TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Estimation of value of assets by Valuation Officer.
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.... and submit a copy of report to him. (2) The Assessing Officer may make a reference to the Valuation Officer under sub-section (1) whether or not he is satisfied about the correctness or completeness of the accounts of the assessee. (3) (a) For estimating the value, including the fair market value, of the asset, property, or investment, the Valuation Officer or any engineer, overseer, surveyor, ....
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....uch land, building, or other place or such asset, property, or investment; (ii) estimate its value; or (iii) inspect any books of account, document, or record relevant for the valuation of such asset, property, or investment and gather other particulars relating to it. (c) No Valuation Officer, engineer, overseer, surveyor, or assessor shall enter any land, building or place referred to in cl....
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....cluding any officer of a banking company, and examining him on oath; (iii) compelling the production of books of account and other documents; and (iv) issuing commissions. (4) The Valuation Officer shall, estimate the value of the asset, property or investment after taking into account such evidence as the assessee may produce and any other evidence in his possession gathered, after giving an....
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....b-section (6) within six months from the end of the month in which the reference is made under sub-section (1). (10) For the purposes of this Act,-- (a) the Central Government may appoint as many Valuation Officers, as necessary; and (b) subject to the rules and orders of the Central Government regulating the conditions of service of persons in public services and posts, a Principal Chief Com....