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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 828 Views 0 comment Print

Retrospective Amendments under Budget 2026 – Rectification, Revision, Reassessment Options before Tax Authorities

Income Tax : Budget 2026 introduces sweeping retrospective amendments affecting limitation, reassessment jurisdiction, DIN validity, and TPO ti...

February 26, 2026 6219 Views 1 comment Print

Assessment Void as AO Finalized Without DVO Report: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : The ITAT held that an assessment completed before receiving the DVO report under section 50C(2) is invalid. All additions and disa...

December 3, 2025 1134 Views 0 comment Print

Faceless Assessment Scheme: Streamlining Income Tax with Automation

Income Tax : Overview of the Faceless Scheme for Income Tax: electronic assessments, appeals, penalties, and rectifications with no physical in...

November 12, 2025 11364 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Faceless Income-tax Proceedings

Income Tax : Faceless Income-tax proceedings and e-assessments under Section 144B simplify taxpayer compliance. Use the e-filing portal for ele...

October 29, 2025 5022 Views 1 comment Print


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Indiscriminate Income Tax notices without allowing reasonable time

Income Tax : In view of Indiscriminate notices by income Tax Department without allowing reasonable time it is requested to Finance Ministry an...

March 20, 2022 13347 Views 0 comment Print

Extend Time Limit for Income Tax Assessment time barring on 31.3.2022

Income Tax : Lucknow CA Tax Practicioners Association has made a Representation to FM for Extension of Time Limit for Assessment cases time bar...

March 20, 2022 42819 Views 2 comments Print

Kerala High Court Admits Challenge Against Faceless Assessment Procedure

Income Tax : The Kerala High Court, today admitted a batch of Writ Petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Faceless Assessment...

December 2, 2021 5142 Views 0 comment Print


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ITAT Indore Sets Aside Ex Parte CIT(A) Order as Notices Were Sent to Wrong Email Address

Income Tax : ITAT Indore held that appellate order violated principles of natural justice after finding that key hearing notices were sent to a...

May 22, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Bogus Purchase Addition as Supplier’s Non-Reply Alone Cannot Prove Transactions Fake

Income Tax : The Hyderabad ITAT held that purchases cannot be treated as bogus merely because the supplier failed to respond to a notice under ...

May 22, 2026 180 Views 0 comment Print

Entire Joint Property Value Cannot Be Taxed in One Co-owner’s Hands Without Verification: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : Tribunal noted the assessee’s contention that only his share in jointly owned properties could be taxed instead of the entire tr...

May 22, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Bad Debts Written Off Cannot Be Disallowed as Prior Period Expenses: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : Tribunal held that deduction for bad debts is allowable in the year in which the debts are actually written off in the books of ac...

May 22, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment Order Quashed Due to Email Communication Issue Despite Valid Section 148 Notice

Income Tax : Court upheld the validity of the Section 148 notice but set aside the assessment order after finding that notices were sent to an ...

May 22, 2026 450 Views 0 comment Print


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CBDT Clarifies Verification Conditions Under Section 144B

Income Tax : CBDT issues guidelines for IT verification under Section 144B(5), detailing circumstances for digital and physical checks, effecti...

August 1, 2024 9924 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

SOP for Faceless Income Tax Assessment under Section 144B

Income Tax : Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Assessment Unit (AU), Verification Unit (VU), Technical Unit (TU) and Review Unit (RU) unde...

August 3, 2022 70737 Views 0 comment Print

Changes in ITBA functionalities for Faceless Assessment

Income Tax : Roll out of first phase of changes in ITBA functionalities for Faceless Assessment due to amendments in Section 144B by Finance Ac...

June 14, 2022 7932 Views 0 comment Print

Faceless Penalty (Amendment) Scheme, 2022- Reg.

Income Tax : National Faceless Penalty Centre, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board, may,–– (a) in a case where imposit...

May 27, 2022 2148 Views 0 comment Print


Assessment order passed on a non-existent company is null and void

May 24, 2023 1380 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that draft assessment order u/s 143(3) read with section 144C of the Income Tax Act passed on a non-existent company is null and void.

Chapter X cannot be invoked for making TP adjustment in case of AMP expenses

May 23, 2023 1050 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that provisions of Chapter X cannot be invoked for making a TP adjustment in case of Advertisement, marketing and promotion (AMP) expenses.

Capitalized Expense shouldn’t be considered for computation of proportionate TP adjustment

May 22, 2023 996 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that as professional and consultation charges & purchase of fixed assets are capitalized in the books of accounts, it should not be considered for computation of proportionate TP adjustment.

HC quashes income tax demand notice for non-compliance of Section 144B

May 16, 2023 1404 Views 0 comment Print

Arihant Roller Flour Mills Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre and anr (Punjab and Haryana HC) Petitioner is seeking issuance of writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing order dated 24.03.2023 (P-6), notice of demand dated 24.03.2023 (P-7), notice dated 24.03.2023 ( P-8), as the orders/notices had been passed in violation of principles of natural […]

Section 144B: Faceless Assessment – Violation of Natural justice – Matter remanded back to AO

May 13, 2023 2259 Views 0 comment Print

Chennai Port Authority Vs DCIT (Madras High Court) The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner further submitted that the petitioner’s request for personal hearing through video conferencing was not considered and the same was mechanically rejected and the impugned orders were passed, which is clear violation of principles of natural justice. In similar circumstances, this […]

Assessment invalid if completed without following standard operating procedure

March 22, 2023 8784 Views 0 comment Print

High Court held that Income Tax Faceless assessment order under section 143(3) rws 144B becomes invalid if Assessment is completed without following standard operating procedure (SOP).

Order passed in variation of procedures prescribed u/s 144B is non-est and bad-in-law

March 20, 2023 10197 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the assessment order passed in variation of the procedures prescribed u/s. 144B of the Income Tax Act would render the assessment order as non est.

Without fresh tangible material reassessment of earlier Assessment is unsustainable

March 4, 2023 1134 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that in absence of any fresh tangible material and simply attempting to re-visit and reconsider the decision which was rendered in earlier regular assessment proceedings is nothing but a change of opinion and hence reopening unsustainable.

Setting up of Units under section 144B(3) of Income-tax Act, 1961

March 1, 2023 1890 Views 0 comment Print

In pursuance of sub-section (3) of section 144B of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following amendments in the Office Order — 2 of even number dated 10.06.2022

Faceless Assessment E-Portal Closed without Notice… Steps ahead

January 7, 2023 6180 Views 0 comment Print

Facing issues with the Faceless Assessment E-Portal closure without notice? Learn the steps ahead to address grievances. Understand the importance of following correct procedures to ensure justice in tax cases.

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