Notification No. 65/2020 [F. No. 187/3/2020-ITA-I] / SO 2757(E)

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The Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued Notification No. 65/2020, empowering Income-tax Authorities at Regional e-Assessment Centres (ReACs). These authorities will now exercise the powers and functions of Assessing Officers concurrently. This move is intended to facilitate the conduct of faceless assessment proceedings across specified territorial areas and for certain persons or classes of cases.

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 13th August, 2020

(INCOME TAX)

S.O. 2757(E).—In pursuance of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (2) and (5) of section 120 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act, the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby directs that the Income-tax Authorities of Regional e-Assessment Centres(hereinafter referred to as the ReACs) specified in Column (2) of the Schedule below, having their headquarters at the places mentioned in column (3) of the said Schedule, shall exercise the powers and functions of Assessing Officers concurrently, to facilitate the conduct of Faceless Assessment proceedings in respect of territorial areas mentioned in the column (4), persons or classes of persons mentioned in the column (5) and cases or classes of cases mentioned in the column (6) of the Schedule-1 of the notification No. 50 of 2014 in S.O. 2752 (E), dated the 22nd October, 2014 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii)::

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The notification aims to empower Income-tax Authorities at Regional e-Assessment Centres (ReACs) to conduct faceless assessment proceedings more effectively.

Income-tax Authorities of Regional e-Assessment Centres (ReACs) are being empowered.

The ReACs will now exercise the powers and functions of Assessing Officers concurrently.

This notification facilitates the conduct of Faceless Assessment proceedings.

These powers are conferred in pursuance of sub-sections (1), (2) and (5) of section 120 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Notification No : 65/2020
Source : https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/communications/notification/notification_65_2020.pdf

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