Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - bogus purchases - AO having ...

Court Invalidates Reopening of Assessment u/s 147 for Lack of "Reason to Believe" by Assessing Officer.

November 16, 2021

Case Laws Income Tax AT

Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - bogus purchases - AO having not carried out the scrutiny assessment within the prescribed statutory limit, cannot be given another innings for no fault of the assessee and therefore in the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the considered opinion that ‘reason to believe’ which is the jurisdictional precondition to reopen the assessment as required by the law has not met in the reasons recorded in the instant case and therefore the action of the AO to reopen the assessment is null in the eyes of law - AT

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Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - bogus purchases - AO having ...

Court Invalidates Reopening of Assessment u/s 147 for Lack of "Reason to Believe" by Assessing Officer.

November 16, 2021

Case Laws Income Tax AT

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