Limitation period for tax notices extended in specified cases; possession or information triggers a longer issuance window.
Section 282 prescribes time limits for notices relating to escaped income: a general four year bar (four years and three months for initiation notices), with an extension up to six years (six years and three months for initiation notices) where the Assessing Officer either has in his possession books of account or other documents/evidence showing substantial escaped income, or where information with the Assessing Officer indicates substantial escaped income; additionally, no notice may be issued within one year from the end of any tax year.