Commercial vehicle depreciation, scientifically determined warranty provisions and exempt-income disallowances were resolved in favour of the taxpayer...
Inherited property sale proceeds require capital-gains treatment where ownership is supported by evidence, not suspicion or unverified signature doubt...
Cross-examination of retracted statements is essential where foundational evidence supports a benami allegation and documented funding explanations re...
Capital-goods exemption covers plant-modernisation accessories, while the import restriction applies only to earlier capital-goods components and spar...
Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - concept of change of opinion - In cases where the return of an assessee is accepted without scrutiny, the assessing officer enjoys a greater latitude to reopen the assessment. - AO had sufficient material at his command to form a belief that the income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment. There is a clear link between the information available with the assessing officer and his formation of belief that the income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment. - HC
Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - concept of change of opinion - In cases where the return of an assessee is accepted without scrutiny, the assessing officer enjoys a greater latitude to reopen the assessment. - AO had sufficient material at his command to form a belief that the income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment. There is a clear link between the information available with the assessing officer and his formation of belief that the income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment. - HC
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