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...
Reopening beyond three years under section 149(1)(b) requires the escaped income to be represented in the form prescribed by law; mere reference to unrecorded scrap-sale receipts and an estimated profit basis was insufficient, so the reassessment for AYs 2019-20 and 2020-21 was quashed. Ambiguous section 148 notices that inconsistently stated the search basis showed non-application of mind, rendering the notices and reassessments for AYs 2021-22 and 2022-23 invalid. For searches conducted after 1 April 2021, the special post-2021 mechanism under sections 147/148, with prior approval under section 148B, prevails over regular assessment under section 143(3); accordingly, the section 143(3) assessments for AYs 2023-24 and 2024-25 were also quashed.
Reopening beyond three years under section 149(1)(b) requires the escaped income to be represented in the form prescribed by law; mere reference to unrecorded scrap-sale receipts and an estimated profit basis was insufficient, so the reassessment for AYs 2019-20 and 2020-21 was quashed. Ambiguous section 148 notices that inconsistently stated the search basis showed non-application of mind, rendering the notices and reassessments for AYs 2021-22 and 2022-23 invalid. For searches conducted after 1 April 2021, the special post-2021 mechanism under sections 147/148, with prior approval under section 148B, prevails over regular assessment under section 143(3); accordingly, the section 143(3) assessments for AYs 2023-24 and 2024-25 were also quashed.
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