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2023 (5) TMI 280

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..... hargeable to tax has escaped assessment in as much as there is no mention of any tangible material that led to his conclusion. The entire process is triggered on a change of opinion as to the calculation of tax payable by the assessee. As stated hereinabove, it is evident that bald assertions of the transaction being an accommodation entry made in collusion connivance with the entry provider are used to re-open the assessment. It is well settled judicial principal that, the true test of income chargeable to tax escaping assessment is whether there exists fresh tangible material on the basis of which appropriate conclusion is reached. In the absence of such material the reassessment proceedings would be invalid. This principle ha .....

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..... id tax on the same. Thereafter, the Petitioner was also granted waiver of penalty for the AY 2014-15 on 31st January 2018 on application u/s 273A of the Act by the PCIT-18, Mumbai. 4. Evidently a notice u/s 148 of the Act dated 26th March 2021 is issued after a period of four years following which a return of income was filed by the Petitioner on 14th April 2021. This was followed by Notice u/s 143(2) dated 10th November 2021 and notice u/s 142(1) dated 15th November 2021 seeking details to which the Petitioner filed a response dated 24th November 2021 and objected to the re-assessment by communication dated 28th January 2022. The objections were disposed of on 11th February 2022. Another notice was issued on 25th February 2022 which led .....

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..... d assessment in as much as there is no mention of any tangible material that led to his conclusion. The entire process is triggered on a change of opinion as to the calculation of tax payable by the assessee. As stated hereinabove, it is evident that bald assertions of the transaction being an accommodation entry made in collusion connivance with the entry provider are used to re-open the assessment. It is well settled judicial principal that, the true test of income chargeable to tax escaping assessment is whether there exists fresh tangible material on the basis of which appropriate conclusion is reached. In the absence of such material the reassessment proceedings would be invalid. This principle has been upheld by the Apex Cour .....

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