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Time limit for issuing different income-tax notices & completion of assessment

Income Tax : Understand the statutory time limits for issuing income-tax notices and completing assessments under the Income-tax Act. The guide...

June 29, 2026 42252 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Faceless Income-tax Proceedings

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department explains how faceless assessments under Section 144B operate through the e-Filing portal without requiri...

June 20, 2026 5532 Views 1 comment Print

Faceless Assessment Scheme: Streamlining Income Tax with Automation

Income Tax : The guide explains faceless assessments, appeals, penalties, rectification requests, and demand responses under the Income-tax Act...

June 8, 2026 11817 Views 0 comment Print

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 1095 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 957 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 3492 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 1851 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 15009 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 2841 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 1860 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Bombay HC Quashes Faceless Assessment as Mandatory SCN Was Not Issued

Income Tax : The Bombay High Court held that failure to issue a mandatory show cause notice and draft assessment order under Section 144B rende...

July 4, 2026 294 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Sets Aside ITAT Order For Failing To Decide Challenge To Faceless Assessment Procedure

Income Tax : Bombay High Court held that non-compliance with Section 144B raised a jurisdictional issue requiring ITAT adjudication and set asi...

July 3, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

SC Remands Faceless Assessment as Mandatory Section 144B Procedure Was Not Followed

Income Tax : SC issued notice after the High Court quashed the faceless assessment for non-compliance with the mandatory procedure under Sectio...

July 1, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

SC Holds Assessment Invalid as Mandatory Draft Assessment Order U/s. 144B Was Not Issued

Income Tax : SC upheld the finding of Section 144B violation but remanded the matter for a fresh assessment after following due procedure....

July 1, 2026 261 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Sets Aside Faceless Assessments as SCNs & Draft Orders Were Not Issued

Income Tax : Madras High Court held non-issuance of SCN/DAO violated Section 144B, set aside assessments, and ordered fresh proceedings....

July 1, 2026 318 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 5910 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 2286 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 1941 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 2550 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 10572 Views 0 comment Print


HC dismisses writ petition as petitioner is having alternative statutory remedy of appeal

October 25, 2021 2730 Views 0 comment Print

Ankit Gupta challenges assessment order and recovery notice in Rajasthan HC, citing lack of proper hearing. HC dismisses, citing alternative statutory remedy of appeal.

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

October 24, 2021 10179 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 16170 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 2916 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 3837 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 1626 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 6414 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 10191 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 18909 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 10047 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.

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