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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


Latest Judiciary


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 444 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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


Section 144B(1)(xvi)(b) mandatorily provides for issuance of a prior SCN & draft assessment order: HC

September 9, 2021 4740 Views 0 comment Print

Floral Realcon Pvt. Ltd. Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre (Delhi High Court) This Court is of the view that Section 144B(1)(xvi)(b) mandatorily provides for issuance of a prior show cause notice (SCN) and draft assessment order before issuing a final assessment order. Since in the present case the averment that no show cause notice as […]

Faceless Assessment: Authentication of electronic record – DSC requirement removed

September 6, 2021 3663 Views 0 comment Print

Requirement of using DSC removed for efiling of submissions in e-proceedings CBDT amends Income-tax Rules, 1962 to ease authentication of electronic records submitted in faceless assessment proceedings CBDT notifies Income Tax 14C related to Prescribed manner of authentication of an electronic record under electronic verification code under sub-clause (b) of clause (i) of sub-section (7) […]

Procedure for handling Faceless Assessment transferred to Jurisdictional AO

September 6, 2021 21486 Views 0 comment Print

Procedure for handling of assessment by Jurisdictional Assessing Officers in respect of assessments/penalties transferred out of Faceless Assessment u/s 144B(8) of the Income-tax Act,1961/Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021 respectively. F. No.225/97/2021 /ITA-II | Dated: 6th September, 2021 F. No.225/97/2021 /ITA-II Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi, […]

CBDT specifies scope/cases to be done under Faceless Assessment

September 6, 2021 14937 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT hereby directs that in addition to the cases in the Central Charges and International Taxation Charges, cases where pendency could not be created on ITBA because of technical reasons or cases not having a PAN, as the case may be, shall also be excluded from the purview of section 144B of the Act. F […]

CBDT notifies one more exception to Faceless Assessment Scheme

September 6, 2021 23541 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies that Assessment Orders in cases where pendency could not be created on ITBA because of technical reasons or cases not having a PAN, as the case may be shall not be passed by the National Faceless Assessment Centre (NaFAC) u/s 144B of Income Tax Act, 1961. 

HC stays Assessment order passed without providing personal hearing- Section 144B

September 5, 2021 1698 Views 0 comment Print

Learned counsel submits that the petitioner moved an application in terms of Section 144B 7(vii) seeking an opportunity of personal hearing which has been denied. Learned counsel submits that fair opportunity has not been provided to put up their submissions and defence and the order goes beyond the contents of the show cause notice.

Delhi HC stays assessment framed u/s 143(3)/144B

August 16, 2021 2937 Views 0 comment Print

Centum Finance Limited Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre Delhi & Anr. (Delhi High Court) Delhi High Court, in the case of Javin Centum Finance Ltd. vide order dated 12.8.2021, set aside the assessment , which was framed 143(3) r/s section 144B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 on 11.6.2021, on the basis of notices issued […]

HC set aside Assessment for not following mandatory provisions of section 144B(1)(vxi)(b)

August 13, 2021 1374 Views 0 comment Print

Javin Construction Private Limited Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre & Ors (Delhi High Court) 1. Set asides an assessment framed without issuing SCN and draft assessment order, holding it against the principle of natural justice and mandatory provisions of section 144B(1)(vxi)(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. 2. Matter remanded back to the file of […]

HC set aside faceless assessment order as Draft Assessment order was not issued

August 13, 2021 1098 Views 0 comment Print

Pardesi Developers Private Limited Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre (Delhi High Court) Assessment—Faceless assessment—Draft assessment order passed without issue of show-cause notice—In the present case no prior show-cause notice as well as draft assessment order had been issued, there is a violation of principles of natural justice as well as mandatory procedure prescribed under “Faceless […]

HC stays Assessment Order Passed Without Show Cause & Draft Assessment Order

August 4, 2021 1956 Views 0 comment Print

Aravali Shikshan Avum Anusandhan Sansthan Vs National E-Assessment Centre & Others (Rajasthan High Court) Aravali Shikshan Avum Anusandhan Sansthan (“the Petitioner”), has filed the current writ petition against the order passed by the National Faceless Assessment Center under Section 144-B along with Section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (“the IT Act”) imposing Additional […]

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