Validity of reopening an assessment u/s 147 of the Income Tax ...

Court Rules Reopening of Tax Assessment Invalid; No New Evidence Found for Change from Capital Gains to Business Income.

September 5, 2024

Case Laws Income Tax HC

Validity of reopening an assessment u/s 147 of the Income Tax Act, the distinction between "change of opinion" and "reasons to believe," and the classification of income as capital gains or business income. The assessee's investment source and short-term capital gains remained unexplained. The court held that the revenue failed to produce new information or documentary evidence for reopening the case, and a mere change of opinion by a new assessing officer cannot justify reassessment. The assessing officer changed the grounds for reassessment from treating the income as short-term capital gains to "adventure in the nature of business," which the court deemed a colorable exercise of power. The court found that the land sale did not constitute capital gains as it was agricultural land beyond municipal limits. The assessment proceedings undertaken in 2016 did not warrant interference or reopening for fresh assessment, rendering the entire proceedings initiated in 2020 illegal.

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Validity of reopening an assessment u/s 147 of the Income Tax ...

Court Rules Reopening of Tax Assessment Invalid; No New Evidence Found for Change from Capital Gains to Business Income.

September 5, 2024

Case Laws Income Tax HC

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