Transfer of IT records/files & assessment

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Vishvesh (Querist)
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13 October 2007 Due to shifting of its regd. office from city "A" to city "B", a limited company, applied to the Commr. of Income Tax in city "A" for transferring all its files and records to city "B". Both the cities "A" and "B" are situated in different states. The company has no pending cases like special invetigation, seizure, assessments reopened, etc. The company started filing its return in the new place namely city "B" and also completed assessment for some years and obtained refund in one year. One appeal case is also pending before the Dept. in city "B". In this situation, on the return filed in Nov 2006 for the assessment year 2006-07, the assessing officer in original place i.e. city "A", has sent a notice to the co. u/s 143(2) asking the co. representative to attend his office seeking information like documents, accounts, etc., in support of the return filed. Can the co. reply to AO in city "A", stating that since the files are already transferred to city "B", it cannot appear in city "A" as it also involves costs, money and time? Is there is any dept. circular or instruction which can be cited in support of this? If so, how should this be done? I request the experts in the forum to guide. Thanks.

Late CA Sampat Jain

Late CA Sampat Jain (Expert)
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13 October 2007 whether CIT had passed any order u/s 127 for tranafer of case???

Vishvesh

Vishvesh (Querist)
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15 October 2007 No order recived u/s 127. But income tax assessments have been completed in city "B" after shifting of regd office from "A" to "B". It was assumed that by completing susbsequent assessments, it was implied that files are transferred.