Income Tax - [Section 148(2)]: The Assessing Officer shall before issuing notice u/s 148 of the Income tax Act , 1961 , record the reasons for doing so . Recording of reasons carefully is very important and other various factors to be taken care of from the side of the revenue. From the side of the assesse it […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Every taxpayer has to furnish the details of his income to the Income-tax Department. These details are to be furnished by filing up his return of income. Once the return of income is filed up by the taxpayer, the next step is the processing of the return of income by the Income Tax Department. ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - ‘Reason to believe’ is a mysterious term. Nobody knows what is reason to believe, or how to judicially determine the issue. As a matter of practice, it is generally not disclosed by the revenue. This article is an effort to understand the provisions related to “reason to believe” and legal lacuna therein. Examination of th...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Assessment Procedure under Income Tax Act, 1961 Assessment in income tax is estimation of total income and tax thereon either by assessee himself or by income tax officer. Assessment is broadly covered in following types: (1) Self-assessment u/s 140A Every assessee before filing income tax return under various sections viz. 139, 142(1),...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Every taxpayer has to furnish the details of his income to the Income-tax Department. These details are to be furnished by filing his return of income. Once the return of income is filed by the taxpayer...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Under the provisions of Income-tax Act, 1961, notices for assessment/reassessment of income of old cases of more than six years from the end of the relevant assessment year can be issued only in the following exceptional situations: i. Under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 149 of the Act, in cases where income in […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - One of the key sources of dispute is the existing arrangement for follow up on audit objections by Internal Audit Party and the Revenue Audit Party. In terms of the existing arrangement, the Assessing Officer is required to take corrective steps following audit objections. The corrective measures take the form of rectification or reassess...
Read MoreIncome Tax - NOTICE TO AB Sr. The Supreme Court has issued a notice to Mr. Amitabh Bachchan regarding his case for A.Y. 02-03 on a petition from the revenue. On 13th October, 2002, Mr. Bachchan filed his return for the year stating his income to be Rs. 14.99 crore, later on 31st March, 2003, he filed a […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - ASSOCHAM wants correction as FM begins pre-budget consultations Showing a grave concern over the fact that notices for reopening of assessments by the tax authorities are being issued in thousands in recent times, ASSOCHAM today said returns should not be re-opened beyond three years. As Finance Minister P Chidambaram has started his pre-...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The High Court noted with anguish that even at the second appellate stage the matters are being dealt with in such a casual manner. The High Court stated that it did not expect the Tribunal, which the highest fact-finding authority in matters relatin...
Read MoreInfosys limited Vs DCIT (Karnataka High Court) - Reopening of assessment on basis of withdrawal of deduction allowed under Section 10A relating to the assessment year 2007-08 was without application of mind and nothing but the change of opinion, which tantamounted to review and the same was not permissible to initiate the proceedings under Section...
Read MoreMohan Aggarwal Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) - Reassessment under section 147 on the basis of report of Investigation Wing without conducting further enquiry on the same was invalid and liable to be set aside....
Read MoreThe Swastic Safe Deposit and Investments Ltd Vs ACIT (Bombay High Court) - Where the documents on record conclusively establish that the receipt did not give rise to any taxable income, it would not be open for AO to reopen the assessment referring only to the non disclosure of the receipt in the return of income....
Read MoreShri Sushil Kumar Golecha Vs ACIT (ITAT Indore) - Shri Sushil Kumar Golecha Vs ACIT (ITAT Indore) The law is well settled where the issue of jurisdiction of assessing authority is concerned, if the jurisdiction assumed is not in accordance with law, then it cannot be cured or ignored under the provisions of section 292B of the Act. In our considere...
Read MoreDCIT Vs M/s Kanchan India Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Jaipur) - Since the approval granted by Pr. CIT to AO for reopening of assessment was clearly without application of mind and was not as per the mandate of the provision of section 151, therefore, notice issued u/s 148 on the basis of such approval and consequent assessment made on the basis of such notice we...
Read MoreCircular No. 40/2016-Income Tax - (09/12/2016) - Mere increase in turnover, because of use of digital means of payment or otherwise , in a particular year cannot be a sole reason to believe that income has escaped assessment in earlier years....
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The Swastic Safe Deposit and Investments Ltd Vs ACIT (Bombay High Court) -
Shri Sushil Kumar Golecha Vs ACIT (ITAT Indore) -
DCIT Vs M/s Kanchan India Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Jaipur) -
DCIT Vs Bhaijee Portfolio Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) -
M/s. Key Components (P) Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) -
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ACIT Vs M/s. Sukhamani Cotton Industries (ITAT Indore) -