Subsequently noticed escaped income permits enlargement of pending reassessment using search material without separate pre-notice compliance.

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....Explanation to amended section 147 permits an ongoing reassessment to be enlarged for any escaped-income issue subsequently noticed, without separate compliance with the section 148A procedure. Removal of "and also" from the substantive provision distinguishes prior interpretations of the unamended law. Its wording and context show legislative intent to expand rather than merely clarify reassessment scope. "Any issue" covers material obtained after commencement from sources outside the original proceedings, including search material. Authorities may use such material to enlarge a pending reassessment for the same assessment year, despite a separate search-assessment mechanism.....