A High Level Committee Constituted for Considering all fresh cases arising out of the retrospective amendments of 2012 in respect of indirect transfer

The Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley in his Budget Speech on 10th July, 2014 had made an announcement that all fresh cases arising out of the retrospective amendments of 2012 in respect of indirect transfer and coming to the notice of Assessing officer will be scrutinized by a High Level Committee to be constituted by Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) before any action is initiated in such cases.

Henceforth, in all fresh cases where income on account of retrospective amendments to the provisions related to indirect transfer is considered to accrue or arise before the 1st April, 2012, the Assessing Officer shall be required to seek prior approval of any proposed action in this regard from the Committee. The Committee shall, after provident an opportunity to the taxpayer, issue appropriate directions to the Assessing Officer in a time bound manner. The Committee would be required to submit periodic report to the CBDT. The CBDT may intervene in the working/deliberations of the Committee, as and when required.

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