“Section 282(2)”
The decision most relied on for Section 282(2) is Pr. CIT v. Silver Line (383 ITR 455), cited in 201 judgments on BharatTax.
Leading authorities on Section 282(2)
For reassessment under Section 147, the Assessing Officer must record reasons and communicate them to the assessee. An assessee's participation in proceedings pursuant to a Section 148 notice does not obviate the mandatory requirement of recording and communicating reasons or issuing a Section 143(2) notice.
Reassessment proceedings and subsequent assessment orders are invalid if the notice under Section 148 is not validly served, such as when issued to an incorrect address or when affixture is improper.
Section 282 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 specifies the modes for serving notices, including by post or summons under the Code of Civil Procedure. A valid service of notice is essential for assessment or reassessment proceedings, and its absence renders such proceedings bad in law.
A notice is presumed to have been properly served if it is not returned as unserved, and objections regarding non-service are not acceptable in such cases.
The setting up of a business and the commencement of a business are distinct events and do not necessarily occur on the same date. Expenses incurred before the commencement of business but after the setting up of business may be considered for determining profits.
Service of a notice or requisition under the Income-tax Act must be made in accordance with Section 282(1), which allows for service by post or as if it were a summons under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Rules 12 to 15 of Order V of the CPC are relevant, emphasizing personal service where practicable.
The Revenue bears the burden of proving that a notice was duly served on the assessee or their authorized representative. If no valid notice is served within the prescribed period, the Income-Tax Officer lacks the authority to initiate reassessment proceedings.
The admissibility of additional evidence in appeals before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal is governed by principles of natural justice and the specific provisions of the Income Tax Act, allowing for its admission if it is essential for a just decision and was not available or could not have been produced during assessment proceedings.