Income Tax

the Faceless Appeal (Amendment) Scheme, 2021, NeAC to be called NFAC

The Faceless Appeal (Amendment) Scheme, 2021, National e-Assessment Centre to be called National Faceless Assessment Centre

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)

Notification No. 26/2021

New Delhi, the 31st March, 2021

S.O.1438(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6B) of section 250 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the Faceless Appeal Scheme, 2020, namely: —

1. Short title and commencement.––(1) The Scheme may be called the Faceless Appeal (Amendment) Scheme, 2021.

(2) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2021.

2. In the Faceless Appeal Scheme, 2020, —

(i) in paragraph (2), in sub-paragraph (1), for clause (xviii), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

‘(xviii) “National Faceless Assessment Centre” shall mean the National e-Assessment Centre set up under the scheme notified under sub-section (3A) of section 143 of the Act or the National Faceless Assessment Centre referred to in section 144B of the Act, as the case may be;’;

(ii) for the expression “National e-Assessment Centre”, wherever it occurs, the expression “National Faceless Assessment Centre” shall be substituted.

[F. No. 370142/33/2020-TPL]

SHEFALI SINGH,
Under Secy., Tax Policy and Legislation

Note: The principal Scheme was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide notification number S.O.3296 (E), dated the 25th September, 2020, which has not been amended so far.

Notification No. 26/2021

New Delhi, the 31st March, 2021

S.O. 1439(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6C) of section 250 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby amends the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Central Board of Direct Taxes, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number S.O. 3297 (E) dated the 25th September, 2020, namely: –

In the said notification, for the expression, “National e-Assessment Centre”, wherever it occurs, the expression “National Faceless Assessment Centre” shall be substituted.

2. This notification shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of April, 2021.

[F.No. 370142/33/2020-TPL]

SHEFALI SINGH,
Under Secy., Tax Policy and Legislation

Note: The principal Scheme was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide notification number S.O. 3297 (E), dated the 25th September, 2020, which has not been amended so far.

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