<h1>IRS Officer and Accountants Charged for Bypassing Faceless Tax System, Sharing Sensitive Data for Personal Gain</h1> The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against an IRS officer and several chartered accountants for allegedly bypassing the faceless assessment system to share sensitive information on pending tax assessments. The accused, including a Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax and multiple chartered accountants, were reportedly involved in a scheme to disclose identities of assessing officers and use confidential tax data for personal gain. Searches were conducted across various locations, leading to the recovery of incriminating documents and evidence of illicit payments. This action follows a preliminary inquiry initiated by the Income Tax department.