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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 42270 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 15012 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


Delhi HC stays assessment framed u/s 143(3)/144B

August 16, 2021 2973 Views 0 comment Print

Centum Finance Limited Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre Delhi & Anr. (Delhi High Court) Delhi High Court, in the case of Javin Centum Finance Ltd. vide order dated 12.8.2021, set aside the assessment , which was framed 143(3) r/s section 144B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 on 11.6.2021, on the basis of notices issued […]

HC set aside Assessment for not following mandatory provisions of section 144B(1)(vxi)(b)

August 13, 2021 1407 Views 0 comment Print

Javin Construction Private Limited Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre & Ors (Delhi High Court) 1. Set asides an assessment framed without issuing SCN and draft assessment order, holding it against the principle of natural justice and mandatory provisions of section 144B(1)(vxi)(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. 2. Matter remanded back to the file of […]

HC set aside faceless assessment order as Draft Assessment order was not issued

August 13, 2021 1116 Views 0 comment Print

Pardesi Developers Private Limited Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre (Delhi High Court) Assessment—Faceless assessment—Draft assessment order passed without issue of show-cause notice—In the present case no prior show-cause notice as well as draft assessment order had been issued, there is a violation of principles of natural justice as well as mandatory procedure prescribed under “Faceless […]

SOP for Penalties under Faceless Penalty Scheme-2021

August 9, 2021 24282 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to convey that the following Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is prescribed with the approval of CBDT for completing the penalties under the FPS-2021:-

e-mail ids for registering grievances under Faceless Scheme

August 8, 2021 12498 Views 2 comments Print

In a move aimed to further improve taxpayer services in alignment with the Taxpayers’ Charter, the Income Tax Department creates dedicated e-mail ids for registering grievances in respect of pending cases under the Faceless Scheme. Grievances can be furnished as under: Grievance Related to Email ID For Faceless assessments samadhan.faceless.assessment@incometax.gov.in For Faceless penalty samadhan.faceless.penalty@incometax.gov.in For […]

HC stays Assessment Order Passed Without Show Cause & Draft Assessment Order

August 4, 2021 1974 Views 0 comment Print

Aravali Shikshan Avum Anusandhan Sansthan Vs National E-Assessment Centre & Others (Rajasthan High Court) Aravali Shikshan Avum Anusandhan Sansthan (“the Petitioner”), has filed the current writ petition against the order passed by the National Faceless Assessment Center under Section 144-B along with Section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (“the IT Act”) imposing Additional […]

HC quashes Assessment order passed for not granting personal hearing despite request

August 3, 2021 1815 Views 0 comment Print

RKKR Foundation Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre Delhi (Delhi High Court) According to us, what has emerged clearly is that, a request for accommodation was made by the petitioner on 27.04.2021, wherein a reference was made to the CBDT circular dated 24.04.2021, whereby, the limitation for passing the assessment order had been extended till 30.06.2021. […]

HC set aside assessment order passed without issuing show cause notice-cum-draft assessment order

August 3, 2021 5880 Views 0 comment Print

YCD Industries Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre (Delhi High Court) The statute [i.e. Section 144B(1)(xiv), (xv), (xvi)b and (xxii)] provides for issuance of a show cause notice-cum-draft assessment order, and an opportunity to the petitioner/assessee to respond to the same where income of the assessee is varied by the respondent/revenue. Admittedly, the petitioner’s income was […]

Section 144B(7) get triggers if petitioner’s income got varied

August 3, 2021 2217 Views 0 comment Print

Satia Industries Limited Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre (Delhi High Court) In the case of Satia Industries Limited Vs. National Faceless Assessment Centre, Delhi in W.P.(C ) 5587/2021 & CM APPL. 17382/2021 (Delhi High Court), it has been considered that since an adverse view was taken, and petitioner’s income got varied, provisions of section 144B(7) […]

HC set aside Assessment order passed despite request for adjournment due to family admitted to Hospital

August 3, 2021 1287 Views 0 comment Print

Sudhir Desh Ahuja Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre & Ors (Delhi High Court) Impugned orders are liable to be set aside for the following reasons: (i) Firstly, the AO failed to deal with the request of the petitioner, for according an adjournment in the matter. Wife and son of the petitioner were admitted to hospital […]

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