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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 42273 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 11823 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


Income Tax Faceless Assessment Procedure

September 6, 2020 10197 Views 1 comment Print

Introduction ♠ The Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi dreamed of corruption free India taking help of Information and Technology and conceived the idea of Digital India. ♠ In a national Conclave of Tax officials, he desired to introduce a faceless assessment scheme with a view to help honest taxpayers and impart greater efficiency, transparency & […]

What’s new about the Faceless Assessment under Income Tax?

September 4, 2020 5934 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT had earlier this month notified the National e-Assessment Centre (NeAC) for all communications with the taxpayers under the faceless assessment scheme. Under the new system, taxpayers need to not to physically visit their regional jurisdiction tax officers or the IT department on receiving income tax scrutiny or assessment notices. The CBDT has also notified that the cases related to domestic […]

CBIC to roll-out Faceless Assessment at all India level by 31.10.2020

September 4, 2020 1047 Views 0 comment Print

The Board has now decided to roll-out Faceless Assessment at an all India level by 31st October 2020. In the proposed schema, 11 National Assessment Centres (NACs) have been constituted. The role of NACs and coordination among them as well as the Directorates is very critical to the successful implementation of Faceless Assessment and for bringing uniformity and enhanced quality of assessments.

Faceless E-Assessment Scheme | All About

September 4, 2020 21627 Views 0 comment Print

Procedure in faceless assessment- The procedure for e-assessment is as below: NEC will issue notice under section 143(2) online by uploading the digitally signed copy on the registered income tax account or by sending notice to the assessee’s registered email address or uploading the copy on a mobile app. A real time alert will be sent through SMS or the mobile app.

Journey from e-return to Faceless Assessment Scheme- Interpretation & thought process of Income-tax Department

September 4, 2020 10164 Views 2 comments Print

In India, CBDT first time introduced the e-tds return by electronic filing of returns of Tax Deducted at Source Scheme, 2003 in the FY 2004-05. This was the time when Income-tax Department started to collect the assesses’ data in the digital form.

Major Impacts in Income Tax Faceless Assessment Scheme

September 3, 2020 1971 Views 0 comment Print

Arjuna,the faceless scheme aims to eliminate the human interference between the taxpayers and the Income Tax department. There are Regional Assessment Centres, which would consist of Four Major Units – Assessment unit, Verification Unit, Review Unit & Technical unit. All Actions of AU,VU, RU & TU Officers are approved by the respective range heads.Drafting of notices would happen in one city, review in another, & finalisation in third city, attaining the objective of fair & just order.

Taxpayer’s Independence dependent on following things

September 3, 2020 882 Views 0 comment Print

Arjun (Fictional Character): Krishna,the taxpayer’s charter has been announced the by PM Modi on 13th August 2020. What is it about? Krishna(Fictional Character): Arjuna,PM Modi divulged the taxpayer’s charter by introducing the charter platform as “Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest“, that focuses on faceless assessment and faceless appeals.The aim of the charter is that […]

ITR Filing Compliance Check Functionality for Scheduled Commercial Banks

September 2, 2020 2364 Views 0 comment Print

The data on cash withdrawal indicated that huge amount of cash is being withdrawn by the persons who have never filed income-tax returns. To ensure filing of return by these persons and to keep track on cash withdrawals by the non-filers, and to curb black money, the Finance Act, 2020 w.e.f. 1st July, 2020 further amended Income-tax Act, 1961 to lower the threshold of cash withdrawal to Rs. 20 lakh for the applicability of TDS for the non-filers and also mandated TDS at the higher rate of 5% on cash withdrawal exceeding Rs. 1 crore by the non-filers.

India’s Income Tax Taxpayers Charter 2020

September 2, 2020 4071 Views 0 comment Print

‘Transparent Taxation- Honoring the Honest’ is the extended version or a modified model of the E-assessment Scheme 2019 introduced by the Government of India in September 2019. This module brings out the honest and rightful duties of the taxpayers and states the expectations to be fulfilled in their respective parts. The CBDT (Central Board of […]

Income Tax- Faceless e-Assessment Scheme

September 2, 2020 1176 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax- Faceless e-Assessment Scheme To bring relief to honest tax payers, this system is introduced by our Honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Ji. PM, in his speech on August 13, 2020, unveiled “Transparent Taxation – Honouring the honest” platform for faceless assessment, appeal, and taxpayer charter. In the current assessment scheme, the tax […]

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