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PCIT Vs Abhisar Buildwell P. LTD. (Supreme Court of India) Clarification application file by Revenue on issue of permitting 148 notice dismissed by Supreme Court with liberty to Revenue to file Review application. Further in case such review application is filed it will be heard in open court . We observe that as we have […]
It is held that while considering the material on record, one view is conclusively taken by AO, it would not be open for the AO to reopen the assessment based on the very same material and take another view.
Rameshkumar Tagraji Jain Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) It is noted that the assessee during the first appellate proceeding before Ld. CIT(A) had filed the written submission mainly assailing the validity of the action of the AO to have framed the reassessment order without issuance of mandatory notice u/s 143(2) of the Act and cited the […]
PCIT from whom approval has been taken is not specified authority for approval under Section 148 and Section 148A of Income Tax Act, 1961.
HC find no substance in AO’s reason to believe that income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment in as much as there is no mention of any tangible material that led to his conclusion. The entire process is triggered on a change of opinion as to the calculation of tax payable by the assessee.
Presumption that Petitioner beneficiary of accommodation entries based on statement of third party was disproved. Consequently, onus would be on AO to provide reasons to disbelieve bank statements and supporting documents for reopening the assessment.
Rupa Mahesh Gandhi Vs ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) As transpires from the orders of the authorities below, the addition to the income of the assessee on account of unexplained investment in Bombay Stock Exchange of Rs.25,21,525/- and unexplained source of payment of credit card amounting to Rs.3,45,000/- was made in the absence of any details submitted […]
Section 148A(b) Notice is not expected to be as detailed as assessment order and it would suffice that reassessment reasons broadly outlined
ITAT held that co-owners showed capital gains of different amount, is not a valid ground for issue of notice under section 148
Before issuance of notice under Section 148 of the Act, approval of the higher authorities is a mandatory statutory requirement.
