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Gujarat High court held that reasons recorded while issuing notice u/s 148 was that capital gain on sale of property was not reflected in return and hence income has escaped assessment. However, factually, capital gain was already reflected in the return and hence it cannot be said that income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment and hence reopening unsustained.
Delhi High Court held that in respect of Special Audit remuneration under section 142(2D) of the Income Tax Act invocation of provisions of MSMED Act not tenable and completely misplaced. Accordingly, the Income Tax Act would thus prevail over the provisions of the MSMED Act.
ITAT Pune held that omission of claiming long term capital loss at the time of filing of original return was not bona fide. Accordingly, rejection of claim of the same in revised return unsustainable in the eyes of law.
Gujarat High Court held that if the company has ceased to exist as a result of the approved scheme of amalgamation then in that case, the jurisdictional notice issued in its name would be fundamentally illegal and without jurisdiction.
ITAT Bangalore held that disallowance as per section 36(1)(va) r.w.s. 2(24)(x) of the Income Tax Act sustained as amount of employees’ share of contribution of PF/ESI not paid within due date stipulated in the respective Act.
ITAT Raipur held that A.O after rejecting the books of accounts of the assessee could not have based his assessment on the said books of accounts. Accordingly, once the books of account of an assessee are rejected, then profit has to be estimated.
ITAT Kolkata held that in respect of any adjustment proposed to be made u/s 143(1)(a), a prior intimation is required to be served on the assesse. Failure to issue such prior intimation to the assessee before making an adjustment by way of disallowing the claim of exemption u/s. 11 of the Act is unjustified.
ITAT Raipur held that payment towards purchase of beer from the State Government is an exception to the applicability of section 40A(3). However, brushing aside the said objection/ response filed by the assessee had rendered entire mechanism provided u/s 143(1)(a) as redundant and otiose.
ITAT Mumbai held that employee’s contribution paid on day next to the due date and due date being a national holiday. Matter remanded back to AO for examining the payments made and allowing the deduction u/s 36(1)(va).
Finance Act, 2023 introduced amendments to Section 142(2A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. This article provides an overview and analysis of the amendments, including changes to inquiry before assessment, expenses of audit or inventory valuation, opportunity of being heard, time limits, power to make rules, and the valuation of inventories.
