Tag: reasons recorded

Non supplying “reasons to believe” to assessee made the assessment lacking valid assumption of jurisdiction – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Raipur has held that when the Assessing Officer (AO) despite specific request of the assessee failed to provide to him a copy of the “reasons to …

PCIT approval for re-opening only by putting signing was without application of mind -SC dismissed SLP  PCIT approval for re-opening only by signing was without application of mind –Supreme Court dismisses SLP of the Income Tax Department   In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Supreme Court has dismissed the …

Information from Investigating Wing cannot be sole basis for forming belief that income escaped assessment – High Court In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Delhi High Court has held that information received from Investigating Wing cannot be the sole basis for forming a belief that income of the assessee …

Validity of notice issued u/s 263 based on incorrect grounds or unsupported evidence can be questioned – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Ahmedabad has held that validity of a revision notice issued u/s 263 the Income Tax Act, 1961 based on incorrect grounds or unsupported evidence can …

Reopening on incorrect reasons recorded that assessee not filed return of income quashed by ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Guwahati has quashed the reopening done on the factually incorrect reasons recorded by the AO that assessee had not filed return of income. ABCAUS Case Law Citation:4195 (2024) …

Re-assessment order quashed for typographical mistake in reasons recorded  In a recent judgment, Hon’ble High Court of Jharkhand held that ex-parte re-assessment order passed u/s 147 and notice u/s 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be sustained in the eye of law especially in view of …

High Court declines interference under writ jurisdiction at conclusion stage of re-assessment proceedings. In a recent order, the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court has declined interference under writ jurisdiction at conclusion stage of re-assessment proceedings. ABCAUS Case Law Citation:ABCAUS 3857 (2024) (02) HC In the instant case, the assessee …

Reasons on which reopening done must first survive to make addition on additional issues also – ITAT explains Explanation 3 to section 147 ABCAUS Case Law Citation:ABCAUS 3804 (2023) (09) ITAT In the instant case, the assessee had challenged the order passed by the CIT(A) and raised the …

Reassessment on the wrong presumption that assessee not have PAN and is a non return filer held void ab initio as basic premise on which initiated has no legs to stand – ITAT ABCAUS Neutral Case Law Citation:ABCAUS 3688 (2023) (03) ITAT Important Case Laws relied upon by …

Manner and contents of assessment order framed not determinative whether or not reopening is a case of change of opinion – Supreme Court ABCAUS Case Law CitationABCAUS 3653 (2023) (02) SC Important Case Laws covered:Commissioner of Income Tax v. Kelvinator India Limited reported in 320 ITR 561 SCCommissioner …