Authentication of paper assessment orders upheld, while qualifying repairs, consumables and vendor advance write-offs remain deductible business claim...
Transaction value cannot be rejected solely on non-statutory valuation guidelines without corroborative evidence supporting reassessment of final cust...
Cross-examination rights and corroborated evidence limit customs penalties for misdeclaration in genuine import transactions involving documented clea...
Tariff classification of vehicle gear components follows the specific gearing entry, displacing motor-vehicle parts classification and related liabili...
Reopening of assessment - reasons for re-opening within or beyond 4 years - reasons to believe - The court specifically pointed out that the information used from the DRI and the Shah Commission reports was not adequately scrutinized independently by the assessing officers to form a reasonable belief of tax evasion. The court noted that the decision of the Supreme Court, which found mining leases post-2007 to be illegal, could not retroactively make previous business activities illegal for tax purposes. The court emphasized that such interpretations were not known or could not have been known by the taxpayers at the time of filing their returns.
Reopening of assessment - reasons for re-opening within or beyond 4 years - reasons to believe - The court specifically pointed out that the information used from the DRI and the Shah Commission reports was not adequately scrutinized independently by the assessing officers to form a reasonable belief of tax evasion. The court noted that the decision of the Supreme Court, which found mining leases post-2007 to be illegal, could not retroactively make previous business activities illegal for tax purposes. The court emphasized that such interpretations were not known or could not have been known by the taxpayers at the time of filing their returns.
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