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Invalid Income Tax assessment under section 147 due to lack of grounds for income escapement The assessment framed under section 147 of the Income Tax Act was deemed invalid as the AO did not have sufficient grounds to believe in income escapement ...
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Invalid Income Tax assessment under section 147 due to lack of grounds for income escapement
The assessment framed under section 147 of the Income Tax Act was deemed invalid as the AO did not have sufficient grounds to believe in income escapement based solely on cash deposits in the bank account. The jurisdiction assumed by the AO was found to be not in accordance with the law, as no inquiry into the source of cash deposits was conducted. Consequently, the assessment order was set aside as invalid. The addition of Rs.15,00,000 under section 68 of the Act was not adjudicated due to the invalidity of the assessment order. The appeal of the assessee was allowed.
Issues: 1. Validity of assessment framed under section 147 of the Income Tax Act. 2. Addition of Rs.15,00,000/- under section 68 of the Act in respect of deposits in appellant's bank account.
Issue 1: Validity of assessment under section 147: The appeal challenges the validity of the assessment framed under section 147 of the Income Tax Act. The contention was that the reopening of the assessment was not justified and should be held as invalid. The AO had reopened the case based on information about cash deposits in the bank account of the assessee. The argument presented was that this information alone was insufficient to form a belief of income escapement. The ITAT cited relevant cases to support this argument. The CIT(A) did not provide reasoning for rejecting this contention. The ITAT held that the jurisdiction assumed by the AO to reopen the case was not in accordance with the law as there was no formation of belief of income escapement. It was noted that no inquiry or investigation was conducted to gather information regarding the source of cash deposits, rendering the reopening invalid. Therefore, the assessment order was set aside as invalid.
Issue 2: Addition under section 68 of the Act: The second issue raised in the appeal was the addition of Rs.15,00,000/- under section 68 of the Income Tax Act concerning deposits in the appellant's bank account. Since the assessment order under section 147 was set aside as invalid, the adjudication of this addition on merits was considered an academic exercise and was disposed of accordingly. The appeal of the assessee was allowed in the above terms.
Separate Judgment: The judgment was pronounced in the Court on 29th March, 2023, at Ahmedabad by Smt. Annapurna Gupta, Accountant Member.
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