Chapter VIII — TAXATION Levy of taxes

Section 123DPower of Commissioner regarding assessment

Section 123D: Power of Commissioner regarding assessment

123D. Power of Commissioner regarding assessment

123D. Power of Commissioner regarding assessment.---The Commissioner may, at any time---

(a)

make, suo motu, an assessment in any case where a return on the basis of self-assessment has not been filed;

[Provided that no such assessment for an assessment year shall be made after the lapse of seven years from the close of that assessment year.] [(b) revise any assessment where the information furnished in the return of self-assessment is found to be incorrect or reopen any assessment where it has been detected that there is wilful suppression of information; and] [(c)] impose a penalty not exceeding thirty per cent of the difference in tax arising from non-filing of a return in time, giving wrong information or wilful suppression of facts.

Amendment notes (3)
  1. 1Subs w.e.f. 15-5-2026 Subs by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch., for certain words (w.e.f. 15-5-2026).
  2. 2Subs w.e.f. 15-5-2026 Subs. by s. 2 and Sch., for clauses (b) and (c) (w.e.f. 15-5-2026).
  3. 3Subs w.e.f. 15-5-2026 Subs. by, s. 2 and Sch., for “d” (w.e.f. 15-5-2026).