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Court quashes tax notice, upholds OTS settlement, citing lack of diligence by assessing officer. The court quashed the notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, in favor of the petitioner. The notice challenged payments made to foreign ...
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Court quashes tax notice, upholds OTS settlement, citing lack of diligence by assessing officer.
The court quashed the notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, in favor of the petitioner. The notice challenged payments made to foreign entities without tax deduction and an One Time Settlement (OTS) with a bank. The court found that the issues raised by the assessing officer were already decided in favor of the petitioner in a previous judgment. It was confirmed that the judgment remained undisturbed, leading the court to conclude that the notice could not be sustained and therefore, was quashed. Additionally, the court dismissed the claim against the petitioner for recovery related to the OTS with the bank, emphasizing the assessing officer's lack of due diligence in issuing the notice.
Issues: 1. Challenge against notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. 2. Disallowance of payments made to foreign entities and One Time Settlement (OTS) with a bank.
Analysis:
Issue 1: The writ petition challenges a notice dated 28.03.2018 under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. An interim direction was issued on 20.12.2018, preventing the passing of a final order until the next hearing. The petitioner argued that the notice was based on two issues raised by the assessing officer. The first issue involved payments made to foreign entities without tax deduction, covered by a previous judgment. The second issue pertained to an OTS with a bank. The court noted that the first issue was already decided in a judgment related to AY 2010-2011, favoring the petitioner. The court inquired if the judgment was appealed, to which it was confirmed that the judgment remained undisturbed. Consequently, the court found that the notice could not be sustained and quashed it.
Issue 2: The second issue revolved around an OTS with a bank, where an amount was written off. The court examined the order passed by the Tribunal, which showed that the claim against the petitioner for recovery was dismissed. The Tribunal's judgment clarified that there was no loan taken by the petitioner, and thus, no OTS could have occurred. The assessing officer's observation regarding interest claimed against a loan was deemed incorrect, as the petitioner had only provided an indemnity bond. The court emphasized that dividends do not involve profits appropriation, negating the possibility of claiming deductions against profits. It concluded that the assessing officer did not apply due diligence in issuing the notice concerning the second issue. Therefore, the court quashed the notice under Section 148 of the Act, in favor of the petitioner.
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