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Voluntary Income declared by assessee on its own i.e. without any detection cannot be considered as equivalent to providing inaccurate particulars of income or concealing particulars of Income
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.
CIT(A) was not right in levying interest under Section 234A of the Act when the return was filed under Section 148 itself and therefore, the interest should be charged from the date of notice under Section 148 of the Act itself and not from the date of return filed under Section 139 or it is due date under Section 139.
ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance of short term capital loss incurred on sale of shares by mechanically applying the information received from investigation wing is unsustainable in law.
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 […]
Nothing can be added or subtracted. We cannot infer anything which is not available in the reasons recorded. Therefore, in the light of the discussion as well as judicial precedent cited (supra) we find that the reasons recorded does not muster the requirements of the law as necessary for reopening of the assessment.
