Order under Para 4 of Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021

F No. 187/4/2021-ITA-I
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Direct Taxes)

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North Block, New Delhi – 110001.
Dated the 20th January, 2021

ORDER

Subject: Order under Para 4 of the Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021 for directing the National Faceless Assessment Centre /Regional Faceless Assessment Centre/ Assessment Unit/ Review Unit to act as the National Faceless Penalty Centre /Regional Faceless Penalty Centre/ Penalty Unit/ Penalty Review Unit under the Scheme – regarding.

In pursuance to sub-para 4 of Para 4 of the Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021 (the Scheme), the Central Board of Direct Taxes (hereinafter referred to as Board) hereby directs that, until the date on which National Faceless Penalty Centre /Regional Faceless Penalty Centres/ Penalty Units/ Penalty Review Units under the Scheme are set up, the National Faceless Assessment Centre /Regional Faceless Assessment Centres/ Assessment Units/ Review Units (read as NeAC/ ReACs/ AUs/ RUs), set up under the Faceless Assessment Scheme, 2019 will also act as the National Faceless Penalty Centre /Regional Faceless Penalty Centre/ Penalty Unit/Penalty Review Unit respectively.

2. The Income-tax Authorities of the NeAC/ReAC/AUs/RUs i.e. Pr.CCIT/ CCIT/ Pr.CIT/ CIT/Addl.CIT/Jt.CIT/ DCIT/ACIT/ ITO shall act as and perform the functions of the corresponding Income-tax authorities of the National Faceless Penalty Centre/ Regional Faceless Penalty Centers/ Penalty Units/ Penalty Review Units respectively.

3. This order shall come into force with immediate effect.

4. The Hindi version of this order shall follow. A1¹11-0100′

(Gulzar Ahmad Wani)
JCIT (OSD), ITA-1

Copy to:

1. PS to FM/OSD to FM/PS to MoS (R)/OSD to MoS(R)

2. PS to Secretary(Finance)/ (Revenue)

3. Chairman, CBDT 86 All Members, CBDT

4. All Principal Chief Commissioners of Income-tax / Principal Director Generals of Income-tax.

5. Pr. Chief Controller of Accounts, New Delhi

6. All Joint Secretaries/CsIT, CBDT

7. Web Manager, 0/o Pr.DGIT(Systems) with request to upload on the departmental website.

8. Commissioner of Income-tax (Media & TP) and official Spokesperson, CBDT, New Delhi.

9. Secretary General, IRS Association/ Secretary General, ITGOA/ All India Income Tax SC & ST Employees’ Welfare Association / Income Tax Employees Federation (ITEF).

10. JCIT, Data-Base Cell for uploading on http://irsofficersonline.org.

11. ADG (Systems)-4 for uploading on the website of http://ncometaxindia.gov.in

(Gulzar Ahmad Wani)
JCIT (OSD), ITA-1

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