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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 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 126 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 681 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


E-assessment Personal hearing & Principles of Natural Justice

August 1, 2021 3945 Views 2 comments Print

Civitech Developers Private Limited Vs National E-Assessment Centre (Delhi High Court) Personal hearing, if prayed, should be allowed else E-assessment order vitiates for non compliance of statutory provisions & Principles of Natural Justice The scheme of faceless E- Assessment provides for personal hearing in certain circumstances. In case where the request for personal video link […]

Faceless Assessment without adhering to Section 144B procedures is invalid

July 31, 2021 6666 Views 0 comment Print

Piramal Enterprises Limited Vs Additional/joint/Deputy/Assistant CIT/ITO National e-Assessment Centre (Bombay High Court) The HC declared that assessment for AY 2017-18 made u/s 143(3)  vide order dated 22.4.2021 was non est u/s 144B(9) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for not adhering the procedure laid down u/s 144B(1) and u/s 144B(7/(vii) of the Act and holding […]

SOP for handling writ petition in case of faceless assessments

July 26, 2021 10683 Views 0 comment Print

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for handling writ petitions where assessment is made under the Faceless Assessment Scheme 2019 (FAS’ 19)/section 144B of the IT Act, 1961(the Act) and or penalty is passed under Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021, where NaFAC/CBDT is one of the respondents

E-Assessment order in violation of principles of natural justice not maintainable: HC

July 23, 2021 3912 Views 0 comment Print

RMSI Private Ltd. Vs National E-Assessment Centre (Delhi High Court) It is mandatory for the National E-Assessment Centre to provide an opportunity to the assessee, by serving a notice calling upon him to show cause as to why the variation proposed in the Draft Assessment Order, which is prejudicial to the interest of the assessee, […]

HC set-aside Faceless assessment order passed without issuing draft assessment order

July 22, 2021 3621 Views 0 comment Print

Toplight Corporate Management (P.) Ltd. Vs National faceless assessment Centre Delhi (Delhi High Court) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the impugned assessment order was passed without issuing mandatory draft assessment order along with show cause notice, as contemplated under Section 144B of the Act, resulting in denial of opportunity to the petitioner to […]

Toolkit –Faceless Income Tax Appeals

July 19, 2021 37557 Views 2 comments Print

The first appeals against the Assessment Orders can be filed before the concerned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals). The procedures for disposal of these appeals have been changed under the Faceless Appeal Scheme implemented from 25th September 2020. The objective of the scheme after the faceless assessments is to eliminate human interface from the first […]

Measures for expediting Customs Faceless Assessment & clearance processes

July 14, 2021 2922 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC has recently comprehensively reviewed the implementation of Faceless Assessment and deliberated on the further measures required for expediting the pace of assessment and Customs clearance of imported goods.

Delhi HC order sets aside faceless assessment order as no SCN or draft assessment order was issued

July 13, 2021 2904 Views 0 comment Print

The record presently placed before the Court would show that though no show cause notice-cum-draft assessment order was issued, yet several opportunities had been granted by the respondents/revenue to the petitioner, before the said date, to explain its case.

Delhi HC set aside order passed by AO as no personal hearing was granted to assessee

July 12, 2021 2040 Views 0 comment Print

Naresh Kumar Goyal Vs National Faceless Assessment Center & Ors. (Delhi High Court) Naresh Kumar Goyal (Petitioner) challenged the show cause notice and the draft assessment order both dated April 19, 2021, penalty notice dated May 20, 2021 (Notices) and the assessment order dated May 20, 2021 (Impugned Order) passed by the Department. The Petitioner […]

Non issue of Draft Assessment order before passing Final order violates Section 144B

July 8, 2021 3072 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa Stevedores Ltd. Vs Union of India And Others (Orissa High Court) 1. The challenge is that the order is violative of the principles of natural justice as no opportunity of hearing was given to the Petitioner. 2. Figures of the taxable income and demand for AY 2018-19 in the impugned assessment order of the […]

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