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S. 148A: Reassessment-Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice-Income-Deemed to accrue or arise in India -Royalties/Fees for technical services DTAA -India-Singapore [S.9(1)(vi), 9(1)(vii), Art.12, Art. 226]
ST Engineering Aerospace Engines PTE Ltd. v. ACIT (2025) 304 Taxman 697 (Delhi)(HC)
S. 148A: Reassessment-Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice- Capital gains- Assessing quantum of escaped income in matters like this, amount mentioned in registered conveyance couldnot be straight away taken as income escaping assessment without deducting cost of acquisition therefrom. Order of single judge was affirmed. [S. 45, 48, 147, 148, 148A(b), 148A(d), 149(1)(b), Art. 226]
ITO v. Sanath Kumar Murali (2025) 304 Taxman 55 (Karn)(HC) Editorial : Sanath Kumar Murali v. ITO (2023) 294 Taxman 80/ 455 ITR 370 (Karn(HC)
S. 148A: Reassessment-Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice- Alternative remedy-High Court held that since Assessing Officer had passed well detailed order after rebutting assessee’s contentions, assessee should be directed to adopt alternate remedy of appeal against assessment order-SLP filed by assessee against the order of High Court was dismissed [S. 143(3), 148, 148A(b), 148A(d), Art. 136]
Seahorse Mercantile Company (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2025) 304 Taxman 511 (SC) Editorial : Seahorse Mercantile Company (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2025) 172 taxmann.com 699 (Bom)(HC)
S. 148A: Reassessment-Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice- Order of High Court set aside in view of UOI v. Rajeev Bansal [2024]301 Taxman 238/469 ITR 46(SC) final assessment order was quashed only for purpose of enabling assessee to raise all objections and contentions vis-a-vis impugned notices.[S. 148, 148A(b), 148A(d), Art. 136]
Seahorse Mercantile Company (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2025) 304 Taxman 277 (SC) Editorial : Seahorse Mercantile Company (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2025)172 ITR 162 (Bom)(HC)
S. 148 : Reassessment-Notice-Non application of mind-Notice was quashed. [S. 135A,292B, Art. 226]
Monish Gajapati Raju Pusapati v. AUITD (2025) 304 Taxman 382/344 CTR 165 / 248 DTR 17 (Delhi)(HC)
S. 148 : Reassessment-Notice -Dead person-Department had knowledge of demise of assessee -Not bind legal representative- Notice and order quashed.[S.147, 148A(b), 148A(d), Art. 226]
Amjad Ahmed Shaikh v. ITO (2025) 304 Taxman 377 (Bom.)(HC)
S. 147 : Reassessment -With in four years- Cash credits-Cash deposits-Demonetisation-Re assessment notice was held to be justified-Writ petition was dismissed. [S. 68, 148, Art. 226]
Osstem Implant India (P.) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2025) 304 Taxman 686 (Bom.)(HC)
S. 147 : Reassessment -Cash credits-Reason to believe-Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) -Burden of proof-Tribunal could not have applied the principle enunciated by court in criminal case to discharge of burden of proof beyond reasonable doubt-Order of Tribunal set aside. [S. 68, 148, 260A]
PCIT v. East Delhi Leasing (P.) Ltd. (2025) 304 Taxman 705 (Delhi)(HC)
S.147: Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Sale promotion expenses incurred on doctor -Since there was no failure on part of assessee to disclose fully and truly all material facts necessary for assessment, reopening notice was quashed.[S. 143(3), 148, Art. 226]
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v. ACIT (2025) 304 Taxman 350 (Bom.)(HC)