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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


Opportunity of hearing to be provided to assessee in case of variation in demand order

January 6, 2023 2220 Views 0 comment Print

HC quashed and set aside demand notice and assessment order making an addition of INR 92.42 crores without providing the opportunity of hearing to the assessee. Held that, the Revenue Department should make assessments following the provisions of Section 144B of Income Tax Act, 1961 in order to provide an opportunity of hearing to the assessee.

AO cannot deny opportunity of hearing through video conference in Faceless Assessment

January 1, 2023 4233 Views 0 comment Print

HC held that Once there is a request for personal hearing and as the law provides for availing the opportunity of personal hearing, this unilateral decision on the part of the assessing officer without availing opportunity of hearing is contrary to Section 144B (9) of the Income-Tax Act, 1961

Gujarat HC set-aside Assessment order passed in violation of principles of natural justice

December 31, 2022 2541 Views 0 comment Print

Map Refoils India Limited Vs National E-Assessment Centre (Gujarat High Court) No draft assessment along with show cause notice as required under section 144B(1) and section 144B(7) is given to the petitioner so as to enable the petitioner to give explanation for proposed addition during the hearing before the National Faceless Assessment Centre. Section 144B(1)(xii) […]

HC quashed Order passed without issuing SCN/draft assessment order

December 25, 2022 7365 Views 1 comment Print

RMSI  Private Limited Vs  National Faceless Assessment Centre (Delhi High Court) Since in the present case, the impugned order has been passing without issuing a show cause notice / a draft assessment order which has been mandated under Section 144B(1)(xvi)(b) of the Act, the impugned assessment order dated 8th September, 2021 issued under Section 143(3) read […]

HC set-aside order as assessee not able to file reply due to technical glitch on portal

December 22, 2022 1989 Views 0 comment Print

Pallavi Naresh Shah Vs. Union of India (Bombay High Court) No reply was filed by the assessee due to technical glitch on portal. order passed subsequently, under Section 147 r/w section 144B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 set aside. Matter remanded back. The Petitioner challenged the order of assessment passed under section 147 read […]

SOP for Faceless Income Tax Assessment under Section 144B

August 3, 2022 70737 Views 0 comment Print

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Assessment Unit (AU), Verification Unit (VU), Technical Unit (TU) and Review Unit (RU) under the Faceless Assessment provisions of Section 144B of the Income-tax Act. National Faceless Assessment Centre, Delhi NaFAC/Delhi/CIT-1/2022-23/112/92 Dated: 03/08/2022 To, The Pr. Chief Commissioner of Income-tax (CCA), (All regions) Madam/Sir, Sub: Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for […]

HC Quashes Cryptic unreasoned order of three line

June 20, 2022 3801 Views 0 comment Print

HC was not satisfied with cryptic unreasoned order three line order Passed by AO and Therefore, quashed and set aside the assessment order

HC set aside Order passed before expiry of time granted by AO to reply to draft assessment

June 16, 2022 1032 Views 0 comment Print

Bhadrish Jayantilal Sheth Vs ITO (Calcutta High Court) In this writ petition, petitioner has challenged the impugned assessment order dated 30th March, 2022 under Section 147 read with Section 144B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 relating to assessment year 2013-2014 on the ground of violation of principle of natural justice by not providing the […]

Changes in ITBA functionalities for Faceless Assessment

June 14, 2022 7932 Views 0 comment Print

Roll out of first phase of changes in ITBA functionalities for Faceless Assessment due to amendments in Section 144B by Finance Act, 2022. National Faceless Assessment Centre, Delhi 4th Floor, Mayur Bhawan, Connaught Lane, Connaught Place, New Delhi 110001 NaFAC/Delhi/CIT-I/2021-22/105 /49 | Dated: 14/06/2022 To, All PCCIT (CCA) Sub: Roll out of first phase of […]

Faceless Penalty (Amendment) Scheme, 2022- Reg.

May 27, 2022 2148 Views 0 comment Print

National Faceless Penalty Centre, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board, may,–– (a) in a case where imposition of penalty has been proposed, convey to the penalty unit to pass the penalty order as per penalty imposition proposal referred to in sub-clause (a) of clause (xv)

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