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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 867 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 822 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 945 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 14919 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


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 120 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

Faceless Assessment Quashed for Denial of Personal Hearing Despite Written Request

Income Tax : The High Court set aside income tax assessments after holding that a specific written request for personal hearing cannot be rejec...

March 4, 2026 678 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 10233 Views 0 comment Print


HC quashed final assessment order of NaFAC for denial of sufficient time

October 24, 2021 10131 Views 0 comment Print

Sureshkumar S. Lakhotia Vs National e-Assessment Centre & Ors. (Bombay High Court) In this case HC Quashed the Final assessment order passed by National Faceless Assessment Centre (NaFAC) quashed as insufficient time was not given to respond to Draft Assessment Order.  The matter is remanded back to the concerned authority to consider denovo and pass […]

Faceless Assessment order quashed as password for VC not provided

October 12, 2021 16134 Views 0 comment Print

Neeraja Rateria Vs National Faceless Appeal Centre Delhi (Calcutta High Court) The Court: Heard learned advocates appearing for the parties. In this matter the petitioner has challenged the impugned assessment order dated 26th August, 2021 passed under section 143(3) read with section 144B of the Income Tax Act relating to assessment year 2018-19 and subsequent […]

HC quashes faceless assessment order for not providing password for Video conference link

October 11, 2021 2853 Views 0 comment Print

The Calcutta High court in this case was considering the writ petition where the petitioner contended that the assessment was made in disregard of the violation of natural justice as the password for the Video Conferencing was not provided and relevant evidence was produced.

SC defers hearing in Faceless Assessment Scheme for 3 Months

October 6, 2021 3795 Views 0 comment Print

Central Board of Direct Taxes Vs Lakshya Budhiraja & Anr. (Supreme Court of India) SC recording of proceedings where Department submits proposal of change in faceless appeal scheme before Supreme Court in 3 months on account of provision relating to personal hearing. FULL TEXT OF THE SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT/ORDER Learned Additional Solicitor General submits that […]

HC set aside Faceless Assessment Order as E filing Portal was not working

October 3, 2021 1596 Views 0 comment Print

Faqir Chand Vs National E-Assessment Centre (Delhi High Court) this Court is of the view that final assessment order has been passed in violation of principles of natural justice inasmuch as the petitioner did not have a reasonable opportunity to file a reply to the Show Cause Notice and draft assessment order dated 09th June, […]

HC quashes Faceless Assessment order for not furnishing Mandatory draft assessment order to Assessee

September 28, 2021 6357 Views 0 comment Print

Chander Arjandas Manwani Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre & ors. (Bombay High Court) In our view, as noted earlier no draft assessment order has been issued at all let alone on 1st February, 2021. The notice dated 1st February, 2021, as stated earlier, is seeking further documentary evidences and those evidences sought are for the […]

Problems in Faceless Assessments & Appeals and VSV related issues

September 28, 2021 10152 Views 0 comment Print

Representation regarding problems in Faceless Assessments & Faceless Appeals and Issues relating to VSV Matters to Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes. DIRECT TAXES PROFESSIONALS’ ASSOCIATION Income Tax Building, 3, Govt. Place West, Ground Floor, Kolkata 700001 Ph 033-22420638 Email : dtpakolkata@gmail.com Ref. No. – DTPA/Rep/21-22/002 28th September, 2021 To, The Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes, […]

Addition for Cash deposited in Bank out of Business receipts: Draft Submission

September 25, 2021 18774 Views 0 comment Print

The case of the assessee was decided ex-parte u/s 144 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 in which a demand of Rs. 2320480/- has been created which is quite huge, illegal, baseless and not justified. A very small trader cannot earn so much income that he has to pay tax liability of Rs. 2320480/-. Comparison can be made with the returns filed earlier.

CBDT add further exclusions to section 144B Faceless Assessment

September 22, 2021 9750 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment Orders shall be passed by the National Faceless Assessment Centre (NaFAC) u/s 144B of the Act except as under:- i. Assessment orders in cases assigned to Central Charges. ii. Assessment orders in cases assigned to International Tax Charges.

Faceless Assessment in Cases in which limitation period expires on 30.09.2021

September 22, 2021 2307 Views 0 comment Print

Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby directs that in addition to the exclusion of the cases in the said Orders, cases (a) set aside to be done de novo or (b) to be done u/s 147 of the Act

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