TMI BlogAlignment of timeline provisions under section 153 of the ActX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the end of the assessment year in which the income was first assessable for assessment year 2021-22 and later assessment years. Further, vide Finance Act, 2022 sub-section (1A) was inserted in the section 153 of the Act providing that in a case where an updated return under sub-section (8A) of the section 139 of the Act has been furnished by an assessee, an order of assessment or reassessment under section 143 or section 144 of the Act may be made at any time before the expiry of 9 months from the end of the financial year in which such return was furnished. 2. Further, a notice under sub-section (2) of section 143 of the Act can be served on the assessee up to 3 months from the end of the relevant assessment year. This gives a time of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Act, 2021 the section 263 of the Act was amended to enable Principal Chief Commissioner and Chief Commissioner to also pass an order of revision under the said section. However, the time line provided in section 153 of the Act under sub-sections (3), (5) and (6) to pass an order of assessment or reassessment or order under section 92CA by the Transfer Pricing Officer does not refer to the orders so passed by Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner. Therefore, it is proposed that section 153 may be amended to provide that the provision of the said sub-section (3), (5) and (6) shall also be applicable to order under section 263 or section 264, passed by the Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner or Principal Commission ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... or reassessment proceedings pending on the date of search under section 132 of the Act or requisition under section 132A of the Act. As a result, the information available in a search, which has a bearing on the pending scrutiny proceedings may not be effectively used due to the limitation of such proceedings. 7. Further, even if the last of the authorizations have been executed in the relevant search case, the seized material etc. are transferred to the Assessing Officer only after some time owing to the pre-assessment processing of such material and data. Further, the Assessing Officer also needs to carry out investigation and gather evidence to compute the income of the assessee as a result of the search or requisition proceedings. Th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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