ITAT explains Change of opinion vs. Failure to apply mind

Advertisement 1. We find that the assessee filed the return on 30/10/2005 and the case was, subsequently, on scrutiny assessment, completed u/s 143(3) r.w.s 148 of the Act on 01/03/2013, thus, reopening is beyond a period of four years, more specifically when the material facts were fully and truly disclosed by the assessee. Before adverting further it is noted that the Assessing Officer while disposing off the application made u/s 154 of the Act, due to enhancement of disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) of the Act, the matter travelled upto the Tribunal, wherein, it was held that while passing orde...