Income Tax

Comparison between present income tax assessment and faceless assessment

Comparison between present income tax assessment and faceless assessment

Current vs Faceless Assessment

Present Assessment System Faceless Assessment System
Case selection through system, Manual & Tax evasion information

1. No discretion to any officer in selection

2. No selection except through system red alerts

3. No selection other than information based

Single territorial jurisdiction

Automated random allocation of cases

Issue of notices both manually and on system 

Notices to be issued electronically and centrally from the NeAC (Single point of faceless contact)

Physical meetings between the taxpayer and the officers

No physical meeting with any officer

Wide discussion with officers leads to subjective approach and varying interpretions

1. Team based assessment

2. Draft in one city, review in another city, finalisation in third city

3. Objective, fair and just order  

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