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Rectification, Assessment and Appeal under Income Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn the updated provisions governing rectification, assessments, reassessments, and appeals under the Income-tax Act. This guide...

June 29, 2026 13854 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 270A Penalty as Estimated Addition Cannot Justify Penalty

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that penalty under Section 270A cannot be levied merely because income was estimated after rejection of books. Si...

June 20, 2026 342 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 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


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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 13395 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 42891 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 5172 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 56(2)(x) Applicability Depends on Agreement Date; Mistaken Tax Payment Refundable: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai remanded the case to examine whether Section 56(2)(x) applied based on the agreement date and to consider refund of ex...

July 6, 2026 399 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69 Addition Unsustainable as Joint Ownership & Foreign Investment Source Established: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai deleted a Section 69 addition after finding documentary evidence established joint ownership, source of funds, and ear...

July 5, 2026 243 Views 0 comment Print

1439-day delay in Filing Appeal Condoned & Matter Remanded for Fresh Assessment: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata condoned appeal delay, set aside the CIT(A)'s order, and remanded the assessment for fresh adjudication after grantin...

July 5, 2026 261 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Notice Issued Beyond First Proviso to Section 149 Time Limit Quashed: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai quashed a Section 148 notice issued after the limitation under the first proviso to Section 149, holding the reassessm...

July 4, 2026 363 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment Without SCN on Proposed Additions Violates Natural Justice: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : The High Court held that an assessment order passed without issuing a show cause notice detailing the proposed additions violated ...

July 4, 2026 492 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 10269 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

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 72438 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 8100 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 2229 Views 0 comment Print


In case of violation of principles of natural justice, the availability of appellate remedy does not bar maintainability of writ petition

May 8, 2022 2019 Views 0 comment Print

When there is a violation of the principles of natural justice, the availability of an appellate remedy does not bar the maintainability of a writ petition.

Delhi HC order directs CBDT to avoid mistakes in faceless assessment orders

May 6, 2022 2295 Views 0 comment Print

PCJ Securities Private Limited Vs ITO (Delhi High Court) 1. This Court is actually surprised that despite an elaborate mechanism of checks and balances and multiple authorities like (assessment units, verification units, technical units, review units, Regional Faceless Assessment Centres and National Faceless Assessment Centre) being set up under Section 144B of the Act, such […]

HC Quashes Section 147 Order passed without disposing Objection of Assessee

May 3, 2022 2937 Views 0 comment Print

Atma Ram Saria Vs ACIT (Delhi High Court) The Supreme Court in GKN Driveshafts (India) Ltd. vs. Income Tax Officer and Ors., (2003) 1 SCC 72 has held that when a notice under Section 148 of the Act is issued, the proper course of action for the noticee is to file a return and if […]

SC stays HC’s order declaring assessment order non-est in view of repealment of Section 144B(9)

April 15, 2022 2760 Views 0 comment Print

National Faceless Assessment Centre Vs Mantra Industries Limited (Supreme Court of India) Mr. Balbir Singh, learned ASG, has vehemently submitted that, against the assessment order, the High Court ought not to have entertained the Writ Petition and ought to have relegated the original writ petitioner to avail statutory remedy of appeal before the CIT(A).   It […]

No Service of draft assessment order – HC Quashes Assessment order

April 7, 2022 1848 Views 0 comment Print

Siddharth Sharma Vs Union of India & Ors. (Calcutta High Court) Ms Das De appearing for the respondents was given an opportunity by an order of this court dated March 17, 2022 to satisfy from record that a copy of the proposed draft assessment order was served upon the petitioner before passing the impugned assessment […]

HC Quashes Order for failure of AO to consider reply of Assessee

April 6, 2022 10314 Views 1 comment Print

Gaurav Controct Co. Through Hiralal Shivgan Dholu Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre (Gujarat High Court) The subject matter of challenge is the legality and validity of the assessment order dated 30.07.2021 passed by the Assessing Officer under Section 143(3) read with Section 144B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the A.Y. 2018-19. It appears […]

HC quashes Section 144B order passed without issuing Draft Assessment order with SCN

April 3, 2022 5040 Views 0 comment Print

Symphony Limited Vs ADIT/ACIT/DCIT (Gujarat High Court) It is by now well settled that the issuance of a show cause notice along with the draft assessment order is sine qua non before passing an order under Section 144B of the Act. Undisputedly, in the case on hand, no show cause notice came to be issued along […]

Costs to be imposed on AO, If Orders are Passed without Application of Mind: Bombay HC

March 30, 2022 4002 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that It will impose cost on Assessing Officers if Assessment orders are passed without following the principles of natural justice and without considering the reply/objection filed in response to the show cause notice.

Faceless Inquiry or Valuation Scheme, 2022

March 30, 2022 5691 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

Indiscriminate Income Tax notices without allowing reasonable time

March 20, 2022 13395 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

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