominees. The same can also be checked directly from the website.
Once the nomination form is filled, an option is given to check answers to all questions and once confirmed, the Nomination forms cannot be altered.
Nomination process is to be notified by the organisers.
Nomination process will commence after the Website and associated Electronic platforms are inaugurated in a publicly held function to announce unveiling the event.
One PAN number shall be allowed for nomination to one category only.
One PAN number shall be allowed to support one nominee under one category. However, the same PAN holder is allowed to support one nominee under other categories also.
The winners of 2020 edition of Tax Awards will not be eligible for nomination for the next three years.
STAGE 2: SUPPORT PROCESS
Weblink shall be sent to all qualified nominees through Email / SMS / WhatsApp, which they are permitted to forward to their supporters. No intimation shall be provided to nominees of Deemed Nominated categories for which support can be extended as soon as nomination for First to Sixth categories is notified open.
For anyone to support any nominee, he / she or company or any legal entity / person must have a valid PAN number.
Result of support will be published on the website / leaderboard for public view on real time basis.
Final results will be shared with the Jury by the Auditor and will not be available to public viewing.
There will be a start date for the support and the electronic process for the same will be opened after notice in the website and through other electronic and digital communications.
There will be a closure date for all support activities.
There will be a closure date for all support activity and all those supporting will be given an option of subscribing to TIOL at concessional rates.
STAGE 3: SELECTION PROCESS
The Jury reserves the right to verify and call the final nominees for an interview / teleconference / VC before selecting the winners.
In case of tie between two or more, Chairman of the Jury will take the final call.
All winners will be intimated by email / SMS / WhatsApp / Call.
This covers all Tax Commissionerates such as Income Tax, Customs, GST & State VAT. We have divided India into Zones as per CBDT and CBIC existing practices of creating Pr Chief Commissioners' Zones. This also includes certain Directorates like DG (International Taxation) which regularly interact with the taxpayers.
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Every Tax Commissionerate under 4 sub category i.e. CGST, SGST, Income Tax and Customs as on 31st March 2018 , are eligible and deemed nominated under this category.
Any PAN card holder can support one Nominee under each category. Runner ups selected by Auditor will be presented in strict confidence to Jury members. Their decision will be final to announce the winner and in the entire process organizing committee reserve the right to conduct any secondary or primary search to validate suspicious claims made by Nominee. Support process will have CAPTCHA control and will not allow Non-PAN holder more than one support per category.
Weblink shall be sent to all qualified nominees through Email / SMS / WhatsApp, which they are permitted to forward to their supporters. No intimation shall be provided to nominees of Deemed Nominated categories for which support can be extended as soon as nomination for First to Sixth categories is notified open.
For anyone to support any nominee, he / she or company or any legal entity / person must have a valid PAN number.
Result of support will be published on the website / leaderboard for public view on real time basis.
Final results will be shared with the Jury by the Auditor and will not be available to public viewing.
There will be a start date for the support and the electronic process for the same will be opened after notice in the website and through other electronic and digital communications.
There will be a closure date for all support activities.
There will be a closure date for all support activity and all those supporting will be given an option of subscribing to TIOL at concessional rates.
STAGE 2: SELECTION PROCESS
The Jury reserves the right to verify and call the final nominees for an interview / teleconference / VC before selecting the winners.
In case of tie between two or more, Chairman of the Jury will take the final call.
All winners will be intimated by email / SMS / WhatsApp / Call.
This special category covers all such Institutions which India has built in the past 25 years and they play a role in the tax space. Some of them are GSTN, NSDL, Aadhaar, NIC and DG(Systems) of CBIC and CBDT.
VOTE (Non-Deemed Categories)-->
Institutional Game Changers impacting Tax Space from Government / PSU / State Agency / Joint Venture like GSTN, CPC, UIDAI, CEC, ICEGATE, NIC, NPCL, RBI, MSME etc as on 31st March 2018 , are eligible and deemed nominated under this category as decided by the organizing team in consultation with Jury.
Deemed nominated list will be available on the award site, no separate nomination required to be done by Commissioners/ Principal Commissioners. They will be directly opened up for support.
Any PAN card holder can support one Nominee under each category. Runner ups selected by Auditor will be presented in strict confidence to Jury members. Their decision will be final to announce the winner and in the entire process organizing committee reserve the right to conduct any secondary or primary search to validate suspicious claims made by Nominee. Support process will have CAPTCHA control and will not allow Non-PAN holder more than one support per category.
Weblink shall be sent to all qualified nominees through Email / SMS / WhatsApp, which they are permitted to forward to their supporters. No intimation shall be provided to nominees of Deemed Nominated categories for which support can be extended as soon as nomination for First to Sixth categories is notified open.
For anyone to support any nominee, he / she or company or any legal entity / person must have a valid PAN number.
Result of support will be published on the website / leaderboard for public view on real time basis.
Final results will be shared with the Jury by the Auditor and will not be available to public viewing.
There will be a start date for the support and the electronic process for the same will be opened after notice in the website and through other electronic and digital communications.
There will be a closure date for all support activities.
There will be a closure date for all support activity and all those supporting will be given an option of subscribing to TIOL at concessional rates.
STAGE 2: SELECTION PROCESS
The Jury reserves the right to verify and call the final nominees for an interview / teleconference / VC before selecting the winners.
In case of tie between two or more, Chairman of the Jury will take the final call.
All winners will be intimated by email / SMS / WhatsApp / Call.
This covers all States and UTs of India and are to be voted by the citizens based on their personal experience about
certain services provided by them or reform initiatives taken by them during the financial years.
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STAGE 1: VOTE PROCESS
Weblink shall be sent to all qualified nominees through Email / SMS / WhatsApp, which they are permitted to forward to their supporters. No intimation shall be provided to nominees of Deemed Nominated categories for which support can be extended as soon as nomination for First to Sixth categories is notified open.
For anyone to support any nominee, he / she or company or any legal entity / person must have a valid PAN number.
Result of support will be published on the website / leaderboard for public view on real time basis.
Final results will be shared with the Jury by the Auditor and will not be available to public viewing.
There will be a start date for the support and the electronic process for the same will be opened after notice in the website and through other electronic and digital communications.
There will be a closure date for all support activities.
There will be a closure date for all support activity and all those supporting will be given an option of subscribing to TIOL at concessional rates.
STAGE 2: SELECTION PROCESS
The Jury reserves the right to verify and call the final nominees for an interview / teleconference / VC before selecting the winners.
In case of tie between two or more, Chairman of the Jury will take the final call.
All winners will be intimated by email / SMS / WhatsApp / Call.
Go to or by clicking URL received by you through e-mail ,SMS or Whatsapp you can open the Award website and self nominate by filling up the nomination form and answering multiple choice questions.
Nomination form has been kept very simple and if you have your information like PAN and other basic details ready , it should not take more than 10 minute to fill the nomination form.
Nomination entries after a certain date will be blocked and system will analyse completeness and correctness of basic information. Organizing team reserve the right to reject any incomplete application. Marking will be done and it will be audited by third party auditor appointed. Runner ups will be eligible to get support against their nomination through website link opened on the award website. Any PAN card holder can support one Nominee under each category. Top Grossing Tax Payers with higher marks and higher supports selected by Auditor will be presented in strict confidence to Jury members. Their decision will be final to announce the winner and in the entire process organizing committee reserve the right to conduct any secondary or primary search to validate suspicious claims made by Nominee. Support process will have CAPTCHA control and will not allow Non-PAN holder more than one support per category.
Self-Nomination except for few Deemed Nominated categories, is allowed. Organizing teams, auditor, sponsors, employees of TIOL and vendors supporting the TIOL Awards will not be eligible for nomination. However, they can support validated nominees.
Nomination will be accepted from valid PAN (Permanent Account Number) holders.
Nomination beyond timeline will not be accepted, only digital form, no manual nomination will be accepted.
We expect truthful information to be provided on self-declaration basis and all answers to be provided with self-verification. However, the Jury, the organizing team and independent auditor appointed for the Award Purpose, reserve the right to evaluate claims through secondary research.
Organizing team reserves the right to check the quality of information through system / internet and other public domain information channels about the nominee.
Nominee can provide URL / weblink of publicly available information to validate nomination credentials.
Incomplete form or form with weightage less than threshold decided by the Jury will not move to the next level i.e. inviting support through the website.
Post Audit, intimation message or e-mail will notify only the valid nominees. The same can also be checked directly from the website.
Once the nomination form is filled, an option is given to check answers to all questions and once confirmed, the Nomination forms cannot be altered.
Nomination process is to be notified by the organisers.
One PAN number shall be allowed to support one nominee under one category. However, the same PAN holder is allowed to support one nominee under other categories also.
STAGE 2: SUPPORT PROCESS
Weblink shall be sent to all qualified nominees through Email / SMS / WhatsApp, which they are permitted to forward to their supporters. No intimation shall be provided to nominees of Deemed Nominated categories for which support can be extended as soon as nomination for First to Sixth and Tenth categories is notified open.
For anyone to support any nominee, he / she or company or any legal entity / person must have a valid PAN number.
Final data will be shared with the Jury by the Auditor and will not be available to public viewing.
There will be a start date for the support and the electronic process for the same will be opened after notice in the website and through other electronic and digital communications.
There will be a closure date for all support activities.
STAGE 3: SELECTION PROCESS
The Jury reserves the right to verify and call the final nominees for an interview / teleconference / VC before selecting the winners.
In case of tie between two or more, Chairman of the Jury will take the final call.
All winners will be intimated by email / SMS / WhatsApp / Call.
Jury
Justice A K Patnaik
FORMER JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT OF INDIAMentor to Jury PanelView Bio
JUSTICE SHIVA KIRTI SINGH
FORMER JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT OF INDIACHAIRMANView Bio
Mr. A N JHA
FORMER FINANCE SECRETARY & MEMBER OF 15TH FINANCE COMMISSIONVICE-CHAIRMANView Bio
Justice A K Patnaik was elevated as Judge of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in 2009 and retired in 2014.
He joined the legal profession in 1974 and worked as the Senior Counsel for the Commercial Tax Department of the State of Orissa between 1990 to 1994. He was appointed as the permanent Judge of Guwahati High Court in 1995 and was elevated as the Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court in 2005.
He was later transferred to the Madhya Pradesh High Court as Chief Justice and was praised by the former CJI and Mentor of TIOL Jury Panel, late Justice R C Lahoti for efficient running of the Chhattisgarh High Court.
Justice R V Easwar
Justice R V Easwar commenced his journey with the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in 1991. He was promoted as ITAT President in 2010. Within a year, he was elevated to the Delhi High Court from where he retired in the year 2014.
Post-retirement, Justice Easwar was appointed as the Chairman of the 10-Member Committee, set up by the Government of India, in the year 2015, to simplify the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Many recommendations of the Committee were later accepted by the Union Government.
Mr. Sumit Bose
Shri Sumit Bose, an IAS officer of 1976 Batch, held several key positions, including Revenue, in the State and Central Governments. He retired as the Union Finance Secretary in the year 2014.
Educated at the Doon School, Dehradun (class of 1970), St. Stephen_’s College, Delhi, and the London School of Economics, Mr Bose had joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1976.
Ms. Praveen Mahajan
Ms. Praveen Mahajan holds the record of being the first lady IRS officer to head the erstwhile Central Board of Excise & Customs. She joined the Indian Revenue Service in 1976. She received Presidential Award for her exemplary service. Post-retirement, she was appointed as Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi.
Post graduated in English & History and also Diploma in ‘International Economic Relations’ from IIPA, Paris.
Mr. M C Joshi
Mr. M C Joshi is 1974 batch IRS (Income tax) officer. Besides holding many sensitive posts in the Income Tax Department, he was the Special Director in the Enforcement Directorate for several years. To his credit, he led a High-Level Committee set up to study the generation of black money in India and suggest legislative-cum-administrative measures.
He did M.A in Economics from Delhi School of Economics and was also appointed as Chairman of the Quality Review Board (QRB) an independent oversight body for the ICAI after my retirement. In this capacity he interacted with PCAOB in Washington and the CPAOB in Tokyo, the two most important independent audit oversight bodies in the world.
Mr. Ashok K. Bhattacharya
Mr. Ashok K. Bhattacharya, popularly known as AKB, is the Editorial Director of the Business Standard newspaper. He has authored a book titled “The Rise of Goliath” and writes a weekly column named Raisina Hill. He has been with the Business Standard for more than 23 years now.
He commenced his editorial journey with The Indian Express. Later, he worked for The Economic Times, Financial Express and The Pioneer.
JUSTICE SHIVA KIRTI SINGH
Justice Shiva Kirti Singh was elevated to the Supreme Court of India in 2013 and retired in 2016. He was appointed as the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal where his tenure was extended twice. Before coming to the Apex Court, he was the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court. He was first appointed as permanent judge of Patna High Court in 1998; appointed Acting Chief Justice of Patna HC in 2009 twice and for the third time in 2010. He was transferred to Allahabad HC in 2012 where he took oath as Chief Justice in February 2013 and then moved to Supreme Court in September 2013.
Mr. A N JHA
Mr. Ajay Narayan Jha is a 1982 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Manipur cadre. He was the Finance Secretary of India. He was appointed as the member of Fifteenth Finance Commission of India in place of Shaktikanta Das who was appointed as RBI Governor.
MR. ANUP VIKAL
Mr. Anup Vikal is a seasoned business leader with progressive experience of over 28 years in managing various aspects of strategy, operations, turnarounds, fundraising, governance and stakeholders, across sectors. Apart from CSR initiatives, he is credited with fundraising in the excess of over USD 25 billion in form of debt, equity, mezzanine funding, structured finance, among others. He has successfully turned around multi-billion USD non-performing businesses to profitability. Previously, he was the Group CFO of Nayara Energy. He also was Group CFO and General Counsel at Jasper Infotech. Prior to that, he held senior group positions with InterGlobe Enterprises, COLT Technology Services and Bharti Airtel.
Ambassador Ajit Kumar
Ambassador Ajit Kumar served as Consul General of India in Atlanta (USA). He was also Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe, Consul General of India in Frankfurt, Consul General of India Durban, South Africa.
He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1979 and held posts in Damascus, Mexico City, Islamabad and New Delhi. As the deputy leader of the Indian delegation to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, he participated in multilateral negotiations on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in the 1990s.
Mr. Mukesh Patel
Mr. Mukesh Patel is an advocate and a champion of tax education in India. He has authored close to 50 book editions; penned 4500 weekly columns for print and broadcast media and over 500 TV shows. He was Member of DTC Task Force, set up by the Ministry of Finance.
Mr. Deepak Kapoor
Mr. Deepak Kapoor is Chairman of Delhivery Ltd. He is also on the board of HCL Technologies Ltd, Nayara Energy Ltd and Tata Steel Ltd. He is also a member of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and Member of ICAI and ICSI. He retired as Chairman of PwC Pvt Ltd in 2017.
Mr Pramod Kumar
Mr Pramod Kumar is former Vice President of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). Under his leadership, ITAT Mumbai was the first quasi-judicial institution in India to start virtual hearing of cases and undertake systematic reforms.
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Disclaimer
The awards committee and the foundation is not seeking any information that is proprietary in nature or information that is confidential. All data, statistics and infographics provided have been given voluntarily for the purposes of nomination under applicable categories of awards.
The awards committee or the foundation makes it abundantly clear that it has no intention to cast any aspersions or to put any ‘person’ in poor light.
PAN is common denominator for extending support to a valid nominee and also to prevent bogus voting or voting through IT tools such as bot.