Amendment of section 144C.
70. In section 144C of the Income-tax Act,––
(a) in sub-section (1), the words “in the income or loss returned” shall be omitted;
(b) in sub-section (15), in clause (b), for sub-clause (ii), the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely:––
“(ii) any non-resident not being a company, or any foreign company.”.
Notes on Clauses:
Clause 70 of the Bill seeks to amend section 144C of the Income-tax Act relating to reference to dispute resolution panel.
Sub-section (1) of the said section provides that the Assessing Officer is required to forward a draft of the proposed order of assessment to the eligible assessee, if he proposes to make on or after the 1st day of October, 2009, any variation in the income or loss returned which is prejudicial to the interest of such assessee.
It is proposed to amend the said sub-section so as to enable the eligible assessee to file his objection to dispute resolution panel where the Assessing Officer proposes to make any variation which is prejudicial to the interest of such assessee.
Clause (b) of sub-section (15) of the said section defines ‘eligible assessee’ for the purposes of the said section.
It is also proposed to substitute sub-clause (ii) of the said clause so as to include a non-resident, not being a company, or a foreign company under the definition of ‘eligible assessee’.
These amendments will take effect from 1st April, 2020.
