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S. 148A : Reassessment-Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice-Violation of principle of natural justice-Order passed without granting adequate time to fie reply-Order was set aside-Matter was to be remanded back to Assessing Officer for decision fresh. [S. 148, 148A(d), Art. 226]

Bird Worldwide Flight Services (I.) (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT (2022) 289 Taxman 652 (Delhi)(HC)

S. 148A : Reassessment-Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice-Fake invoices-Input credit-Unexplained expenditure-Reassessment notice is held to be valid. [S. 69C, 143(3), 148, Art. 226]

Barbrik Projects Ltd. v. UOI (2022) 289 Taxman 534 /(2023) 330 CTR 23/ /20 ITR -OL 593 (Chhattisgarh)(HC)Editorial : Affirmed by division Bench , Barbrik Projects Ltd.v. UOI (2023) 330 CTR 6 /453 ITR 355 /(Chhattisgarh)(HC)

S. 148 : Reassessment-Notice-Merger-Information about merger of company was intimated in original return of income filed-Notice issued in name of non-existing company-Reassessment notice was quashed. [S. 147, Art. 226]

Neo Structo Construction (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2022) 289 Taxman 698 / (2023)451 ITR 510(Guj.)(HC)

S. 148 : Reassessment-Notice-Dead person-Notice issued for commencement of assessment or re-assessment proceedings against dead person is null and void. [S. 147, Art. 226]

Himadri Kandarp Mehta v. ITO (2022) 289 Taxman 514/ (2023) 457 ITR 92 (Guj.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Business expenditure-Increase in freight charges vis-a-vis purchases-Change of opinion-No new material-Reassessment is bad in law. [S. 37(1), 148]

PCIT v. West Bengal Essential Commodities Supply Corporation Ltd. (2022) 289 Taxman 113 (Cal.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Cash deposit in bank-Denomination-Pendency of appeal-limited scrutiny-. No question was asked in the original assessment proceedings-Reassessment notice is held to be valid. [S. 69A, 148, Art. 226]

Sunil Jain. v. ITD (2022) 289 Taxman 688/ 20 ITR -OL409 (Delhi)(HC)/Editorial : SLP dismissed , Sunil Jain v. ITD (2023) 459 ITR 276 /295 Taxman 10(SC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-SEB price used as indicator of realizable value of power for claim-Assessing Officer had elaborately questioned assessee on very same issue during scrutiny assessment and assessee had submitted relevant details and documents-No fresh material-Reassessment for review of original assessment is not valid. [S. 80IA, 148]

PCIT v. Graphite India Ltd. (2022) 289 Taxman 118 (Cal.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Transfer pricing-Reference to TPO-Section 144C(4) only states that AO has to pass an assessment order in accordance with provisions of Act and it nowhere states that reopening notice can be issued only after passing an assessment order-Reassessment notice is held to be valid. [S. 92CA, 144C (4), 148, Art. 226]

Kone Elevator India (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2022) 289 Taxman 411/(2023) 450 ITR 338/ / 332 CTR 328/ 226 DTR 189 ( (Mad)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Mark-to-Market loss-No new material-Notice for reassessment and order disposing the objection was quashed. [S. 14A, 37(1), 72, 148, Art. 226]

Cognizant Technology Solutions India (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2022) 289 Taxman 660/ (2023) 453 ITR 372 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Capital gains-Excess cost of acquisition of property-Question of fact-Alternative remedy-Directed to file an appeal.Directions for maintenance of status qua subject to payment of 10 percent of demand . [S. 143(3), 147, Art. 226]

East Coast Consultants (India) Ltd. v. DCIT (2022) 289 Taxman 36 / 217 DTR 19/(2023) 450 ITR 114 (Mad.)(HC) Editorial: Order of single judge is affirmed, East Coast Consultants (India) Ltd. v. DCIT, W.P.No. 10699 of 2022 dt. 25-5-2022/( 2022) 328 CTR 247 / ( 2023) 450 ITR 112 (Mad)( HC)