Interest-Tax Act, 1974

Section - 10 - Interest escaping assessment

Interest escaping assessment.

10. If—

(a)    the [Assessing] Officer has reason to believe that by reason of the omission or failure on the part of the assessee to make a return under section 7 for any assessment year or to disclose fully and truly all material facts necessary for his assessment for any assessment year, chargeable interest for that year has escaped assessment or has been under-assessed or has been made the subject of excessive relief under this Act, or

(b)    notwithstanding that there has been no omission or failure as mentioned in clause (a) on the part of the assessee, the [Assessing] Officer has, in consequence of information in his possession, reason to believe that chargeable interest as­sessable for any assessment year has escaped assessment or has been under-assessed or has been the subject of excessive relief under this Act,

he may, in cases falling under clause (a), at any time, and in cases falling under clause (bGoogle Play store