LOVELY PROMOTERS PRIVATE LIMITED,KOLKATA vs. ACIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE, AJMER, AJMER
What did the Tribunal hold?
The Tribunal held that the reopening of assessment was bad in law as the issues raised in the reasons for reopening had already been examined in the original assessment proceedings without any new material or allegation of suppression of facts. Therefore, the reassessment was based on a change of opinion.
What were the facts?
The assessee filed a return of income declaring a net loss. The case was initially assessed under section 143(3). Subsequently, the AO initiated reassessment proceedings under section 147 by issuing a notice under section 148, alleging escapement of income due to bogus derivative losses.
What were the issues?
Whether the reassessment proceedings initiated under Section 147/148 were valid when the issues were already examined in the original assessment without new material, and whether the CIT(A) failed to address technical pleas regarding the validity of the reassessment.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
Section 147,Section 148,Section 143(3),Section 153C,Section 153A,Section 127,Section 148A,Section 151,Section 139(1),Section 142(1),Section 69C,Section 234A,Section 234B,Section 234C,Section 271(1)(c)
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, JAIPUR BENCHES,”A” JAIPUR
Before: DR. S. SEETHALAKSHMI, JM & SHRI RATHOD KAMLESH JAYANTBHAI, AM vk;dj vihy la-@ITA. No. 770/JPR/2023
PER: RATHOD KAMLESH JAYANTBHAI, AM This appeal is filed by the assessee aggrieved from the order of the Learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Jaipur-5 dated 19.10.2023 [Here in after referred as “CIT(A)”] for the assessment year 2013-14, which in turn arise from the order dated 26.03.2022 passed under section 147 of the Income Tax Act, [Here in after referred as “Act” ] by the AO.
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