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“reopening of assessment”

ReassessmentSections 147-151Sections 147-1514,262 judgments

The decision most relied on for reopening of assessment is GKN Driveshafts (India) Ltd. v. ITO (259 ITR 19), cited in 1,349 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on reopening of assessment

GKN Driveshafts (India) Ltd. v. ITO
259 ITR 19 · 2003 · Supreme Court
1,349
citing judgments

When a notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act is issued, the Assessing Officer is bound to furnish reasons for reopening upon the assessee's request and must dispose of the assessee's objections to the notice by passing a speaking order.

ACIT v. Rajesh Jhaveri Stock Brokers Pvt. Ltd.
291 ITR 500 · 2007 · Supreme Court
1,030
citing judgments

For initiating reassessment proceedings under Section 147, the Assessing Officer needs only prima facie material providing a reason to believe that income has escaped assessment. Conclusive proof or the sufficiency/correctness of the material is not required at the stage of issuing the notice under Section 148.

Raymond Woollen Mills Ltd. v. ITO
236 ITR 34 · 1999 · Supreme Court
862
citing judgments

For reassessment proceedings under Section 148, the Assessing Officer only needs prima facie material to have a reason to believe income has escaped assessment. Conclusive proof or evaluation of the sufficiency and correctness of such material is not required at the stage of issuing the notice.

CIT v. Lovely Exports (P) Ltd.
216 CTR 195 · 2008 · Supreme Court
854
citing judgments

If an assessee company receives share application money from alleged bogus shareholders and provides their details to the Assessing Officer, no addition can be made under Section 68 in the company's hands; the Department must proceed against the shareholders by reopening their individual assessments.

CIT v. Jet Airways (I) Ltd.
331 ITR 236 · 2011 · High Court
694
citing judgments

The Assessing Officer loses jurisdiction and the entire reassessment becomes invalid if no addition is made in respect of the income that formed the basis of the reopening. Explanation 3 to Section 147 does not permit assessing other escaped income unless an addition is made for the original income forming the reason to believe.

CIT v. RRJ Securities Ltd.
380 ITR 612 · 2016 · High Court
689
citing judgments

Completed assessments can be interfered with under Section 153A or 153C only on the basis of incriminating material unearthed during the search, necessitating a direct correlation between the discovered material and the power to assess or reopen concluded assessments.

Union of India v. Ashish Agarwal
444 ITR 1 · 2022 · Supreme Court
524
citing judgments

Notices issued under the unamended Section 148 of the Income-tax Act between April 1, 2021, and May 4, 2022, must be treated as notices issued under the new Section 148A(b) of the amended law. This requires the Assessing Officer to follow the procedure prescribed under the amended reassessment provisions, including issuing an order under Section 148A(d) before a fresh notice under Section 148.

PCIT v. Meenakshi Overseas Pvt. Ltd.
395 ITR 677 · 2017 · High Court
471
citing judgments

Reassessment proceedings initiated solely based on an investigation wing/appraisal report, without the Assessing Officer's independent application of mind to form a 'reason to believe' that income has escaped assessment, are beyond jurisdiction, bad in law, and void ab initio.

Judgments citing reopening of assessment

Sivakumaran Pugazhendhi, Chennai vs. PCIT, Chennai-4

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 27/CHNY/2022[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai21 Sept 2022AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri Mahavir Singhand Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwalआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.27/Chny/2022 िनधा"रण वष" /Assessment Year: 2014-15 Sivakumaran Pugazhendhi, The Principal Commissioner 70 Raja Agraharam Street, Vs. Of Income Tax, Poonamalle, Chennai-4. Chennai – 600 056. [Pan: Aiapp-7309-R] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/ Appellant By : Ms. T.V. Muthu Abirami, Advocate ""यथ" क" ओर से /Respondent By : Shri M. Rajan, Cit सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 05.09.2022 : 21.09.2022 घोषणा क" तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement आदेश / O R D E R

For Appellant: Ms. T.V. Muthu Abirami, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri M. Rajan, CIT
Section 143(3)Section 147Section 263

revision order passed under section 263 of the Act within limitation or not? :- 11 -: 13. A perusal of the reasons recorded for reopening of assessment under section 147 of the Act, as reproduced in this order, would reveal that the assessing officer has reopened the assessment under section ... addition of Rs.50,00,000/-, i.e. the income which has escaped assessment as per the reasons recorded. Neither the reasons recorded for reopening the assessment nor any other material on record demonstrate that the issue, in term of s. 2(24)(iv) of the Act, this benefit

Cellan Gunaseelan, Chennai vs. ACIT Non Corporate Circle 3(1), Chennai

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 2717/CHNY/2017[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai20 Sept 2022AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri Mahavir Singhand Shri G. Manjunathaआयकरअपीलसं./Ita No.: 2717/Chny/2017 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2011 - 12 Shri Cellan Gunaseelan, The Acit, No.6, Jayammal Road, Vs. Non-Corporate Circle 3(1), Teynampet, Chennai. Chennai – 600 018. Pan: Aampg 2229F (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/Appellant By : Shri S. Sridhar, Advocate ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri Chinthapalli Mehar Chand, Jcit सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 20.09.2022 घोषणा क" तार"ख/Date Of Pronouncement : 20.09.2022 आदेश /O R D E R Per Mahavir Singh: This Appeal By The Assessee Is Arising Out Of The Order Of The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-4, Chennai, In Ita No.141/2016-17/A.Y.2011-12/Cit(A)-4 Dated 27.09.2017. The Assessment Was Framed By The Acit, Non-Corporate Circle 3(1), Chennai For The Assessment Year 2011-12 U/S.147 (3) R.W.S 144 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (Hereinafter The ‘Act’) Vide Order Dated 27.09.2017. 2. The First Issue In This Appeal Of Assessee Is As Regards To Reopening Of Assessment & Assumption Of Jurisdiction By The Ao U/S.147 Of The Act, Confirmed By The Cit(A). At The Outset, The Ld.Counsel For The Assessee Has Not Pressed This Issue & Hence, The Same Is Dismissed As Not-Pressed.

For Appellant: Shri S. Sridhar, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri Chinthapalli Mehar Chand, JCIT
Section 147Section 45Section 54F

hereinafter the ‘Act’) vide order dated 27.09.2017. 2. The first issue in this appeal of assessee is as regards to reopening of assessment and assumption of jurisdiction by the AO u/s.147 of the Act, confirmed by the CIT(A). At the outset, the ld.counsel for the assessee has not pressed

M/S Macmillan Publishers India Pvt Ltd, Chennai vs. ITO, Corporate Circle 4 (1), Chennai

In the result, the appeal filed by assessee is allowed

ITA 2784/CHNY/2019[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai19 Sept 2022AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri Mahavir Singhand Shri G. Manjunathaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.: 2784/Chny/2019 िनधा"रण वष" /Assessment Year: 2011-12 Macmillan Publishers India The Acit, Pvt. Ltd., V. Corporate Circle 4(1), No.21, Patullos Road, Chennai. Chennai – 600 002. Pan: Aafcm 5564R (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/Appellant By : Shri R. Vijayaraghavan, Advocate ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri P. Sajit Kumar, Jcit सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 19.09.2022 घोषणा क" तार"ख/Date Of Pronouncement : 19.09.2022 आदेश /O R D E R Per Mahavir Singh: This Appeal By The Revenue Is Arising Out Of The Order Of Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-8, Chennai In Ita No.69/18- 19 Dated 16.07.2019. The Re-Assessment Was Framed By The Acit, Company Circle 4(1), Chennai For The Assessment Year 2011-12 U/S.143(3) R.W.S.147 Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961 (Hereinafter The ‘Act’) Vide Order Dated 30.12.2018. I.T.A. No.2784/Chny/2019 2 2. The First Issue In This Appeal Of Assessee Is As Regards To The Order Of Cit(A) Confirming The Action Of Ao In Reopening Of Assessment U/S.147 R.W.S 148 Of The Act Even Though There Is No Failure On The Part Of The Assessee To Disclose Fully & Truly The Material Fact Necessary For Its Assessment For The Relevant Assessment Year & The Original Assessment Was Completed U/S.143(3) Of The Act. For This, Assessee Has Raised Various Grounds Regarding Reopening Which Are Exhaustive & Argumentative, Hence Need Not To Be Reproduced.

For Appellant: Shri R. Vijayaraghavan, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri P. Sajit Kumar, JCIT
Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148

first issue in this appeal of assessee is as regards to the order of CIT(A) confirming the action of AO in reopening of assessment u/s.147 r.w.s 148 of the Act even though there is no failure on the part of the assessee to disclose fully and truly the material ... Aggrieved, assessee preferred appeal before CIT(A). 3.1 The CIT(A), despite the fact that ground was raised by assessee that reopening of assessment in view of proviso to section 147 of the Act that there is failure on the part of the assessee to disclose fully and truly

G. Basavapoorna, Salem vs. ACIT, Salem

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 915/CHNY/2020[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai16 Sept 2022AY 2009-10

Bench: Shri V. Durga Rao & Shri G. Manjunathaआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 915/Chny/2020 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year:2009-10 Vs. The Assistant Commissioner Of G. Basavapoorna (Individual), 12, Murugan Nagar, Raman Nagar Po, Income Tax, Circle Iii Mettur Dam, Salem District, Salem. Tamil Nadu 636 403. [Pan:Aeppb0023F] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" की ओर से / Appellant By : None ""थ" की ओर से/Respondent By : Shri Ar V Sreenivasan, Addl. Cit सुनवाई की तारीख/ Date Of Hearing : 10.08.2022 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 16.09.2022 आदेश /O R D E R Per V. Durga Rao,: This Appeal Filed By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Of The Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), Salem, Dated 16.09.2020 Relevant To The Assessment Year 2009-10. Besides Challenging Reopening Of Assessment Under Section 147 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 [“Act” In Short], The Assessee Has Disputed Confirmation Of Unexplained Investments Under Section 69A Of The Act.

For Appellant: NoneFor Respondent: Shri AR V Sreenivasan, Addl. CIT
Section 133ASection 142(1)Section 144Section 147Section 148Section 44ASection 69A

against the order of the ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Salem, dated 16.09.2020 relevant to the assessment year 2009-10. Besides challenging reopening of assessment under section 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 [“Act” in short], the assessee has disputed confirmation of unexplained investments under section ... basis of information pertaining to the assessment year 2008-09 ought to have been quashed. 4.1 With regard to the reopening of assessment under section 147 of the Act, before the ld. CIT(A), the assessee has relied on the judgement of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case