Reference applications under section 256(2) require commissioner scrutiny to ensure properly framed questions and avoid infructuous filings. Filing of reference applications under section 256(2) requires Commissioner scrutiny before signature to verify assessee identification, assessment years, and that questions of law are properly framed and match those authorised; the Commissioner must also reconsider filing where subsequent Supreme Court decisions, legislative amendments, or Board instructions render proposed questions settled, so as to avoid infructuous references.
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Reference applications under section 256(2) require commissioner scrutiny to ensure properly framed questions and avoid infructuous filings.
Filing of reference applications under section 256(2) requires Commissioner scrutiny before signature to verify assessee identification, assessment years, and that questions of law are properly framed and match those authorised; the Commissioner must also reconsider filing where subsequent Supreme Court decisions, legislative amendments, or Board instructions render proposed questions settled, so as to avoid infructuous references.
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