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Faceless Income Tax Proceedings: Evolution, Framework & Procedure

Income Tax : The framework introduces electronic assessments, appeals, and penalties without physical interaction. It enhances transparency and...

April 9, 2026 870 Views 0 comment Print

Faceless but Not Voiceless: Rethinking Natural Justice under India’s E-Assessment Regime

Income Tax : Courts have held that non-compliance with mandatory procedures under Section 144B renders faceless assessment orders void. The rul...

March 2, 2026 825 Views 0 comment Print

Faceless Assessment under Income Tax Act: Reforming Tax Administration in India

Income Tax : Courts have held that digital tax assessments cannot bypass procedural safeguards, reinforcing that fairness remains mandatory und...

February 28, 2026 897 Views 0 comment Print

Faceless Assessment Scheme in India: Transparency Revolution or Procedural Challenge?

Income Tax : The digital tax reform eliminates physical interaction but faces criticism for procedural lapses. Courts stress fairness and adequ...

February 25, 2026 837 Views 0 comment Print

Faceless Assessment under Income Tax Act: Transparency or Trouble?

Income Tax : Introduced to eliminate human interface and enhance accountability, faceless assessment has improved digital transparency but rais...

February 21, 2026 948 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


CBI Arrests IRS Officer for Sabotaging Faceless Tax Assessment Scheme

Income Tax : CBI arrests IRS officer and private individual for allegedly undermining the Faceless Tax Scheme by leaking confidential info for ...

April 26, 2025 3330 Views 0 comment Print

Inordinate Delay in Disposal of Appeals by National Faceless Appeal Centre

Income Tax : Representation highlights long delays at NFAC affecting over 5 lakh appeals, urging CBDT to expedite resolutions and restore taxpa...

April 24, 2025 1758 Views 1 comment Print

CBI Files Case Against 3 Tax Officials, 5 CAs for Sabotaging Faceless Tax Scheme

Income Tax : CBI registers case against 9, including Deputy Commissioner, 2 Inspectors, and 5 CAs, for sabotaging Faceless Tax Scheme; searches...

February 7, 2025 14922 Views 0 comment Print

Live Course: Handling Faceless Income Tax Assessment with AI Tools like ChatGPT

Income Tax : Learn to handle faceless income tax assessments using AI tools like ChatGPT in a 2-hour live course on Sept 15, 2024. Enhance effi...

August 23, 2024 2727 Views 0 comment Print

Register for Live Webinar: Faceless Appeals before CIT (A)

Income Tax : Income Tax Faceless Appeals before CIT (A). How to deal with this appeal in new Faceless Regime. Get the Answer of many Questions ...

March 31, 2024 1827 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Reassessment Notices Invalid as Faceless Procedure Was Not Followed: Madras HC

Income Tax : The Madras High Court held that reassessment notices required to be issued by the Faceless Assessing Officer are invalid if issued...

May 22, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Quashes Reassessment by Jurisdictional AOs After Faceless Scheme Implementation

Income Tax : The Telangana High Court held that reassessment proceedings initiated by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer after implementation...

May 20, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

No Natural Justice Violation if Multiple Opportunities Given: Telangana HC

Income Tax : The Telangana High Court refused to interfere with a faceless income tax assessment order despite claims of medical hardship and l...

May 14, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Sets Aside Assessment as Faceless Jurisdiction Was Assumed Prematurely

Income Tax : The tribunal set aside the assessment after finding that faceless assessment proceedings were initiated before the scheme was form...

March 18, 2026 471 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Restores Matter as Assessee Did Not Notice Faceless Appeal Notices through ITBA portal

Income Tax : The Tribunal noted that the assessment proceedings were conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic and the assessee could not respond ...

March 16, 2026 1254 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Re-organisation of National Assessment Centres & Faceless Assessment Groups

Custom Duty : F. No.450/26/2019-Cus. IV(Pt) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Indirect Taxes &...

May 31, 2023 5649 Views 0 comment Print

Advisory for faster assessment & clearance of goods in Faceless Assessment

Custom Duty : OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (NS – I), JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE, NHAVA-SHEVA,TAL-URAN, (e-mail:appraisingmain...

March 8, 2023 2214 Views 1 comment Print

Setting up of Units under section 144B(3) of Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : In pursuance of sub-section (3) of section 144B of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the fo...

March 1, 2023 1890 Views 0 comment Print

Setting up of Appeal Units under “Faceless Appeal Scheme 2021

Income Tax : In pursuance of para 4 of S.O. 5429(E) Notification No. 139/2021/F.No.370142/66/2021- TPL, dated the 28th December, 2021, notifyin...

March 1, 2023 2472 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies jurisdiction of CIT(A) under Faceless Appeal Scheme, 2021 

Income Tax : CBDT notifies jurisdiction of CIT(A) under Faceless Appeal Scheme, 2021  vide Notification No. 113/2022-Income Tax  Dated: 13th...

October 13, 2022 10236 Views 0 comment Print


Setting up of NaFAC under section 144B(3) of Income-tax Act- Reg.

June 10, 2022 1311 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT hereby directs that the words ‘Principal Commissioners of Income-tax (ReFAC) (Technical Unit)’ in Para 3 of the said Order shall be replaced with the words ‘Principal Commissioners of Income-tax (Technical Unit)’.

Faceless Penalty (Amendment) Scheme, 2022- Reg.

May 27, 2022 2148 Views 0 comment Print

National Faceless Penalty Centre, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board, may,–– (a) in a case where imposition of penalty has been proposed, convey to the penalty unit to pass the penalty order as per penalty imposition proposal referred to in sub-clause (a) of clause (xv)

Faceless Penalty (Amendment) Scheme, 2022

May 27, 2022 4578 Views 0 comment Print

(1) This Scheme may be called the Faceless Penalty (Amendment) Scheme, 2022. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Delhi HC order directs CBDT to avoid mistakes in faceless assessment orders

May 6, 2022 2277 Views 0 comment Print

PCJ Securities Private Limited Vs ITO (Delhi High Court) 1. This Court is actually surprised that despite an elaborate mechanism of checks and balances and multiple authorities like (assessment units, verification units, technical units, review units, Regional Faceless Assessment Centres and National Faceless Assessment Centre) being set up under Section 144B of the Act, such […]

What Is A Faceless Assessment Scheme under Income tax?

May 3, 2022 11883 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the benefits of the Faceless Assessment Scheme under income tax. Streamline your assessment process and enjoy efficiency, transparency, and ease of compliance.

A Poetic Tribute to the New Era of Faceless Assessments

April 24, 2022 1998 Views 0 comment Print

Friends, it is often said that a Poem conveys your thoughts in lesser words but with a greater impact. So, here is a Poetic Tribute to the New Era of Faceless Assessments by the author Shri Mayank Mohanka, in his Poem titled, What’s in a Face?. The entire scheme of Faceless Assessments has been explained beautifully in a poetic manner by the author.

CAS supports embraces & stands in support Faceless Proceedings

April 16, 2022 4866 Views 1 comment Print

Like an examiner who examines answer sheets of an unknown pupil of a Board Exams, without any discrimination as to caste, creed, gender, race, religion etc, the faceless proceedings augment these features with an additional feature relevant to Taxation viz. the Economic Status of the assessee.

SC stays HC’s order declaring assessment order non-est in view of repealment of Section 144B(9)

April 15, 2022 2733 Views 0 comment Print

National Faceless Assessment Centre Vs Mantra Industries Limited (Supreme Court of India) Mr. Balbir Singh, learned ASG, has vehemently submitted that, against the assessment order, the High Court ought not to have entertained the Writ Petition and ought to have relegated the original writ petitioner to avail statutory remedy of appeal before the CIT(A).   It […]

HC Quashes Order for failure of AO to consider reply of Assessee

April 6, 2022 10197 Views 1 comment Print

Gaurav Controct Co. Through Hiralal Shivgan Dholu Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre (Gujarat High Court) The subject matter of challenge is the legality and validity of the assessment order dated 30.07.2021 passed by the Assessing Officer under Section 143(3) read with Section 144B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the A.Y. 2018-19. It appears […]

CBDT notifies e-Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2022

April 5, 2022 10446 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT notifies e-Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2022 vide Notification No. 27/2022 – (Income Tax) | Dated: 5th April, 2022. The dispute resolution under this Scheme shall be made by the Dispute Resolution Committee on applications made for dispute resolution under Chapter XIX-AA of the Act in respect of dispute arising from any variation in the specified order […]

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