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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 183 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 453 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 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 7935 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


No jurisdictional error if Faceless Assessment Procedure prescribed followed: Patna HC

April 10, 2025 2364 Views 0 comment Print

Patna High Court held that Faceless Assessment Procedure as prescribed under section 144B of the Income Tax Act is duly followed and in course of faceless assessment at every stage approval from competent authorities have been obtained.

ITAT Orders Fresh Examination of ST Doctor’s Tax Exemption Claim U/S 10(26)

April 10, 2025 828 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata overturns CIT(A) order on tribal doctor’s tax exemption, orders re-examination of income sources and bank deposits under Section 10(26).

Correspondence with CA Does Not Justify Notices to Deceased Person: Bombay HC

April 10, 2025 7797 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC quashes tax notices issued to deceased Amjad Ahmed Shaikh. Court emphasizes notices to dead are void, allowing fresh action. The court dismissed revenue’s explanation regarding correspondence with the chartered accountant, stating it did not justify issuing notices to a deceased person.

Faceless Assessment Invalid if Draft Order not served Before Finalization: Gujarat HC

April 9, 2025 1779 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court quashes assessment order citing violation of faceless assessment rules and natural justice under Section 144B of Income Tax Act.

Delhi HC Quashes Faceless Assessment for Lack of SCN cum Draft Order

April 9, 2025 1935 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC sets aside income tax assessment for AY 2018-19 due to non-issuance of mandatory show cause notice and draft order under Section 144B of the IT Act.

Section 151A: JAO Lacks Jurisdiction to Issue Section 148 Income Tax Notices

April 9, 2025 7365 Views 1 comment Print

Rajasthan High Court held that, in terms of section 151A of the Income Tax Act, Jurisdictional Assessing Officer [JAO] doesn’t have jurisdiction to issue notices under section 148 of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, notices u/s. 148 are liable to be quashed.

Addition under Faceless Assessment Scheme without issuance of notice not sustainable

April 7, 2025 2292 Views 0 comment Print

The entire procedure subsequent to obtaining further information, documents or evidence has not been gone through in case of the Petitioner, and straightaway, the impugned assessment has been finalized.

Unsecured Loan Addition deleted by ITAT Citing Adequate Evidence & Repayment

April 7, 2025 711 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad upheld the deletion of ₹86 lakh addition for unsecured loans, citing sufficient evidence and loan repayment by Cloud 9 Infraspace LLP.

Orissa HC quashes Sec 263 Revision based on consistency & prior allowance of depreciation

April 5, 2025 774 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa HC dismisses Revenue appeal in CIT vs Dhaneswar Rath. Upholds ITAT, rules Sec 263 revision invalid based on consistency & prior allowance of depreciation.

Reassessment Under Section 147 Invalid When Based on Search Findings

April 3, 2025 2214 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata quashes reassessment u/s 147, stating that search-based findings must follow Section 153C. Read the full case details and judgment summary.

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