Income Tax : Courts have held that non-compliance with mandatory procedures under Section 144B renders faceless assessment orders void. The rul...
Income Tax : Budget 2026 introduces sweeping retrospective amendments affecting limitation, reassessment jurisdiction, DIN validity, and TPO ti...
Income Tax : The ITAT held that an assessment completed before receiving the DVO report under section 50C(2) is invalid. All additions and disa...
Income Tax : Overview of the Faceless Scheme for Income Tax: electronic assessments, appeals, penalties, and rectifications with no physical in...
Income Tax : Faceless Income-tax proceedings and e-assessments under Section 144B simplify taxpayer compliance. Use the e-filing portal for ele...
Income Tax : In view of Indiscriminate notices by income Tax Department without allowing reasonable time it is requested to Finance Ministry an...
Income Tax : Lucknow CA Tax Practicioners Association has made a Representation to FM for Extension of Time Limit for Assessment cases time bar...
Income Tax : The Kerala High Court, today admitted a batch of Writ Petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Faceless Assessment...
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Income Tax : The Hyderabad ITAT held that purchases cannot be treated as bogus merely because the supplier failed to respond to a notice under ...
Income Tax : Tribunal noted the assessee’s contention that only his share in jointly owned properties could be taxed instead of the entire tr...
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...
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 ...
Income Tax : CBDT issues guidelines for IT verification under Section 144B(5), detailing circumstances for digital and physical checks, effecti...
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...
Income Tax : Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Assessment Unit (AU), Verification Unit (VU), Technical Unit (TU) and Review Unit (RU) unde...
Income Tax : Roll out of first phase of changes in ITBA functionalities for Faceless Assessment due to amendments in Section 144B by Finance Ac...
Income Tax : National Faceless Penalty Centre, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board, may,–– (a) in a case where imposit...
CBDT notifies Faceless Inquiry or Valuation Scheme, 2022 vide Notification No. 19/2022-Income Tax Dated: 30th March, 2022 and it specifies that (a) issuing notice under sub-section (1) of section 142 of the Act, (b) making inquiry before assessment under sub-section (2) of section 142 of the Act, (c) directing the assessee to get his accounts […]
In view of Indiscriminate notices by income Tax Department without allowing reasonable time it is requested to Finance Ministry and CBDT that suitable steps should be taken so that adequate time is allowed for compliance and cases are not disposed of in a hurry, without giving adequate opportunity for the taxpayer to be heard. The […]
Lucknow CA Tax Practicioners Association has made a Representation to FM for Extension of Time Limit for Assessment cases time barring as on 31.3.22 under the Income Tax Act 1961 in view of Problems faced in completion of Reopened Assessment cases (letting time barred on 31st March 2022, Problems faced in completion of Assessment as […]
Section 144B in the Income Tax Act,1961 has been introduced in the Income-tax act by National e-Assessment Scheme. The ambitious scheme launched in August 2020 seeks to bring the much-needed reform revolution to the income tax procedure that encumbered tax filing for the common man, fostered corruption, and aided tax evasion. Before the scheme, after […]
High Court held that use of the expression ‘may’ in Section 144B(7)(viii) is not decisive. Where a discretion is conferred upon a quasi judicial authority whose decision has civil consequences, the word ‘may’ which denotes discretion should be construed to mean a command. Consequently, the requirement of giving an assessee a reasonable opportunity of personal hearing is mandatory.
CBDT notifies vide Order No. F. No. 187/3/2020-ITA-I | Dated: 17th March, 2022 the Assessments which shall he completed by the jurisdictional Assessing Officer (AO) i.e. Assessment orders in all cases for which the time for completion expires on 31.03.2022 pending with the jurisdictional Assessing Officer as on 15.03.2022 or thereafter, which cannot he completed […]
Cases for which the time limit for completion expires on 31.03.2022 pending with the jurisdictional Assessing Officer as on 15.03.2022 or thereafter, which cannot be completed as per the procedure laid down under Section 144B of the Act due to technical / procedural constraints in the given period of limitation
Haldia Steels Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Union of India (Calcutta High Court) In this matter the petitioner has challenged the impugned assessment order dated 28th September, 2021, under section 147 read with section 144B of the Income Tax Act on the ground of violation of principle of natural justice by not serving copy of the draft […]
Section 144B | Faceless Assessment- An assessee has a vested right to personal hearing and same has to be given, if an assessee asks for it. The right to personal hearing cannot depend upon the facts of each case.
Considering the fact that the impugned order has been passed without issuance of a show cause notice and mandatory draft assessment order, the impugned order passed by the first respondent cannot be sustained.
