National Faceless Assessment Centre Income-tax Authorities Jurisdiction

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st March, 2021 (Income-tax)

S.O. 1434(E).—In exercise 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 the National Faceless Assessment Centre (hereinafter referred to as the NaFAC) specified in Column (2) of the Schedule below, having its headquarters at the place mentioned in Column (3) of the said Schedule, shall exercise the powers and functions of Assessing Officer concurrently, to facilitate the conduct of Faceless Assessment proceedings under section 144B of the said Act, in respect of all persons or class of persons, or incomes or class of incomes, or cases or class of cases in the territory of India, excluding the persons or class of persons, or incomes or class of incomes, or cases or class of cases covered by the Notification No.57/2014 bearing S.O. 2814 (E) dated the 3rd November, 2014 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (ii) or by the Notification No. 70/2014 bearing S.O. 2915 (E) dated the 13th November, 2014 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (ii):

SCHEDULE

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

[Notification No. 22/2021/F. No. 187/3/2020-ITA-I] PRAJNA PARAMITA, Director