Reopening of assessment cannot rest solely on an audit party's opinion; reassessment under Section 147/148 is impermissible and power of revision shou...
Tested party selection: functional analysis identified the least complex unit as the appropriate tested party, altering the transfer pricing adjustmen...
Revision under Section 263 was held vitiated where the revisional opinion reallocating R&D expenditure to eligible undertakings rested on presumption and conjecture rather than concrete evidence; the Assessing Officer had conducted a full enquiry and permissibly allowed the R&D deduction. The Tribunal found the revisionary exercise to be materially influenced by an audit objection and not an independent satisfaction, quashed the revision order and restored the assessment order of the AO, allowing the assessee's appeal.
Revision under Section 263 was held vitiated where the revisional opinion reallocating R&D expenditure to eligible undertakings rested on presumption and conjecture rather than concrete evidence; the Assessing Officer had conducted a full enquiry and permissibly allowed the R&D deduction. The Tribunal found the revisionary exercise to be materially influenced by an audit objection and not an independent satisfaction, quashed the revision order and restored the assessment order of the AO, allowing the assessee's appeal.
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