Corruption in Income Tax Department

An officer to the rank of Assistant  Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners, Joint Commisioner or Commisioner Income Tax (good cities like Mumbai or Delhi) gets a posting only if he bribes the senior officers (CBDT members) or some relatives, brokers of finance minister.  He pays in the range or Rs 2 to 10 lakhs for it. The Junior level officers like ITO or below them also have to pay in the range of 25 thousand to 1 lakh rupees. 

Since he pays for it he has to get back from Income tax payers.  The said officers earn from the following places:

Assessment Orders
Income Tax Raids
Issuing of 80-G Certificates