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Reassessment — Initial notice — Order u/s. 148A(d) for issue of notice — Notice u/s. 148 — Validity — Notice based on information from insight portal that assessee had purchased property — Assessee disclosing all details including bank statement in response to notice u/s. 142(1) and duly examined by AO in original assessment — Notices and order for issue of notice set aside.

By K B Bhujle | Ritu Punjabi, Advocates
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85 Urban Homes Realty vs. UOI

[2023] 459 ITR 96 (Bom)

A.Y.: 2016-17

Date of Order: 4th July, 2023

Ss. 142(1), 143(3), 147, 148, 148A(b) and 148A(d) of ITA 1961

Reassessment — Initial notice — Order u/s. 148A(d) for issue of notice — Notice u/s. 148 — Validity — Notice based on information from insight portal that assessee had purchased property — Assessee disclosing all details including bank statement in response to notice u/s. 142(1) and duly examined by AO in original assessment — Notices and order for issue of notice set aside.

The assessee was a property developer. For the A.Y. 2016-17, its case was selected for scrutiny for various reasons, one of which was large investment in property. The Assessing Officer stated in his order u/s. 143(3) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 that during the course of assessment proceedings the assessee submitted the details as called for and such details were examined. Thereafter, the Assessing Officer issued an initial notice u/s. 148A(b) on the basis of information from the Insight portal that the assessee had made an investment in a property on account of which income had escap

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