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Bombay High Court held that issue of reopening of assessment has to be tested only on the basis of the reasons recorded, which reasons can neither be improved upon nor substituted by an affidavit or oral submissions.
If there is no valid service of notice under section 148, the reassessment proceedings are null and void. service of notice under section 148 is a condition precedent for making reassessment or re-computation under section 147 of the Act.
Rajendra Bana Vs ITO (Rajasthan High Court) Shri Vedant Agarwal, learned counsel representing the petitioner drew the Court’s attention to the order dated 11.10.2022 passed by Division Bench of this Court at Jaipur in D.B. Civil Writ Petition No.14794/2022 and urged that the impugned notice whereby, the re-assessment proceedings have been opened against the petitioner, […]
Learn how section 147/148 of the Income Tax Act gives plenary powers to reopen concluded assessments. Find out why ‘Reasons to Believe’ is the foundation stone of proceedings u/s 147/148 and what makes it different from ‘Reason to Suspect’
Once claim has been allowed in scrutiny proceedings, then AO cannot withdraw the claim under section 154, by mere change of opinion and without there being any apparent mistake on record.
ITAT Mumbai held that reopening of assessment under section 147 of the Income Tax Act without iota of evidence or any cogent reasons is unsustainable and liable to be quashed.
Subsequent amendment to section 149, by Finance Act, 2012 which extended limitation for initiation of reassessment proceedings to sixteen years could not be resorted for reopening concluded proceedings and the notice issued under Section 149 was time barred and thus could not have been acted upon. Consequently, the impugned re-assessment order passed in consequence of the illegal notice under Section 148 was a nullity and bad in law.
Supreme Court in the matter of Shri Ashish Agarwal, several representations were received asking for time-barring date of such cases, in the light of communication sent by ITBA. The Board is of the view that such cases have to be completed by 31.05.2023
In cases where a search under section 132 is initiated or a search for which the last of the authorization is executed or requisition is made under section 132A, after the 15th March of any financial year a period of fifteen days shall be excluded for the purpose of computing the period of limitation for issuance of notice under section 148 and the notice so issued shall be deemed to have been issued on the 31st day of March of such financial year.
Draft submission to ITAT when AO doesn’t comply with section 147 to 151 of Income Tax. Ground of Appeal & Arguments in writing, AO’s reasons recorded u/s 148(2) were never supplied to assessee. Assessment bad in law & spirits as reopening bad enough.
