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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 42264 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 11820 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 960 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 3498 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


Faceless Assessment in Cases in which limitation period expires on 30.09.2021

September 22, 2021 2337 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

Delhi HC Ruling Set-aside Assessment Order in Violation of Section 144B

September 9, 2021 2859 Views 0 comment Print

Pooja Singla Builders And Engineers Private Limited Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre & Ors (Delhi High Court) 1. In the matter  of  assessment for assessment year 2018-19 dated 7.4.2021 framed in violation of provisions of section 144B(1)(xvi)(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. 2. The assessment is set aside for allowing fresh opportunity to assessee. […]

Section 144B(1)(xvi)(b) mandatorily provides for issuance of a prior SCN & draft assessment order: HC

September 9, 2021 4827 Views 0 comment Print

Floral Realcon Pvt. Ltd. Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre (Delhi High Court) This Court is of the view that Section 144B(1)(xvi)(b) mandatorily provides for issuance of a prior show cause notice (SCN) and draft assessment order before issuing a final assessment order. Since in the present case the averment that no show cause notice as […]

Faceless Assessment: Authentication of electronic record – DSC requirement removed

September 6, 2021 3714 Views 0 comment Print

Requirement of using DSC removed for efiling of submissions in e-proceedings CBDT amends Income-tax Rules, 1962 to ease authentication of electronic records submitted in faceless assessment proceedings CBDT notifies Income Tax 14C related to Prescribed manner of authentication of an electronic record under electronic verification code under sub-clause (b) of clause (i) of sub-section (7) […]

Procedure for handling Faceless Assessment transferred to Jurisdictional AO

September 6, 2021 21876 Views 0 comment Print

Procedure for handling of assessment by Jurisdictional Assessing Officers in respect of assessments/penalties transferred out of Faceless Assessment u/s 144B(8) of the Income-tax Act,1961/Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021 respectively. F. No.225/97/2021 /ITA-II | Dated: 6th September, 2021 F. No.225/97/2021 /ITA-II Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi, […]

CBDT specifies scope/cases to be done under Faceless Assessment

September 6, 2021 15282 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT hereby directs that in addition to the cases in the Central Charges and International Taxation Charges, cases where pendency could not be created on ITBA because of technical reasons or cases not having a PAN, as the case may be, shall also be excluded from the purview of section 144B of the Act. F […]

CBDT notifies one more exception to Faceless Assessment Scheme

September 6, 2021 23937 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies that Assessment Orders in cases where pendency could not be created on ITBA because of technical reasons or cases not having a PAN, as the case may be shall not be passed by the National Faceless Assessment Centre (NaFAC) u/s 144B of Income Tax Act, 1961. 

SC admits writ against non-grant of personal hearing under Faceless Assessment Scheme

September 3, 2021 3537 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Etc. Vs Lakshya Budhiraja & Anr (Supreme Court of India) Learned Additional Solicitor General submits that matters are pending in Allahabad, Delhi, Telangana and Kerala. The petitions before the High Courts are stated to be predicated on a challenge to the Faceless Appeal Scheme, 2020 on the ground that no ‘personal hearing’ has been […]

Non-Adherence of SCN under Section 144B invalidates Faceless Assessment

September 1, 2021 1932 Views 0 comment Print

The order rejected the submissions of the petitioner stating that burden to reconcile the data with the service tax returns was on the petitioner and holding that request for further time to be given for reconciliation is not justifiable.

Faceless Assessment Scheme working towards efficient & transparent system: CII

August 17, 2021 1098 Views 0 comment Print

Faceless Assessment Scheme is working towards ensuring a robust, efficient and transparent system – CII Survey On the completion of one year of the Faceless Assessment Scheme, CII conducted a survey to gauge industry views on the effectiveness of the Scheme, which revealed overwhelming support for the new system. “The Transparent Taxation Platform, and more […]

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