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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


Procedure for handling Faceless Assessment transferred to Jurisdictional AO

September 6, 2021 21882 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 15288 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 23937 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 1722 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 2973 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 1407 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 1116 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 1977 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 […]

HC quashes Assessment order passed for not granting personal hearing despite request

August 3, 2021 1815 Views 0 comment Print

RKKR Foundation Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre Delhi (Delhi High Court) According to us, what has emerged clearly is that, a request for accommodation was made by the petitioner on 27.04.2021, wherein a reference was made to the CBDT circular dated 24.04.2021, whereby, the limitation for passing the assessment order had been extended till 30.06.2021. […]

HC set aside assessment order passed without issuing show cause notice-cum-draft assessment order

August 3, 2021 5886 Views 0 comment Print

YCD Industries Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre (Delhi High Court) The statute [i.e. Section 144B(1)(xiv), (xv), (xvi)b and (xxii)] provides for issuance of a show cause notice-cum-draft assessment order, and an opportunity to the petitioner/assessee to respond to the same where income of the assessee is varied by the respondent/revenue. Admittedly, the petitioner’s income was […]

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