Get recommendation from boss to serve abroad: CBDT to taxmen

The Finance Ministry has introduced new rules for sending Income Tax officers to newly created overseas units like in the US and the UK that include asking aspirants to get testimonials from bosses and write a note on how they can help maximise revenue from this front.
The ministry had announced creation of eight new Income Tax Overseas Units (ITOUs) in 2011 as part of its multi-pronged strategy to tackle the menace of blackmoney.
It had designated I-T officers to go as First Secretaries in these countries to "maintain effective coordination and liaison between Indian tax authorities and the tax authorities of countries concerned."

"The new terms and conditions for posting the tax officers were recently finalised after meetings between the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Finance Ministry in coordination with the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)," top sources said.
According to the freshly revised selection criteria, the aspiring candidate, with a mandatory 15 years of service in the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), will be evaluated for ten marks each in getting recommendations from two serving officers who were "immediate supervisory authority" anytime during their service and for writing a 1,000 word statement of purpose describing how his "knowledge, experience and commitment" will help in bolstering tax administration in the international context.

The applicant, who will have to go through a final interview by a panel headed by Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairperson, will be judged for a maximum of 40 marks for providing a brief bio-data of five of their "outstanding work" in the field of revenue administration.
The interview will carry 35 marks.