Retracted Statement Cannot Simply Be Brushed Aside : CESTAT
2 years, 4 months ago

Retracted Statement Cannot Simply Be Brushed Aside : CESTAT

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The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the contents of the retracted statement cannot simply be brushed aside to conclude that the assessee/appellant has indulged in the activity of undervaluation of goods. The appellant submitted that there was no inordinate delay in filing the retraction statement inasmuch as copies of the statements recorded under summon were not furnished by the department immediately after the signing of the summons during the course of investigation. The appellant in his statement recorded under summons has stated the detailed modus operandi adopted by the appellant in gross undervaluation of the goods and, for that purpose, has voluntarily made a payment of Rs. "We find that the department's reliance on retracted statements, documents retrieved from computers without following due procedure as per law, and the arguments on the basis of insurance policies fall flat.

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Assessee Is Not Responsible For Disclosing Individual Transactions In ST-3 Returns: CESTAT
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Assessee Is Not Responsible For Disclosing Individual Transactions In ST-3 Returns: CESTAT

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Retracted Statement Of Person Without Any Nexus With Taxpayer Can't Form Basis For Addition U/s 69A: Mumbai ITAT
9 months, 1 week ago

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Reassessment Proceedings Initiated On Account Of Change Of Opinion Merits To Be Quashed: Mumbai ITAT
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Reassessment Proceedings Initiated On Account Of Change Of Opinion Merits To Be Quashed: Mumbai ITAT

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11 months ago

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CESTAT Allows Interest On Refunded Amount Deposited During Investigation
1 year, 9 months ago

CESTAT Allows Interest On Refunded Amount Deposited During Investigation

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The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has allowed interest on the amount refunded, which was deposited during the investigation.The bench of Anil Choudhary has observed that interest on refund of amounts deposited during an investigation or deposited during the pendency of an appeal is allowable under Section 35EE of the Act and. The Delhi …

Absence Of Material: Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Proceedings
1 year, 10 months ago

Absence Of Material: Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Proceedings

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Failure To Disclose All Material Facts Is Essential To Issue Reassessment Notice: Bombay High Court
2 years ago

Failure To Disclose All Material Facts Is Essential To Issue Reassessment Notice: Bombay High Court

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Tax Cases Weekly Round-Up: 13 November To 19 November 2022
2 years, 1 month ago

Tax Cases Weekly Round-Up: 13 November To 19 November 2022

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CESTAT Allows Refund Of Amount Reversed In CENVAT Credit Account To Reliance Industries
2 years, 2 months ago

CESTAT Allows Refund Of Amount Reversed In CENVAT Credit Account To Reliance Industries

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The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that Reliance Industries Ltd. was ineligible for a refund of amounts that had, inadvertently, been reversed in the CENVAT credit account under rule 6 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 between April 2010 and March 2011.The two-member bench of Ajay Sharma and C.J. The Mumbai Bench …

Invalid Reassessment Notice, The Entire Proceedings have To Collapse: Calcutta High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Invalid Reassessment Notice, The Entire Proceedings have To Collapse: Calcutta High Court

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Reopening of IT Assessment By Officer Having No Jurisdiction: Madras High Court Invalidates Proceedings
2 years, 5 months ago

Reopening of IT Assessment By Officer Having No Jurisdiction: Madras High Court Invalidates Proceedings

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The Madras High Court invalidated the reassessment procedures on the basis that the reopening of the income tax assessment was conducted by an officer without jurisdiction. After a period of five years, the assessee received a notice dated March 28, 2018 issued by the ACIT Mumbai under Section 148 purportedly to re-assess the income tax return submitted by her for …

Reassessment Proceedings Can't Be Initiated On Same Set Of Facts Available: ITAT
2 years, 5 months ago

Reassessment Proceedings Can't Be Initiated On Same Set Of Facts Available: ITAT

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The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the reassessment proceedings cannot be initiated by applying a fresh application of mind to the same set of facts available at the time of the original scrutiny assessment proceedings. The Assessing Officer issued the notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act, initiating the reassessment proceedings in …

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