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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 894 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 ITAT- Whether Denial of Oral Hearing is in Violation of Principles of Natural Justice

February 16, 2021 14124 Views 7 comments Print

Decision to deny oral hearing at the income tax appellate stage needs to be reconsidered as otherwise the same shall not only be in violation of the principles of natural justice but the same shall also suffer from the vice of unfairness.

Cases transferred to NeAC but not falling in FAS-2019 ambit

February 12, 2021 1896 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to state that the cases where notice u/s 148 of the Act were issued by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO) and where:- (1) Returns of income have been filed and notice u/s 143(2) of the Act has not issued by JAO or Prescribed Authority, or

Steps for Minimising Litigation: Faceless tax regime

February 6, 2021 6948 Views 0 comment Print

For the first time in the history of India, the Finance Minister presented a paperless Union Budget for FY 2021-22 through a Made in India tablet. The government also launched a Union Budget app for accessing the budget documents, showing that the Indian government is clearly taking various measures to go digital as much as […]

Reduction of time limit for completing Income Tax assessment

February 4, 2021 18948 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2021- Section 153 of the Act contains provisions in respect of time-limit for completion of assessment, reassessment and re-computation under the Act. The sub-section (1) of the said section provides that the time-limit for passing an assessment order under section 143 or 144 of the Act shall be 21 months from the end of […]

Further Enhancements in ICES in respect of Faceless Assessment

January 25, 2021 1239 Views 0 comment Print

Continuing with the spirit of system-based facilitation and furthering better administration of the process of Faceless Assessment, following more enhancements have been enabled in ICES.

Ghost Assessment

January 22, 2021 34539 Views 13 comments Print

An assessing officer [referred to as AO] having finished his unofficial work, no need to explain what an unofficial work is. He was about to pack up. He checked all drawers of the table and door of the cupboard duly locked. Laptop was already turned off. For a while he stared around the cabin making sure nothing confidential left in open. He lit cigarette and dragged mouthful of smoke. He felt loose and relaxed.

Order under Para 4 of Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021

January 20, 2021 4032 Views 0 comment Print

Order under Para 4 of the Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021 for directing the National Faceless Assessment Centre /Regional Faceless Assessment Centre/ Assessment Unit/ Review Unit to act as the National Faceless Penalty Centre /Regional Faceless Penalty Centre/ Penalty Unit/ Penalty Review Unit under the Scheme – regarding.

Order under Para 3 of the Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021

January 20, 2021 2841 Views 0 comment Print

F No. 187/4/2021-ITA-I Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Direct Taxes) North Block, New Delhi – 110001. Dated the 20th January, 2021 ORDER Subject: Order under Para 3 of the Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021, for assignment and disposal of penalty cases under the scheme- regarding. The Central Board of […]

Faceless Penalty Scheme 2021- Decoding the New Rules of Penalty Shoot-out: !!

January 15, 2021 19428 Views 3 comments Print

Difference between Conventional Penalty Proceedings & Faceless Penalty Proceedings under Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021- The easiest way to understand the practicalities and nuances of any new/amended piece of legislation is to compare and analyse it with the existing provisions

Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021 – CBDT notifies directions

January 12, 2021 6033 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT issues Notification No. 03/2021-Income Tax and notifies directions to give effect to the Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021  MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) Notification No. 03/2021-Income Tax New Delhi, the 12th January, 2021 INCOME-TAX S.O. 118(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2B) of section 274 of the […]

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