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E-AssessmentScheme2019AshishAbrol
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LegalFramework
• Section 143(3A) & (3B) of the IT Act empowerednotification of• Eliminating interface between AssessingOfficer and Assessee to the extenttechnologically feasible• Optimising the utilisation of resources througheconomies of scale and functionalspecialisation• Introducing team based assessment withdynamic jurisdiction
• E-assessment Scheme 2019 notified on12.09.2019
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Scheme
• Inphasedmanner• FirstPhaseonly58,319cases• Secondphaseothercasesincludingcomplexcases
• SomecasesasofnotnottobedonethroughFacelessAssessment• Search,Difficultcasesetc.
• FacelessQua Assesseenotqua department• AssesseewontknowAssessmentUnit
• NoticeswillbeissuedonlythroughNeAC
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Phase1
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E-AssessmentScheme2019OrganisationStructure
• National e-AssessmentCenter (NeAC)– Headed by Pr. CCIT– Located at Delhi
• 8 Regional e-AssessmentCenters (ReAC)– Headed by CCIT– Located at Delhi,
Mumbai, Chennai,Kolkata, Ahmedabad,Pune, Bangalore andHyderabad
Pune
Delhi
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E-Assessment2019Ecosystem
Nationale-AssessmentCentre
(NeAC)
Taxpayer
ü NoHumaninterfaceü DynamicJurisdictionü TeamBasedWorkingü FunctionalSpecialisation
Regionale-AssessmentCentre
(ReAC)
AssessmentUnit
AssessmentUnit
AssessmentUnit
AssessmentUnit
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E-Assessment2019Ecosystem
Nationale-AssessmentCentre
(NeAC)
Taxpayer
ü NoHumaninterfaceü DynamicJurisdictionü TeamBasedWorkingü FunctionalSpecialisation
Regionale-AssessmentCentre
(ReAC)
AssessmentUnit
VerificationUnit
TechnicalUnit
ReviewUnit
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FunctionsofNeAC• Specify format, mode, procedure and processes• Send all notices/communication electronically• Use automated allocation system• Assign cases to assessment unit• Allocate cases to verification unit, technicalunit• Allocate idebntified draft assessment ordersfor review
• Providing opportunity to taxpayer where draftAssessment Order prejudicial to Assessee• Finalize assessment orders• Transfer all electronic records to jurisdictionalAO for post assessment work
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Regionale-AssessmentCenters(ReAC)CCIT
PCIT
AssessmentUnit
Addl./JCIT
DC/ACIT ITO ITO
VerificationUnit
Addl./JCIT
DC/ACIT DC/ACIT
TechnicalUnit
Addl./JCIT
DC/ACIT DC/ACIT
ReviewUnitITO(HQ)
Addl./JCIT
DC/ACIT ITO ITO
ITO(HQ)
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FunctionsofReACs
• Assessment Unit – Identify issues, seek informationand analyse material to frame draft assessmentorders• Verification Unit - Conduct enquiry, examination ofbooks of account, examination of witnesses andrecording of statement (through VC)• Technical Unit – Provide advice on legal, accounting,forensic, Information Technology, Valuation, TransferPricing, Data Analytics etc.• Review Unit – Review of Draft Assessment Order –Whether material evidence brought on record, pointsof facts and law incorporated, application judicialdecisions considered, arithmetic correctness etc.
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Process• NeAC IssuesnoticeDigitallySignedbytheAO• CanberemovedfromFacelessAssessmentifnecessary/expedientininterestofRevenue
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Phase2
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WideStakeholderConsultation• Shri.N.CHegde,ChairmanDirectTaxesCommitteeofICAIandteam• Shri.AshishChauhan, ManagingDirectorandCEOBombayStockExchange,• ShriNajunda Prasad&D.MBhattad AllIndiaFederationofTaxPractitioners• Shri.VenkatNarayanVP&PrincipalArchitect,Infosys• ShriPramodKumar,Shri.VivekRaghvan UIDAI• Shri.R.KMishra,CIT(CPC),ShriYogeshPande,Pr.CITBengalurunumberofAOs• Auditors/TaxPractitionershandlingAgriculturalIntermediaries• LargenumberofotherCharteredAccountant,TaxPractitioners,ProfessionalsintheAccountingandAuditSoftwareIndustries.• 256differentcomputerizedaccountingpackagesand3CustomizedAccountsAuditSoftware’shavebeenexamined
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E-AssessmentIssuesIdentified• RecordsuploadedOnlineinscanned/pdfformnotmachinereadable• Assessmentdonebymanualinspectionofcomputerizedbooks,non-standardizeduncontrolled• TaxPayers/consultantsComplainof• repeateduploadingofvoluminousscanneddocuments.• Adjournments/differentdetailssought• Lackofopportunitytoexplain- needforpersonalhearing
• AssessingOfficers• NoStructuredConsumableinputs• BooksdigitalandScrutinypracticesManual• LittleorNoanalytictechnology
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ComputerizedAccountsScenario• AfterGSTdeeppenetrationofComputerisedaccountsevenwithagrarianintermediary• Almost 95%maintain computerisedbookssmalltaxpayersSpreadsheetsExcel/Access.
• 90-92%ofSMEuseTallywhichprovidesXMLandCSVreportreports• SomeSMEusecloud-basedpackages(E-booksetc)allprovideCSV/XML.• All264standardaccountingsystems andcustomizedaccountsSAP/ERP/opensource• enabledeitherforXMLorforCSVbased reportgeneration.
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Contd.• E-ReturnsarefiledthroughIndependentSoftwaredeveloperssuchasWinmann SoftwarehavetheabilitytopullthedataforfilingreturnsinXML• Datathatmaycalledduringfacelessassessment• `accountingData• ListofbooksofAccountsanddataXML/JSON• non-accountinginformation• Thatcanbee-enabled(bank/GSTreconciliationetc)• Wherescannedcopiesaretobefiled.