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Understanding Income Tax Surveys: Statutory Provisions and Practical Implications

This presentation outlines key provisions related to income tax surveys under Section 133A and 133B. Advocate Sanjay Jhanwar of Chir Amrit Law Chambers Jaipur discusses the types of surveys—ceremonial, business, and mass surveys—who can conduct them, and the powers of authorized officers. The presentation emphasizes the obligations of taxpayers during surveys, the implications of confessions, the potential for concealment penalties, and important procedural aspects. This comprehensive overview aims to equip legal professionals and taxpayers with essential knowledge on tax surveys.

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Understanding Income Tax Surveys: Statutory Provisions and Practical Implications

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  1. Surveys under Income Tax Presentation by SANJAY JHANWAR, ADVOCATE CHIR AMRIT LAW CHAMBERS JAIPUR

  2. Statutory Provisions Sec 133A CEREMONIAL SURVEY (Sub Section 5) BUSINESS SURVEY (Sub Sec 1 to 4) MASS SURVEY Sec 133B Chir Amrit Law Chambers

  3. Business Survey Who can do Survey: • Authorised officer having jurisdiction over place / person. OR • Other officer authorised by such officer (including inspector authorised by such officer. Provided the Asst. Director, Dy. Director, AO, TRO & inspector can exercise the powers of survey only with the prior approval of Jt. Comm or Jt. Director or higher authority as the case may Chir Amrit Law Chambers

  4. Business Survey….. Where … At Business Place (may not be principal place) or where Books/cash/ stock etc. stated to be kept When… During business hours at the place of business and Between sunrise &sunset at other places Chir Amrit Law Chambers

  5. Business Survey……. Powers of Authorized persons • Placing marks of identification on &making or causing tomake copies, extractsfrom books/documents. • Taking inventory ofcash/stock/valuables. • Recording statements (Not on oath). • Impound Books of accounts & other documents But no power to remove cash, stock, other valuables. Chir Amrit Law Chambers

  6. Business Survey ...... Obligation of Tax Payer during Survey to afford the facility • To Inspect available books / documents required. • To check / verify cash, stock or other valuables found. • To furnish relevant information. If not provided or in case of refusal for statements, all powers u/s 131(1) including conversion into search Chir Amrit Law Chambers

  7. Ceremonial Survey • Having regard to nature & scale of expenditure • After the event only • Power to require information • From assessee • From any other person likely to possess the same • Utilization of information as evidence in further proceedings. Chir Amrit Law Chambers

  8. Mass Survey (Sec. 133B) Object: • Collection of Information. • To locate new assessee and thereby unearth black money. • Persons who have been avoiding from coming into the tax net are brought into the mainstream, through a shop to shop or house to house survey. Chir Amrit Law Chambers

  9. Confessions during Survey • Surrender for capitalization • No Surrender for earlier period • Corroborative Confessions • Contradiction in statements • Retraction of Confession Chir Amrit Law Chambers

  10. Difference in Stock • Excess stock • Shortage in stock • Difference in valuation Chir Amrit Law Chambers

  11. Papers & Documents • With date vis-à-vis without date • Complete vis-à-vis Incomplete • Amounts in coded form • Ownership • Reconciliation with Books • More than one record of the transaction • Very old documents/ papers Chir Amrit Law Chambers

  12. Conversion of Survey into Search • If during the survey operation, information comes to the department which leads to formation of a reasonable belief that the conditions authorizing action u/s 132(1) exist, the department has right to take action u/s 132. • Conversion of survey into search without independent application of mind was held as illegal. Chir Amrit Law Chambers

  13. Levy of Penalty for Concealment • Current Year • Preceding Years • Adhoc Surrender • Corroborative Surrender Chir Amrit Law Chambers

  14. Other Important Issues • Taking cheques of tax payment • Copies of statements and impounded documents • Telescoping and peak theory • Retraction of confessions • Post survey filing / revising of returns Chir Amrit Law Chambers

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