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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 42252 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 11817 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 957 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 3492 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 15009 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 294 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


No proposal for scrutiny of GST assessment in a faceless mode

March 18, 2021 5889 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 […]

82,072 assessment cases completed in faceless manner till 10.03.2021

March 16, 2021 870 Views 0 comment Print

82,072 assessment cases completed in faceless manner till 10th March 2021 Income tax assessments are being done in a faceless manner, this was stated by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. The Minister further stated that income […]

Tax on Purchase of Property-Some Points to Keep in Mind while Buying Property

March 9, 2021 151857 Views 15 comments Print

Buying property is dream come true for buyers. Every person wants to earn and purchase property which he or she can own in his or his family members and loved one name. Buyers invests his hard-earned money in buying property and many a times land up in difficult situation because everyone knows that tax is […]

Orissa HC admits Writ Petition against Faceless Appeal Scheme

March 9, 2021 11736 Views 1 comment Print

Hon’ble Orissa High Court Admitted the Writ Petition Filed By CTBA against Faceless Appeal Scheme The Cuttack Tax Bar Association (Life Member of AIFTP) filed the Writ Petition against the Notification of Union Government for Faceless Appeal Scheme bearing W.P.(C) No.33457 of 2020, which was listed for hearing in the Court of Hon’ble Chief Justice […]

Representation with respect to ‘Faceless Appeal Scheme’

March 6, 2021 10260 Views 0 comment Print

Representation with respect to ‘Faceless Appeal Scheme’ proposed to be introduced in the functioning of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), by the Finance Bill 2021

Brace up yourself to face the new Landscape of Assessment & Appeal

March 1, 2021 4122 Views 2 comments Print

While the author had almost finalised the article, Notification No. 27/2021 dated 27-Feb-2021 the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020 which was promulgated on 5-Jun-2020 [while later become Act] has extended date of completion of assessment for AY 2018-19 from 31-March-2021 to 29-30-June-2021. But one must note that the […]

Scope of Penalties to be assigned to Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021

February 26, 2021 3135 Views 0 comment Print

Order under Para 3 of the Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021, for defining the scope of ‘Penalties’ to be assigned to the Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021 – regarding 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 26th February, […]

Dispute Resolution Scheme For Small & Medium Tax Payers-Section 245MA

February 22, 2021 3681 Views 2 comments Print

INTRODUCTION According to a Survey India records highest rate of bribery in Asia i.e.39% and highest rate of citizens using personal connections (46%). Worries grew as inflation rate rose from 3.7% to 12.1% over 2001-2010. Bigger scams involving lakhs crores of rupees were into pockets of officials and ministers. Corruption became great hindrance in development […]

CBDT notifies Revised Procedure for Faceless Assessment

February 17, 2021 28122 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment under Faceless Assessment Scheme, 2019 shall be made as per the following procedure, namely:‑ (i) the National e-Assessment Centre shall serve a notice on the assessee under sub-section (2) of section 143 of the Act; (ii) the assessee may, within fifteen days from the date of receipt of notice referred to in clause (i), file his response to the National e-Assessment Centre;

Faceless Assessment (1st Amendment) Scheme, 2021

February 17, 2021 14451 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT amends Faceless Assessment Scheme, 2019 vide Faceless Assessment (1st Amendment) Scheme, 2021 and specified the procedure for Assessment under Faceless Assessment Scheme, 2019. Notification No. 6/2021-Income Tax Dated: 17th February, 2021. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) New Delhi Notification No. 6/2021-Income Tax Dated: 17th February, 2021 S.O. 741(E).—In […]

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