Faceless assessment bucket has 2 lakh cases; 35,000 completed: CBDT chief
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Last Updated: Feb 05, 2021, 04:34 PM IST
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Calling the faceless assessment scheme of cases brought under scrutiny a step towards ensuring better taxpayer services, the top-ranking officer said the necessity to make additions in the income or imposing additional tax on an entity was only made in about 1,000 cases brought under this umbrella.
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Talking about pre-filled forms announced in the Budget, Mody said taxpayers will have the option to edit the information if they feel it is not correct.
New Delhi: About 2 lakh cases are presently being evaluated under the faceless assessment scheme of income tax cases, out of which finality has been achieved in an estimated 35,000 cases, CBDT chief P C Mody has said. He said that the government is undertaking steps that bring more certainty for taxpayers while undertaking income tax-related works, adding the latest Budget announcemen