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It is well settled that no reassessment/reopening can be undertaken on the basis of mere audit objections/query raised by the internal auditors of the Department. The notice impugned dated March 3, 2015 does not indicate any independent application of mind by the Assessing Officer. As could be seen from the records, the audit query vis-a-vis the reply of the Assessing Officer makes it clear that the Assessing Officer was of the opinion that the transaction involved herein relates to capital asset and the tax paid on capital gains towards the same has been accepted to be correct. This issue was examined and analysed by the Assessing Officer on multiple times. Hence, assumption of jurisdiction by the Assessing Officer to invoke section 147 of the Act cannot be sustained. This aspect of "change of opinion" would be suffice to quash the impugned notice without going into the merits of the other arguments advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

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Sec. 147 of Income tax Act, 1961 — Reassessment—It is well settled that no reassessment/reopening can be undertaken on the basis of mere audit objections/query raised by the internal auditors of the Department — Assessing Officer had no "reason to believe" any escapement of income to assessment but is a clear case of change of opinion, hence, assumption of jurisdiction by the Assessing Officer to invoke section 147 cannot be sustained and this aspect of "change of opinion" would be suffice to quash the impugned notice without going into the merits of the other arguments advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner. The issuance of the second notice under section 148 to reassess the income of the assessee on the premise that the Assessing Officer has reason to believe that the income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment within the meaning of section 147 is based on the same reasons recorded for the first notice issued under section 148 and no final orders have been passed on the same and he notice impugned does not show the availability of the tangible material to believe the escapement of income from assessment and no new material was available before the Assessing Officer to reissue the second notice, thus, reopening of assessment invalid — Hemamalini Maiya (P.) vs. Asstt. CIT [2020] 421 ITR 79 (KARN)

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