Faceless assessment and registration procedures are updated through electronic communication, revised recovery rules, extended deadlines, and replacement application forms.

Faceless assessment and registration procedures are updated through electronic communication, revised recovery rules, extended deadlines, and replacement application forms. https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103978 Income-tax Rules, 2026 now permit faceless assessment, reassessment or recomputation communications to be issued by electronic communication rather than by affixing a digital signature. Recovery-of-tax procedures are revised by deleting specified provisions, omitting an exception for arrest and detention, and correcting a cross-reference. The deadline in the valuer-registration and authorised income-tax-practitioner registration rules is extended to 31 March 2027. Revised Form 169 requires asset-specific valuer applications, eligibility and disqualification disclosures, supporting qualifications and a declaration of impartiality; revised Form 171 requires practitioner eligibility, qualifications, registration and disqualification particulars. The procedural amendments to rules 160, 176 and 225 apply from 1 April 2026, while the remaining changes apply from 17 September 2026. en-us Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:08:27 +0530 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:08:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator Faceless assessment and registration procedures are updated through electronic communication, revised recovery rules, extended deadlines, and replacement application forms. https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103978 Income-tax Rules, 2026 now permit faceless assessment, reassessment or recomputation communications to be issued by electronic communication rather than by affixing a digital signature. Recovery-of-tax procedures are revised by deleting specified provisions, omitting an exception for arrest and detention, and correcting a cross-reference. The deadline in the valuer-registration and authorised income-tax-practitioner registration rules is extended to 31 March 2027. Revised Form 169 requires asset-specific valuer applications, eligibility and disqualification disclosures, supporting qualifications and a declaration of impartiality; revised Form 171 requires practitioner eligibility, qualifications, registration and disqualification particulars. The procedural amendments to rules 160, 176 and 225 apply from 1 April 2026, while the remaining changes apply from 17 September 2026. Highlights Income Tax Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:08:27 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103978