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Learn about the impact of the Finance Act 2021 on reassessment notices and the validity of unamended Act notices issued post 01/04/2021.
SC rules that Section148 Notices issued under old law remain valid. Taxpayers cannot use change in law as an excuse to escape proceedings.
Orion Book Binders Private Limited Vs ITO (Calcutta High Court) HC held that writ petition is allowed subject to payment of costs of Rs.5,000/- to the Calcutta High Court Bar Association Lawyers’ Benevolent Fund, since the impugned notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 has been issued on April 8, 2021 as […]
Sandipkumar Parsottambhai Patel Vs ITO (ITAT Surat) We note that in assessees case, the assessing officer received information from the Investigation Wing, Kolkata who had carried out survey / search operations wherein it was established that in large number of penny stock companies share prices were artificially raised/manipulated on the Stock Exchanges in order to […]
Author has tried to capture all the nuances and practical implications of the Hon’ble Supreme Court judgement on Validity of Old 148 Re-Assessment Notices, and gives a Clear and Unambiguous Picture & Guidance on the New Valid Timelines for Validity of such impugned Re-assessment Notices, in accordance with the directions given in the SC judgement.
Gist and a Snap Analysis of SC Judgment – Union of India Vs Ashish Agarwal (Supreme Court), Appeal Number : Civil Appeal No. 3005/2022, Date of Judgement: 04/05/2022 1. The Union felt aggrieved due to the adverse outcome of several writ petitions which were filed on PAN India basis against notices issued u/s 148 of the Income […]
Understanding the implications of the Honble Supreme Court order on income tax reassessment notices under new provisions. Learn more here.
The issue of validity of notices issued between April 01, 2021 and June 30, 2021 has been a subject matter of major litigation in the past year. Large number of writ petitions were filed across the country, challenging the constitutional validity of the notices issued under section 148 of the Act.
Union of India Vs Ashish Agarwal (Supreme Court) Hon. Supreme Court Validates Section 148 Notices issued after 31st March 2021- Surprising Turn of Events Introduction: – Various High Courts had quashed reassessment notices issued u/s 148 of the act, on the ground that the same are bad in law in view of the new reassessment […]
Introduction: The Apex Court had in the case of GKN Driveshafts (259 ITR 19) laid down the procedure to be followed in all cases where the back assessments of a person are opened by the Income Tax Authorities. The said decision recognised the right of a person to seek: a) a copy of the “satisfaction’ […]
