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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 867 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 822 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 945 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 14919 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


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 120 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

Faceless Assessment Quashed for Denial of Personal Hearing Despite Written Request

Income Tax : The High Court set aside income tax assessments after holding that a specific written request for personal hearing cannot be rejec...

March 4, 2026 678 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 10233 Views 0 comment Print


Faceless Appeal (Amendment) Scheme, 2021

March 31, 2021 4734 Views 0 comment Print

Faceless Appeal (Amendment) Scheme, 2021: CBDT has vide Notification No. 26/2021-Income Tax renamed National e-Assessment Centre as National Faceless Assessment Centre.

CBDT notifies Prescribed Income-tax Authority’ under Section 143(2) for Returns

March 31, 2021 6885 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT hereby authorises the Assistant Commissioner of Income-tax/Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax (NaFAC) having her / his headquarters at Delhi, to act as the ‘Prescribed Income-tax Authority’ for the purpose of sub-section (2) of section 143 of the Act, in respect of returns furnished under section 139

CBDT notifies Jurisdiction of PCIT (ReFAC)(VU) & Addl. CIT(ReFAC)(VU)

March 31, 2021 5715 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 24/2021-Income-tax – CBDT hereby-(a) authorises that the Principal Commissioners of Income-tax (Regional Faceless Assessment Centre) (Verification Unit) [(hereinafter referred to as PCIT (ReFAC)(VU)]specified in Column (2) of the Schedule (hereinafter referred to as the said Schedule) annexed hereto, having headquarters at the places specified in the corresponding entry in Column (3) of the said Schedule

CBDT notifies Jurisdiction of Income-tax Authorities of ReFACs

March 31, 2021 3213 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 23/2021-Income-tax CBDT hereby directs that the Income-tax Authorities of Regional Faceless Assessment Centres specified in Column (2) of the Schedule below,

Jurisdiction of Income tax Authorities of National Faceless Assessment Centre

March 31, 2021 4791 Views 1 comment Print

Notification No. 22/2021-Income-tax- CBDT hereby directs that the Income-tax Authorities of the National Faceless Assessment Centre (hereinafter referred to as the NaFAC) specified in Column (2) of the Schedule below, having its headquarters at the place mentioned in Column (3) of the said Schedule, shall exercise the powers and functions of Assessing Officer concurrently,

CBDT set-up National Faceless Assessment Centre (NaFAC)

March 31, 2021 37092 Views 1 comment Print

Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby sets up the National Faceless Assessment Centre (hereinafter referred to as the NaFAC), which shall have its headquarters at Delhi and shall comprise of the following Income-tax Authorities: –

Faceless Assessment Scheme applies mutatis mutandis to Section 144B Assessment

March 31, 2021 2247 Views 0 comment Print

Faceless Assessment Scheme, 2019 shall henceforth mutatis mutandis be applicable to the Faceless Assessment under Section 144B of the Act, except those specifically modified by issue of fresh Orders / Circulars etc.

Faceless Assessment: Assigning role of Pr.CCsIT of region & Pr. CCIT (NaFAC)

March 31, 2021 1803 Views 0 comment Print

Pr. CCsIT of the Region shall be the Cadre Controlling Authority in their area of jurisdiction in respect of all field formations including Faceless charges (ReFACs), Central charges, International Taxation & Transfer Pricing charges, Investigation Directorates, Exemption charges & DTRTI etc., along with the Jurisdictional Hierarchy.

CBDT Set up Regional Faceless Assessment Centre (ReFAC)

March 31, 2021 7989 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT hereby sets up the Regional Faceless Assessment Centres (ReFACs), as specified in Column 2 of the Schedule below, with their headquarters at the places mentioned in Column 3 of the said Schedule and shall comprise of the Income-tax Authorities as per Annexure to this order.

No proposal for scrutiny of GST assessment in a faceless mode

March 18, 2021 5838 Views 0 comment Print

In a tweet Anurag Thakur, MoS for finance has clarified that there is No such proposal for scrutiny of GST assessment in a faceless mode is under consideration of the government presently as the GST laws and rules made thereunder already provide for electronic filing and assessment of returns on the common portal,With regard to […]

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