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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 378 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 234 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 360 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 489 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


Section 144B(7) get triggers if petitioner’s income got varied

August 3, 2021 2217 Views 0 comment Print

Satia Industries Limited Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre (Delhi High Court) In the case of Satia Industries Limited Vs. National Faceless Assessment Centre, Delhi in W.P.(C ) 5587/2021 & CM APPL. 17382/2021 (Delhi High Court), it has been considered that since an adverse view was taken, and petitioner’s income got varied, provisions of section 144B(7) […]

HC set aside Assessment order passed despite request for adjournment due to family admitted to Hospital

August 3, 2021 1287 Views 0 comment Print

Sudhir Desh Ahuja Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre & Ors (Delhi High Court) Impugned orders are liable to be set aside for the following reasons: (i) Firstly, the AO failed to deal with the request of the petitioner, for according an adjournment in the matter. Wife and son of the petitioner were admitted to hospital […]

Faceless Assessment without adhering to Section 144B procedures is invalid

July 31, 2021 6723 Views 0 comment Print

Piramal Enterprises Limited Vs Additional/joint/Deputy/Assistant CIT/ITO National e-Assessment Centre (Bombay High Court) The HC declared that assessment for AY 2017-18 made u/s 143(3)  vide order dated 22.4.2021 was non est u/s 144B(9) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for not adhering the procedure laid down u/s 144B(1) and u/s 144B(7/(vii) of the Act and holding […]

HC set-aside Faceless assessment order passed without issuing draft assessment order

July 22, 2021 3720 Views 0 comment Print

Toplight Corporate Management (P.) Ltd. Vs National faceless assessment Centre Delhi (Delhi High Court) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the impugned assessment order was passed without issuing mandatory draft assessment order along with show cause notice, as contemplated under Section 144B of the Act, resulting in denial of opportunity to the petitioner to […]

Delhi HC order sets aside faceless assessment order as no SCN or draft assessment order was issued

July 13, 2021 2943 Views 0 comment Print

The record presently placed before the Court would show that though no show cause notice-cum-draft assessment order was issued, yet several opportunities had been granted by the respondents/revenue to the petitioner, before the said date, to explain its case.

The real face of Faceless Assessment Analysis of recent judicial developments

July 7, 2021 4551 Views 0 comment Print

Our focus of the article will be on section 144B of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act) which has been introduced with effect from 01.04.2021 and already stands widely litigated before the courts. While the technology was recasting the process of assessment and appellate proceedings over the years, COVID-19 induced lockdown quickened the process multi-fold.

HC Quashes quashed assessment order for violating section 144B

June 2, 2021 1701 Views 0 comment Print

Smart Vishwas Society Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre Delhi (Delhi High Court) In this case Petitioner, is correct in submitting that the provisions of Section 144B of the Act have been violated as no show cause notice-cum-draft assessment order was issued. That being the position, there is no option, but to set aside the impugned […]

Delhi HC to examine Applicability of Section 144B to proceedings pending on 01.04.2021

May 6, 2021 1548 Views 0 comment Print

SAMS Facilities Management Private Limited Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre & Anr (Delhi High Court) The petitioner claims that the impugned assessment order was passed without passing a draft assessment order and the variation made in the declared income was carried out without issuance of a show cause notice. In other words, the contention is […]

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