Tag: reasons to believe

Opinion rendered by audit party alone can not be considered as belief of escapement of income which must be made directly and solely by the Income Tax Officer. In a recent judgment, the Hon’ble Supreme Court dismissed SLP of the Revenue against the judgment of the Bombay High …

Assessment framed u/s 147 without providing assessee copy of reasons to believe despite specific request was without valid assumption of jurisdiction – ITAT In a recent judgment, the ITAT Raipur has held that assessment framed u/s 147 without giving assessee copy of reasons to believe despite specific request …

Quashing of Notice u/s 148 as AO did not apply mind to information received – SC dismissed Special Leave Petition (SLP) of Income Tax Department   In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Supreme Court has upheld the quashing of notice u/s 148 by the Bombay High Court where the …

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 …