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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 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 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


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 12 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 129 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


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


Delhi HC stays Faceless Assessment order being violative of principles of natural justice

May 3, 2021 4767 Views 0 comment Print

Dj Surfactants Vs National E-Assessment Centre, Income Tax Department (Delhi High Court) In this case petitioner has been able to establish, at least at this stage, a prima facie  that AO has not taken into account the explanation and the material placed before him by the petitioner, along with its reply dated 12.03.2021 while passing […]

HC stays Faceless Assessment order passed without personal hearing despite request for same

April 30, 2021 1194 Views 0 comment Print

Axis Wind Farms (Anantapur) Private Limited Vs Union of India (Telangana High Court) Petitioner contends that the impugned Assessment Order has been passed by 2nd respondent for the Assessment Year 2018-19 without providing a personal hearing to the petitioner and without considering the documentary evidence provided by petitioner. Sri B.Narasimha Sarma, learned Special Senior Counsel […]

Procedural lapses by NeAC- Good grounds of appeal against Faceless Assessment Order

April 25, 2021 7080 Views 4 comments Print

Procedural lapses by NeAC- Good grounds of appeal against Faceless Assessment Order The first cycle of Faceless Assessment Scheme  is about to be over. A number of orders have already been passed upto the date of this article (April 21). The experience of tax professionals with faceless assessment till now  is by and large OK […]

Extend limitation date of Income Tax Assessments/Re-assessments

April 24, 2021 6168 Views 2 comments Print

Income Tax Gazetted Officers Association has represented to CBDT on Difficulties in completing Time barring actions in connection with Assessments/Re-assessments in FeAS Regime and Central Charges as well as in issuing notices for re-opening assessments and Demanded for further extension of limitation date. Full Text of the representation is as follows:- INCOME TAX GAZETTED OFFICERS […]

HC stays order passed under Faceless Assessment Scheme for violation of natural justice

April 16, 2021 8100 Views 1 comment Print

Since there was a variation made to the declared income of the petitioner qua the assessment year 2018-2019, a show-cause notice should have been issued, before finalizing the variation.

Income Tax Faceless Penalty Scheme 2021 in brief

April 15, 2021 7035 Views 0 comment Print

The government has introduced the Faceless Penalty Scheme 2021 which will digitise issuing of penalties on assessee …. Notification No. 03/2021-Dated 12th January, 2021 The scheme specifies setting up of national faceless penalty centres, regional penalty centres, penalty units and review units for execution of penalty proceedings, such that a penalty order is issued correctly […]

Faceless Assessment under Income Tax  Act, 1961

April 13, 2021 15762 Views 5 comments Print

The Faceless Assessment Scheme is one of the biggest Direct Tax reforms in India based on Key Principles of Efficiency, Transparency and Accountability. The Income Tax Department is bringing about a pardigm shift in building the future with technology by pioneering an ecosystem of assessments and appeals founded on Data and AI. Faceless Assessment is […]

Letters bearing name & Logo of NeAC will be deemed as issued by NaFAC

April 8, 2021 2358 Views 0 comment Print

All orders/notices/letters/instructions/any other communications issued by the `National Faceless Assessment Centre’ (NaFAC) on or after 01.04.2021 bearing the logo and name ‘National c-Assessment Centre’ (NeAC) shall be deemed to have been issued by ‘National Faceless Assessment Centre’ (NaFAC).

CBDT Assigns jurisdiction to CsIT(A) over certain Direct tax Acts

April 7, 2021 3621 Views 0 comment Print

Approval for notifying Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals) to exercise jurisdiction over appeals in cases pertaining to Direct Taxes/ Direct Tax Acts other than Income-tax Act, 1961 post Faceless Appeal Scheme,2020 -reg.

Amendment to Orders under Para 3 & 4 of Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021

April 1, 2021 2319 Views 0 comment Print

The words National Faceless Assessment Centre (NeAC) and Regional Faceless Assessment Centre (ReAC) shall henceforth be read as National Faceless Assessment Centre (NaFAC) and Regional Faceless Assessment Centre (ReFAC) respectively.

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