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S. 148A : Reassessment-Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice-Conducting an enquiry is mandatory-Failure to consider reply to show cause notice-Order and subsequent notice was quashed-Matter remanded. [S. 147, 148, 148A(b), 148A(c),148A(d), Art.226]

Aten Capital Pvt. Ltd. v. ACIT (2022) 447 ITR 346 / 326 CTR 878/ 288 Taxman 570 / 214 DTR 149(Delhi)(HC)

S. 148A : Reassessment-Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice-Cash deposited-Notice after three years-Material available on record-Less than 50 Lakhs-Notice not valid. [S. 148, 148(a)(d), 149, Art. 226]

Abdul Majeed v. ITO (2022) 447 ITR 698 / 327 CTR 733 / 216 DTR 305/ 289 Taxman 304 (Raj.)(HC)

S. 148 : Reassessment-Notice-Liberty to assessee to file return under protest within one month without prejudice to his rights and contentions and seek reasons recorded-Order of High Court is affirmed with direction. [S. 147, Art. 226]

Nusli N. Wadia v. ACIT (2022) 447 ITR 376 / 289 Taxman 80 (SC) Editorial : Nusli N. Wadia v. ACIT (2022) 447 ITR 363 (Bom.)(HC), affirmed with direction

S. 147 : Reassessment-No objection raised to notice of reassessment in the assessment and appeal before CIT(A)-Participating in reassessment proceedings-Tribunal considering material on record and upholding reassessment proceedings-Order of Tribunal is up held. [S.143(1), 148, 260A]

Ranjitsinh K. Rathod v. ITO (2022)447 ITR 690 (Guj.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Subsequent discovery by Income-Tax Investigation wing that transaction was bogus-The notice of reassessment is valid. [S. 148, Art. 226]

Pushpa Uttamchand Mehta v. ITO (2022) 447 ITR 476 / 287 Taxman 483 (Guj.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Order passed without considering objections to notice of reassessment-Order not valid. [S. 148, Art. 226]

Kalupur Commercial Co-Operative Bank Ltd. v. ACIT (2022) 447 ITR 630 (Guj.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Material leading to prima facie belief that income had escaped assessment-Reassessment notice is valid. [S. 148, Art. 226]

Distributors India’s Logistics v. UOI (2022) 447 ITR 615 / 288 Taxman 594/(2023) 334 CTR 713 (All.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-With in four years-Change of opinion-Specific query is raised in the course of assessment proceedings-It was not for the assessee to tell the Assessing Officer how he had to complete the assessment-Reassessment notice is not valid-Writ is maintainable. [S. 35D, 37(1), 148, Art. 226]

Financial Software and Systems Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022) 447 ITR 357/218 DTR 490 /329 CTR 37(Mad.)(HC) Editorial : Decision of single judge set aside, Financial Software and Systems (P.) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT ( 2021) 283 Taxman 165/(2022)447 ITR 352/ 218 DTR 497 / 329 CTR 44(Mad.)(HC) Order of division bench is affirmed by Supreme Court in Dy. CIT v. Financial Software and Systems Pvt. Ltd. (2022)) 447 ITR 370 (SC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-With in four years-Share capital-Share premium-Income from other sources-Produced evidence in support of increase of authorised share capital, share allotment and names and address of parties from whom share premium received-Change of opinion-Reassessment was quashed. [S. 56 (2)(viib), 148, Art. 226]

Kalpataru Land Pvt. Ltd. v. ACIT (2022) 136 taxmann.com 434 (Bom.)(HC) Editorial : Affirmed in ACIT v. Kalpataru Land Pvt. Ltd. (2022) 447 ITR 364 // 218 DTR 527 / 329 CTR 224/ ( 2023) 290 Taxman 123/ 218 DTR 527 / 329 CTR 224/ ( 2023) 290 Taxman 123(SC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Failure to disclose material facts-Audit party is entitle to point out a factual error-Subsequent discovery that facts regarding depositors was inadequate-Approval communicated to the Assessing Officer-b Notice valid. [S. 148, Art. 226]

Sahara Credit Co-Operative Society Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022) 447 ITR 597/ 141 taxmann.com 384 /(2023) 331 CTR 432/ 223 DTR 158 (All.)(HC)/Editorial:Notice issued in SLP filed by assessee, Sahara Credit Cooperative Society Ltd. v. DCIT (2022) 289 Taxman 404 (SC)