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S. 143(3) : Assessment-Document Identification Number (DIN)-Reassessment-Search-Reassessment order passed without mentioning DIN number is invalid-Order is set aside. [S. 69C, 143(3), 147,148, 153C, 292B]
SPS Structures Ltd. v. DCIT (2024) 204 ITD 716 / 112 ITR 465/ 227 TTJ 771 (Chd)(Trib.)
S. 153D : Assessment-Search-Approval-Document Identification Number (DIN)-Additional Commissioner to draft assessment order was without issuance of DIN, final assessment order passed under section 153A on basis of such invalid and non-est approval under section 153D was without sanction of law and was to be quashed.[S.153A]
Finesse International Design (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT (2024) 204 ITD 594 /227 TTJ 501 (Delhi) (Trib.)
S. 153C : Assessment-Income of any other person-Search-Additional ground-Document Identification Number-Un explained money-Assessment order neither contained any Document Identification Number nor any reason for non mentioning thereof, assessment order-Violation of Circular No. 19/2019, dated 14-8-2019-Order is quashed. [S. 69A, 143(3)]
Pratap Singh Yadav. v. DCIT (2024) 204 ITD 511 (Delhi) (Trib.)
S. 153A : Assessment-Search-Limitation-Information-Article was applicable for information that related to period on or after 1-4-2011-Not valid reference-Order is barred by limitation-DTAA-India-Swiss.[S. 143(3), 153B, Art. 26]
Priti Milan Mehta. v. DCIT (2024) 204 ITD 228 (Mum.)(Trib.)
S. 147 : Reassessment-Un explained expenditure-Cash purchase-No transaction was entered during the year-Reopening on the basis of statement of N.K. Vora is not valid-Incorrect fact-Reassessment is quashed. [S.69C, 148]
Prashant Rameshchandra Samdani v. ACIT (2024) 204 ITD 547 /227 TTJ 17 (UO) (Mum.)(Trib.)
S. 147 : Reassessment-Deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalties/ fees for technical services-licence fees-AIR information available in AIMS module of ITBA-In year under consideration, neither assessee had made remittances to anyone outside India or in India nor deducted any tax at source-Reassessment is quashed-India-Australia. [S.9(1)(vi), 9(1)(vii), 148, 194E, 195, Art. 12(3)]
Cricket Australia. v. ACIT (2024) 204 ITD 399 (Delhi) (Trib.)
S. 147 : Reassessment-Notice-Sale of investment in Indian company by Assessee, a tax resident of Mauritius-No return filed as capital gain was exempt in terms of Article 13(4) of the DTAA-Reopening on the basis of form 15CA filed by the Assessee-No prima facie satisfaction was recorded-Notice and the consequent reassessment order is set aside-DTAA-India-Mauritius.[S. 148, Form 15CA, Art. 13(4)]
AEP Investments (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Asst. CIT [2024] 109 ITR 89 (SN.)/ 205 ITD 584 (Delhi)(Trib)
S. 145A : Method of accounting in certain cases-Valuation of stock-Valuation of inventories, net of CENVAT-Method followed consistently-No addition could be made on account of CENVAT credit.
DCIT v. Adani Mining (P.) Ltd. (2024) 204 ITD 269 (Ahd)(Trib.)
S. 145 : Method of accounting-Percentage completion method-No defects in the books of account-No addition can be made on the basis of projected revenue during the proceedings under section 197.[S. 197]
ST Engineering Electronics Ltd. v. ACIT, IT (2024) 204 ITD 216 (Chennai) (Trib.)
S. 143(3): Assessment-Document Identification No (DIN)-No DIN number was mentioned in the assessment order-Assessment order is invalid-Subsequent separate communication of DIN would be a superfluous exercise.[S. 119]
Harjeet Singh. v. ACIT (2024) 204 ITD 572/207 TTJ 275 (Delhi) (Trib.)