Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 (BMA) .

S.18:Appeal to Appellate Tribunal – Rectification of mistake apparent from the record – Failure to consider written submission- Mistake apparent from record – Order is recalled – Tribunal in the original order Rashesh Manhar Bhansali v . Add.CIT ( 2022)193 ITD 141 ( Mum)( Trib) has up held the provisions of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income & Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 can indeed be pressed into service in respect of an undisclosed foreign asset or income even if it was already in the knowledge of any Governmental authorities, other than the jurisdictional Assessing Officer, as at the point when the said legislation came into force. Accounts not in existence at the Black Money Act, 2015 came into force – The new legislation operates for those accounts and assets too.[ S. 2(11), 5(1)(i),18(7),40(1 ), 40(2) , ITAct , 132(4),254(2) R. 3(1)( e)]

Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020

S.4: Filing of declaration and particulars to be furnished – Amount payable by declarant – Eligible assessee- Pendency of appeal – Rejection of declaration- Appeal filed by the assessee in the year 2015 was not pending as on 31st Jan., 2020—Order passed by the Tribunal recalling the order – Appeal of the assessee has to be considered as pending as on 31st Jan., 2020 which is the specified date as per the VSV Act— Order of rejection is quashed . [S. 3 , 5(2), ITAct , S. 254(1), Art. 226 ]

Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 .

S. 2(11):Undisclosed asset located outside India – Assessment -Black Money — Income from undisclosed sources —Investments in UK-based trusts — Only source of information Department’s common reporting standard information showing account balances in trusts and recitals in trust deed — Investment in trust represented immovable property sourced through bank loan —Balance in other trust owned up and explained by assessee’s Non-resident son – Addition is deleted . [ 10(3), ITAct , S. 139, Explan 4, The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 , S.16 ]

Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020

S. 3:Amount payable by declarant – Time and manner of payment – Determined tax payable within 15 days of receipt of Form -3 – Requirement of paying an additional amount was informed to assessee only by communication dated 1-4-2022, long after extended date of 31-10-2021- Assessee should not have been denied benefits under DTVSV Act. [ S. 5 , Form No1 , Form No 3, Form No 4, Art. 226 [