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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 297 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 set aside Assessment order passed prior to elapse of time granted to respond to SCN

June 8, 2021 2301 Views 0 comment Print

Ekambaram Sukumaran Vs ITO (Madras High Court) The Honourable High Court has set aside the impugned assessment order for de-novo completion, holding it to be in breach of the principle of natural justice as the order was made prior to the elapse of time granted to respond to show cause notice (SCN), the impugned order […]

Suggestions to Improve the Faceless Penalty Scheme

June 5, 2021 4719 Views 0 comment Print

One of the major change is the introduction of the Faceless Scheme, for Assessments, Appeals and Penalty. Faceless Assessment scheme was notified in 2019 followed by Faceless Appeal scheme in 2020 and Faceless Penalty scheme in 2021.

HC stays assessment order passed during lockdown

June 4, 2021 1446 Views 0 comment Print

Ketan Ribbons Pvt Ltd Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre Delhi (Delhi High Court) Counsel for the petitioner says that since the lockdown was imposed in Delhi on 19.04.2021, the petitioner was not able to step out. It is stated that the petitioner was required to collate documents from third parties, as regards. Furthermore, learned counsel […]

HC directs AO to Pass fresh assessment order after according personal hearing

June 3, 2021 1317 Views 0 comment Print

Naina Lal Kidwai Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre Delhi (Delhi High Court) Liberty is, given to AO to pass a fresh assessment order, after according personal hearing to the petitioner and/or her authorized representative. The personal hearing will be accorded via video-conferencing (VC) mechanism. For this purpose, the assessing officer will issue a written notice, […]

Toolkit For Faceless Income Tax Assessments

June 2, 2021 12459 Views 0 comment Print

The Faceless Assessment were introduced and made effective from 2020. The Central Government introduced the Scheme with noble intentions of tax transparency, moving towards a digital economy and reducing corruption looking towards greater transparency, efficiency, and accountability in Income Tax assessments. All provisions introduced under Faceless Assessment, under the Income Tax Act, 1961, are introduced […]

HC Quashes quashed assessment order for violating section 144B

June 2, 2021 1701 Views 0 comment Print

Smart Vishwas Society Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre Delhi (Delhi High Court) In this case Petitioner, is correct in submitting that the provisions of Section 144B of the Act have been violated as no show cause notice-cum-draft assessment order was issued. That being the position, there is no option, but to set aside the impugned […]

Draft submission against opening cash in hand treated as income of assessee

June 1, 2021 6825 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee is running the business of property consultancy and also sale purchase of properties on commission basis. From the last so many years, he was doing business of property consultancy. He is regular income tax assessee from the last many years. The assessee is not at all well versed with computer work and cannot access to the computer. He is unable to check his mails as well as his portal on the ITD Website.

Faceless Assessment – A Step Way Forward or Way Backward | PART II

May 27, 2021 1497 Views 0 comment Print

The principles of natural justice are based on the following rules: 1. Rule Against Bias — No one should be a judge in his own cause. 2. Justice should not only be done, but manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done. 3. The Rule Of Fair Hearing – Hear the Other Side 4. No […]

Delhi HC Quashed Assessment Order as personal hearing was not provided

May 27, 2021 2466 Views 0 comment Print

Ritnand Balved Education Foundation (Umbrella Organization of Amity Group of Institutions) Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre & Ors. (Delhi High Court) 1. In our view, since the statute itself makes the provision for grant of personal hearing, the respondents/revenue cannot veer away from the same. 2. The impugned assessment order as well as the impugned […]

HC issues notice to revenue for framing Assessment order on issues which were not confronted to assessee

May 27, 2021 1440 Views 0 comment Print

Devgiri Exports Vs ITO (Rajasthan High Court) FULL TEXT OF THE JUDGMENT/ORDER OF RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT Learned counsel relies on judgements passed by the High Court of Delhi, Madras and Bombay to submit that the faceless assessment done under section 144B of Income Tax Act, 1961 has been examined by the High Court without insisting […]

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