Tag: reasons to believe

AO whether obliged to decided pointwise objection of assessee in response to notice u/s 148A(b) – Supreme Court admits SLP of the assessee  In a recent judgment, the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court had held that all merit objections raised by the assessee in response to a notice issued …

Third party statement taken after recording reasons cannot form basis of Assessing Officer’s “reasons to believe” to reopen the assessment – ITAT  In a recent judgment, ITAT Delhi has held that third party statement recorded subsequent to the reasons recorded, cannot form basis of Assessing Officer’s “reasons to …

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 …

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 …

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) …

Belief of the Assessing Officer regarding escapement of income should be based on some tangible information In a recent judgment, the ITAT has held that belief of the Assessing Officer regarding escapement of income should be based on some tangible information and it should not be mere pretence …

Escapement of income u/s 147 has to be established with concrete information under amended Act– High Court In a recent judgment Hon’ble High Court has made an extensive comparison of the amended provisions of income tax act 1961 with respect to escapement of income and held that under …

New allegation added in order passed u/s 148A(d) not present in show cause notice u/s 148A. High Court declines interference. In a recent judgment, Allahabad High Court has declined to entertain a Petition challenging addition of a new allegation in order passed u/s 148A(d) in reassessment proceedings. ABCAUS …

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 …