Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - The assessee has filed her ...

Section 147: AO can't reopen assessment just to verify taxpayer claims; suspicion of escaped income insufficient.

January 10, 2022

Case Laws Income Tax AT

Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - The assessee has filed her return of income. AO has not made any analysis on what the assessee has claimed, how prima-facie the claim of the assessee could be bogus on the basis of the information supplied by the Investigation Wing and therefore an income appears to have been escaped! Section 147 nowhere authorizes the Assessing Officer to reopen an assessment for verification of the claim made by the assessee. - AT

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Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - The assessee has filed her ...

Section 147: AO can't reopen assessment just to verify taxpayer claims; suspicion of escaped income insufficient.

January 10, 2022

Case Laws Income Tax AT

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