Source: The financial express
Nearly two lakh cases are presently being evaluated under the in come tax cases faceless assessment scheme , out of which finality has been achieved for about 35,000 cases. The government is undertaking steps that bring more certainty for taxpayers while undertaking income tax-related works, adding the latest Budget announcement of providing more pre-filled financial details in the return filing forms is a step in that direction.
Calling the faceless assessment scheme of cases brought under scrutiny a step towards ensuring "better" taxpayer services, it was 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.