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ITAT Mumbai held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act untenable as AO failed to conduct any investigation or enquiry in respect of information submitted by the assessee. AO also failed to conduct independent investigation and simply relied on third party statements and facts.
Only information in possession of AO for assuming jurisdiction to reopen case was that of cash deposited in bank account of assessee
ITAT held that co-owners showed capital gains of different amount, is not a valid ground for issue of notice under section 148
HC held that issuance of a notice under Section 148 in absence of any new tangible material was nothing but an attempt to review earlier order of assessment passed by A.O.
S. Ramamirtham Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) It is an admitted fact that the original assessment has been completed u/s. 143(3) of the Act on 20.03.2014. It is also an admitted fact that notice u/s. 148 of the Act dated 13.09.2017 is beyond four years from the end of the relevant assessment year. Thus, proviso to […]
Authority admits that there has to be some material on record on basis of which, A.O. would form a bonafide belief that income of assessee had escaped assessment
Gujarat High Court held that re-opening sought on the basis of assessment record without any fresh tangible material is unsustainable in law.
ITAT Jodhpur held that any issue which was considered by AO in the assessment order and such order is erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of justice, then, such order would be open for revision under section 263 of the Income Tax Act.
Basic fact that assessee is not eligible for filing return of income was not taken into account and therefore, there was no application of mind while recording reasons for reopening.
ITAT Mumbai held that action of Pr. CIT invoking jurisdiction u/s 263 of the Income Tax Act unjustified as order passed by the A.O. does not satisfy the twin conditions of erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of the revenue.
