Reassessment Under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act & Section 148
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If the income tax authorities are of the opinion that any income of the assessee has not been disclosed or has escaped assessment, then they can initiate income escaping assessment proceedings under Section 147 of income tax act. This is also known as a reassessment. Section 147 to 153 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 primarily governs the reassessment proceedings. However, in the past 2 years, the reassessment provisions have undergone significant changes. When an assessee is issued a reassessment notice, it is his right to determine whether the notice is valid or not. But when can an AO issue a reassessment notice and what are his powers? Let’s see that under Sections 147 and sec 148 of income tax act . Section 147 – Power of Reassessment Section 147 of income tax act gives power to the assessing officer (AO) to assess or reassess any income that has escaped assessment in any assessment year. Further, the assessing officer can recompute loss, depreciation allowance or an...