Notification No. 60/2020 [F.No. 370149/154/2019-TPL] / SO 2745(E)

Last updated: 14 August 2020

Notice Date : 13 August 2020

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(Department of Revenue)

(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 13th August, 2020

S.O. 2745 (E). —In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3A) of section 143 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the E-assessment Scheme, 2019 published vide notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Central Board of Direct Taxes, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number S.O 3264 (E) dated the 12th September, 2019, namely: —

1. In the said Scheme, —

(1) in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 1, for the word “E-assessment”, the words “Faceless Assessment” shall be substituted;

(2) in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 2, —

(i) in clause

(iii), after the words, brackets, and figures “under sub-section (3) of section 143”, the words and figures “or section 144” shall be inserted; (ii) after clause (xxiii), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: — “(xxiiia) “Rules” means the Income-tax Rules, 1962;”

(3) in paragraph 4, —

(i) in clause (v) of sub-paragraph (1), after the words “forensic, information technology, valuation,”, the word “audit,” shall be inserted; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (3), the word “sub-paragraphs” shall be substituted by the word “clauses” and the word “paragraph” shall be substituted by the word “sub-paragraph”.

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