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Court upholds assessee's right to submit current income estimate, nullifying past assessment demand. The court found that the Assessing Officer erred in rejecting the petitioner's estimate of income and demanding payment based on a previous assessment. ...
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Court upholds assessee's right to submit current income estimate, nullifying past assessment demand.
The court found that the Assessing Officer erred in rejecting the petitioner's estimate of income and demanding payment based on a previous assessment. The court emphasized the right of the assessee to submit a current income estimate under section 210(5) of the Income-tax Act, not limited to correcting past mistakes. As the petitioner submitted a lower tax liability estimate on Form No.28A, the court ruled in favor of the petitioner. The writ petition was allowed, nullifying the rejection of the estimate and the demand for payment based on the previous assessment.
Issues: Challenge to rejection of advance tax estimate and requirement to pay advance tax based on a previous assessment.
In this case, the petitioner received an order requiring payment of advance tax based on a previous assessment. The petitioner then submitted an estimate of their current income for the financial year, which was rejected by the Assessing Officer. The main issue was whether the rejection of the estimate and the requirement to pay advance tax based on the previous assessment was justified.
Upon analysis, the court found that the Assessing Officer had not correctly applied the provisions of section 210(5) of the Income-tax Act. Section 210(5) allows an assessee to submit an estimate of their income if they believe it will be less than the amount demanded as advance tax. The court emphasized that this right is not limited to correcting mistakes in previous orders but extends to providing a different estimate based on the current income situation. In this case, the petitioner exercised their right under section 210(5) by submitting an estimate on Form No.28A, indicating a lower tax liability than what was demanded based on the previous assessment.
The court concluded that there was no legal basis for the Assessing Officer to reject the petitioner's estimate and demand payment based on the previous assessment. The petitioner was entitled to pay advance tax based on their own estimate of income as submitted on Form No.28A. Therefore, the court allowed the writ petition, quashing the letter that rejected the petitioner's estimate and required payment based on the previous assessment.
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