The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has updated the Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2022, to include provisions for mandatory personal hearings for taxpayers. These hearings will be conducted exclusively through video conferencing or video telephony, managed by the National Faceless Penalty Centre. This amendment removes the Regional Faceless Penalty Centres from the process, centralising operations and ensuring electronic records and hearings are handled efficiently.
CBDT has notified the amendment in the faceless penalty scheme, allowing mandatory personal hearing through electronic mode to any taxpayer who has sought a hearing.
The amendment has omitted the Regional Faceless Penalty Centre from the Faceless Penalty Scheme and provides that electronic records shall be authenticated by the National Faceless Penalty Centre and even hearing should be done via them and not regional faceless penalty centre.
The Faceless Penalty (Amendment) Scheme, 2022, no
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FAQ :
The main change is the introduction of mandatory personal hearings for taxpayers who request them, conducted exclusively through video conferencing or video telephony.
The National Faceless Penalty Centre manages these hearings, and all electronic records will be authenticated by them.
No, the amendment omits the Regional Faceless Penalty Centres from the scheme, centralising the process with the National Faceless Penalty Centre.
Hearings will be conducted exclusively through video conferencing or video telephony, using any suitable telecommunication application software.
The Faceless Penalty (Amendment) Scheme, 2022, came into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, which was 27th May 2022.