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Income Tax : The Income Tax Department explains how faceless assessments under Section 144B operate through the e-Filing portal without requiri...
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Income Tax : SC issued notice after the High Court quashed the faceless assessment for non-compliance with the mandatory procedure under Sectio...
Income Tax : SC upheld the finding of Section 144B violation but remanded the matter for a fresh assessment after following due procedure....
Income Tax : Madras High Court held non-issuance of SCN/DAO violated Section 144B, set aside assessments, and ordered fresh proceedings....
Custom Duty : F. No.450/26/2019-Cus. IV(Pt) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Indirect Taxes &...
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Usage of word ‘may’ under Section 144B(7)(vii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (IT Act) could not absolve the Revenue (the Respondent) from the obligation cast upon it to consider the request made for grant of personal hearing. Therefore, the assessment order passed by the Respondent without giving an opportunity of personal hearing to the assessee shall be set aside.
Delhi High Court sets aside NFAC assessment due to lack of personal hearing, emphasizing transparency and accountability in the system.
The Central Government shifted to the Faceless Assessment Scheme 2019, in Sept 2019, in which there is no in-person interaction between taxpayers and the tax officers. This was done to bring transparency in the tax administration. The assessee can E-File the reply on the income tax portal from the comfort of his home without any […]
In this case, the Honourable High Court has set aside an assessment order passed under the faceless assessment regime without considering the adjournment request filed by the petitioner and has directed the assessing authority to consider the petitioner’s submission and complete the assessment proceedings in accordance with the law.
Lemon Tree Hotels Limited Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre Delhi (Delhi High Court) Prima facie, once an assessee [i.e., the petitioner, in this case] requests for a personal hearing, the officer in-charge, under the provisions of clause (viii) of Section 144B(7) of the Act, would have to, ordinarily, grant a personal hearing. In any event, […]
Parag Kishorchandra Shah Vs The National Faceless Assessment Center & Ors. (Bombay High Court) In this case, the Honourable Bombay High Court has directed to keep the impugned assessment order for the AY 2018-19 in abeyance till the next hearing date holding that prima-facie the assessment order has been passed without giving a proper opportunity […]
Raja Builders Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre & Ors. (Bombay High Court) In this case, the show-cause notice dated 20th April 2021 along with a draft assessment order had been issued to the petitioner requiring showing cause as to why the assessment should not be completed in terms of the draft assessment order. The said […]
Suresh Kumar Lakhotia Vs National e-Assessment Centre & Ors. (Bombay High Court) In this case, the Petitioner has contended that there are a lot of glitches in the operation of the E-assessment Scheme. Pursuant to the said Scheme, by show-cause notice dated 23rd April 2021, a draft assessment order had been issued to Petitioner requiring […]
Renew Power Pvt. Limited Vs. National E-Assessment Centre (Delhi High Court) Petitioner, claimed that there has been a breach of principles of natural justice. 2.1. According to him the show cause notice-cum-draft assessment order dated 18.04.2021 required the petitioner to submit its response by 23:59 hours on 22.04.2021. It is the petitioner’s claim that the […]
Shelf Drilling Offshore Services (India) Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (Bombay High Court) In this case, The Hon’ble Bombay High Court has granted an interim stay on an assessment order passed under the faceless assessment regime on the ground of not hearing and has further remarked that there are a lot of glitches in the operation […]
