Specified development authority income receives retrospective tax exemption, subject to non-commercial activity, unchanged income sources, and return-...
Unified Brand India framework introduces voluntary Trust Mark certification and funding support for export branding, packaging and global promotional ...
Origin Declaration authentication governs preferential tariff claims under India-UK CETA, requiring a validated reference number before import clearan...
Separate assessment orders for different years remain valid when distinct notices and hearing opportunities prevent prejudice from combined proceeding...
Defined public benefit can retain charitable character; registration renewal requires examining genuine activities and legal compliance, not surplus a...
Capital reduction is distinct from share buy-back, preventing buy-back tax; restructuring interest and related business deductions also survive scruti...
Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - Reasons to believe or suspect - huge share transaction - The court held that the reasons provided by the Assessing Officer for reopening the assessments did not meet the legal standards set forth in the Income Tax Act and relevant case law. The court found that there were only reasons to suspect, rather than reasons to believe, that income had escaped assessment. As a result, the court quashed the impugned notices and the order rejecting objections, ruling in favor of the petitioner.
Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - Reasons to believe or suspect - huge share transaction - The court held that the reasons provided by the Assessing Officer for reopening the assessments did not meet the legal standards set forth in the Income Tax Act and relevant case law. The court found that there were only reasons to suspect, rather than reasons to believe, that income had escaped assessment. As a result, the court quashed the impugned notices and the order rejecting objections, ruling in favor of the petitioner.
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