Assessee-company is carrying on mining business . During year under consideration an e-auction of Iron Ore (mining) had been conducted by monitoring committee appointed by Supreme Court of India by assessee and total e-auctioned amount for financial year 2011-12 was determined . Assessee had filed its return of income for assessment year 2012-13 . Subsequently, notice under section 148 was issued after expiry of four years from filing of return for reasons that as company maintained its account as per mercantile system, e-auctioned amount in financial year 2011-12 (assessment year 2012-13) had to be accounted in same year . Allowing the petition the Court held that from records it was found that assessee had made complete disclosures and informed revenue that during assessment year 2012-13, certain tons of ore was e-auctioned by Monitoring Committee and it received no portion of sale proceeds during said year and sale proceeds were ultimately received during assessment year 2013-14, which was duly accounted for during said year . From records, it was apparent that assessee did not fail to disclose fully and truly all material facts necessary for its assessment for relevant assessment year 2012-13 and therefore, the notice and order disposing the objection is quashed and set aside . to reopen assessment was to be quashed and set aside . (AY. 2012 -13)
Chowgule & Co. (P.) Ltd. v. JCIT [2023] 147 taxmann.com 286 (Bom)( HC)
S.147: Reassessment – After the expiry of four years – No failure to disclose material facts – Year of taxability – Mercantile system of accounting –Reassessment notice and order disposing the objection is set aside . [ S.5, 145, 148 , Art. 226 ]
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