“Section 160(2)”
The decision most relied on for Section 160(2) is CIT v. Shree Krishna Bandar Trust (247 ITR 1), cited in 23 judgments on BharatTax.
Leading authorities on Section 160(2)
An Assessing Officer can rectify a mistake apparent from the record under Section 154 if the assessee is erroneously taxed at individual rates when it should have been taxed as an AOP.
Reopening of assessment under Section 147 requires the Assessing Officer to have reason to believe that income has escaped assessment, which must be based on tangible material or information and not merely a change of opinion. Failure to disclose material facts by the assessee is also a ground for reassessment.
For discretionary trusts, the revenue has the option to assess either the trustees or the beneficiaries. If the beneficiary's entitlement is crystallized before the year-end, income can be taxed directly in the beneficiary's hands.