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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 948 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 1761 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 14922 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


Section 148 Notice Invalid as It Was Issued by JAO Instead of FAO: Rajasthan HC

Income Tax : Court ruled that reassessment notices under Section 148 must be issued through the faceless mechanism under Section 151A and the 2...

May 22, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Notices Invalid as Faceless Procedure Was Not Followed: Madras HC

Income Tax : The Madras High Court held that reassessment notices required to be issued by the Faceless Assessing Officer are invalid if issued...

May 22, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

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 135 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


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 10236 Views 0 comment Print


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

May 27, 2021 1416 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 […]

Faceless Assessment | Section 144B of Income Tax Act 1961

May 26, 2021 195852 Views 1 comment Print

Following section 144B shall be Ins. after section 144A by the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Act, 2020, w.e.f. 1-4-2021 : Faceless Assessment. 144B. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other provisions of this Act, the assessment under sub-section (3) of section 143 or under section 144, […]

Faceless E-Assessment Scheme 2020

May 24, 2021 4758 Views 0 comment Print

Introduction :- Owing to one of the positive outcome of Covid-19 pandemic & inspiring from the successful implementation of Faceless assessments in developed countries like HMRC – UK’s Digitised Approval based Assessment, SAT (Servicio de Administracion Tributataria) in Mexico, SPED(Sistema Público de Escrituração Digital) in Brazil, , Japan and many other Indian government has reinforcement […]

Latest Cases On – Principles Of Natural Justice – Faceless Assessment

May 21, 2021 41889 Views 1 comment Print

The essential principles of natural justice are the following:  Justice should not only be done but seen to be done. One cannot be a judge in his own cause. No party should be condemned unheard. u Impartial hearing must be extended to the person against whom a charge is framed to state his case.  Final […]

HC Sets Aside Faceless Assessment Order for not providing sufficient time to respond

May 20, 2021 3405 Views 0 comment Print

Blue Square Infrastructure LLP Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre (Delhi High Court) 1. An undue haste by respondent no. 1 in passing the impugned assessment order, as he did not even wait for the completion of the timeframe given in the show cause notice-cum-draft assessment order, dated 20.04.2021, to file a response. 2. The best […]

Faceless Assessment-A step way forward or Way Backward- Part I

May 16, 2021 2010 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Government introduced the Faceless Assessment Scheme to provide greater transparency, efficiency and accountability in Income Tax assessments. All provisions introduced under Faceless Assessment, under the Income Tax Act, 1961, are introduced to- (a) Eliminate the interface between the Assessing Officer and the assessee during the course of proceedings, to the extent that is […]

HC sets aside Faceless Assessment Order passed without considering objection to SCN

May 10, 2021 5385 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of the KBB Nuts Private Limited V/s National Faceless Assessment Centre Delhi (NFAC) assessment proceedings and directed the revenue to grant a personal hearing to the authorised representative of the petitioner, before proceeding to pass a fresh assessment order.

Courts must be open not Faceless: SC

May 6, 2021 2466 Views 0 comment Print

Chief Election Commissioner of India Vs M.R Vijayabhaskar & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) Courts must be open both in the physical and metaphorical sense. Save and except for in-camera proceedings in an exceptional category of cases, such as cases involving child sexual abuse or matrimonial proceedings bearing on matters of marital privacy, our legal […]

Bombay HC kept Faceless Assessment Order In Abeyance

May 6, 2021 3279 Views 0 comment Print

Praful M. Shah Vs National Faceless Assessment & Ors. (Bombay High Court) It was alleged by petitioner that Assessment Order was passed by National E Assessment Centre without granting an opportunity to be heard and A Writ Petition was filed in the Bombay High Court against such order. Petitioner claimed that The impugned order is […]

Delhi HC to examine Applicability of Section 144B to proceedings pending on 01.04.2021

May 6, 2021 1518 Views 0 comment Print

SAMS Facilities Management Private Limited Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre & Anr (Delhi High Court) The petitioner claims that the impugned assessment order was passed without passing a draft assessment order and the variation made in the declared income was carried out without issuance of a show cause notice. In other words, the contention is […]

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