Tax Dept Should Not Cause Misery and Harass Taxpayers – HC

We have mentioned herein above that it is necessary for the Assessing Officer to decide the issue of objection to applicability of chapter X , if raised by the assessee, before referring the transaction to the TPO as  it is a basic issue and would prevent loss of man hours on both sides in computing the ALP if it is finally concluded that Chapter X is not  applicable. We are of the view that this exercise could also be done by the Assessing officer before he determines the ALP in exercise of his powers under Section 92C(3) . It was Mr. Nani Palkhiwala who in the concluding paragraph of his P...