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S.147: Reassessment-After the expiry of four years- No failure to disclose material facts – Long term capital gains – Notice held to be not valid . [ S. 54, 148 Art , 226 ]

B. Kasi Viswanathan v. ITO (2020)425 ITR 538 /187 DTR 467/ 317 CTR 993/ 274 Taxman 173 (Mad)(HC)

S.147: Reassessment-After the expiry of four years- Audit objection – Not accepted by the Assessing Officer –Borrowed satisfaction – No failure to disclose material facts – Notice is held to be bad in law [ S.148 , Art .226 ]

Kakaria Housing and Infrastructure Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2020)425 ITR 103 (Guj) (HC)

S.147: Reassessment-After the expiry of four years- Manufacture -Change of opinion- Based on the basis of commission issued – Held to be bad in law and impermissible. [ S .2(29BA) 131ID , 80IB ,148 , Central Excise Act, 1944 S.2(f) ]

International Flavours and Fragrances India Pvt Ltd v. Dy. CIT (LTU) (2020)425 ITR 450 / 315 CTR 448 /191 DTR 191 (Mad) (HC)

S.147: Reassessment-After the expiry of four years- Primary facts disclosed — Assessing Officer not making appropriate calculation —Notice of reassessment issued without jurisdiction — Existence Of Alternate Remedy would not bar issue ow writ to quash notice [ S.14A , 148 Rule 8D ,Art , 226 ]

City Union Bank Ltd v. ACIT (2020) 425 ITR 475 (Mad)(HC)

S.147: Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-No failure to disclose material facts – Merely because the Assessing Officer did not record such acceptance in the assessment order that would not be a ground to conclude that income had escaped assessment- Reassessment notice is held to be not Valid [ S. 36(1)(iii), 40(a)(ia), 148 ]

Asian Tubes Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2020) 425 ITR 613 (Guj)(HC)

S.147: Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-No failure to disclose material facts – Reassessment order is held to be not valid. [ S.148 ]

Arun Munshaw HUF v ITO (2020) 425 ITR 79 (Guj)(HC)

S.147: Reassessment-After the expiry of four years- No new tangible material -Maintaining separate books of account – Notice is held to be bad in law [ S.80IA , 148 ]

Jivraj Tea Ltd v. ACIT (2020) 426 ITR 146 (Guj) (HC)

S.147: Reassessment-After the expiry of four years- No new material -Change of opinion – Deemed income -Notice issued by same Assessing Officer who proposed to drop Audit objections on issue -Issue of notice is held to be not valid [ S. 2(22) (e ) 148 151 ]

PCIT v. SKI Retail Capital Ltd. (2020) 426 ITR 414/ 196 DTR 217 (Mad)(HC)

S.147: Reassessment-After the expiry of four years- Mutual association – Interest from fixed deposits- A subsequent decision of the Supreme Court reversing the legal position existing at the time of passing of the assessment order could not be called an omission or failure on the part of the assessee to disclose fully and truly the material fact necessary for the relevant assessment- No failure to disclose material facts – Reassessment notice is held to be bad in law [ S. 4, 148 ]

Calcutta Club Ltd. v. ITO (2020) 426 ITR 157/ 188 DTR 327/ 315 CTR 89 (Cal)(HC)

S. 145 : Method of accounting – Completed contract method- Consistently followed and accepted by revenue —Method cannot be rejected .

CIT v . Banjara Developers and Constructions Pvt. Ltd. (2020) 425 ITR 673/ 272 Taxman 438 (Karn)(HC)