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ACIT Vs Dr. P. S. Prasad (ITAT Hyderabad) Learned CIT-DR vehemently reiterated the Revenue’s foregoing pleadings that the issuance of Section 143(2) notice is nowhere mandatory in Section 153A proceedings initiated in furtherance to a search in light of the various case law cited therein. We find no merit in the Revenue’s instant grievance since […]
DCIT Vs Rashmi Float Glass Ltd. (ITAT Kolkata) We find that the only addition made is of share application received u/s 68 of the Act and addition of commission paid allegedly for the share application money and finally a disallowance u/s 14A of the Act. No incriminating material has been found during the course of […]
The pertinent assertion of learned counsel Shri Gargieya is that the assessing authority could not have adopted the procedure provided under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act for reopening the assessment of the petitioner because such action was taken on the basis of facts revealed to the assessing authority during the assessment of DRA Group at Ahmedabad and the proceedings, if any, would have to be conducted under Section 153A read with Section 153C of the Income Tax Act.
As you are aware that provisions of Section 153A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 deals with assessment of an assessee in searched cases u/s. 132 of the IT Act, 1961. The Assessing Officer in this section allowed to assess income of an assessee for previous six assessment years preceding assessment year in which search […]
DCIT Vs Mapsa Tapes Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) Facts-Assessment u/s 153C was challenged on the grounds that assessment order dated 31.3.2016 u/s 153C/143(3) was passed without dropping the proceedings initiated vide notice dated 8.9.2015 under section 153A of the Act and disposing off the objection filed by the assessee to initiation of assessment proceedings. Further, […]
On the conclusion of search/survey, the assessment of preceding 6 years is reopened u/s 153A. As per the plain reading of 153A, the assessments earlier made in respect of these years stand abated i.e. shall stand nullified and new proceedings afresh would be done u/s 153A again.
The period of limitation for completion of assessment u/s 153A of the Income Tax Act’ 1961 for the searches conducted on or before 31st Day of March’2021 is governed by the provisions of Section 153B of the act. Even though the Section 153A of the Income Tax Act’ 1961 has been made non applicable for the searches initiated on or after the 1st Day of April’2021.
Approval granted by superior authority in mechanical manner solely relying upon the implied undertaking obtained from AO in the form of draft assessment order, defeated the very purpose of obtaining approval under section 153D and consequently, impugned assessment relatable to search was non est and a nullity and was, therefore, quashed.
Understanding the assessment under Section 153A of the Income Tax Act. Can incriminating material found during a search on another person be considered?
PCIT Vs Delhi International (Karnataka High Court) Facts- Assessment orders were passed u/s 143(3) read with 153A, in consequence to a search and seizure operation conducted at the premises of the assessee. The AO made certain additions and demanded tax thereon. The said assessment orders were challenged by the assessee before the Commissioner (Appeals), the […]
