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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


Faceless Assessment | Section 144B of Income Tax Act 1961

May 26, 2021 196671 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 4794 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 42147 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 3444 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 2052 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 5430 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 2496 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 3315 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 1548 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 […]

HC admit writ against NFAC Assessment order passed without proper SCN

May 4, 2021 2523 Views 0 comment Print

SAS Fininvest LLP Vs National-Assessment Centre Income Tax Department New Delhi (Delhi High Court) DELHI HIGH COURT admitted writ petition on account of not giving proper show cause notice (SCN) with material prior to passing of assessment order against NFAC. Also first time honourable court took cognizance of board instructions cited by us and reproduced […]

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