How do I become eligible for approaching Settlement Commission? Am I supposed to pay any tax beforehand?

The Second essential condition is that you should not have made another settlement application, after 1st June 2007, which has been allowed to be proceeded with. The Third essential condition is that no assessment order should have been passed by the concerned income tax authority for the assessment year for which you are approaching the Commission and the statutory time-limit for passing of assessment order for that year has not lapsed. An assessment order is considered to be passed on the date it is served on the Tax Payer.

Hie Uma, - The First condition that you need to satisfy for approaching the settlement Commission is that you have to disclose an additional amount of income tax before the Commission which is at least Rupees ten lakhs. This does not include the amount of interest chargeable on such tax. For cases involving Search and seizure assessment proceedings, the additional amount of income tax to be disclosed is at least Rupees fifty lakhs. You are also required to pay the entire amount of additional tax and interest before filling the Settlement application and attach the evidence of payment. - The Second essential condition is that you should not have made another settlement application, after 1st June 2007, which has been allowed to be proceeded with. - The Third essential condition is that no assessment order should have been passed by the concerned income tax authority for the assessment year for which you are approaching the Commission and the statutory time-limit for passing of assessment order for that year has not lapsed. An assessment order is considered to be passed on the date it is served on the Tax Payer. - There are other procedural requirements such as payment of prescribed fees and informing the concerned Assessing officer on the same date till the prescribed Form no.34 BA.

The First condition that you need to satisfy for approaching the settlement Commission is that you have to disclose an additional amount of income tax before the Commission which is at least Rupees ten lakhs. This does not include the amount of interest chargeable on such tax. For cases involving Search and seizure assessment proceedings, the additional amount of income tax to be disclosed is at least Rupees fifty lakhs. You are also required to pay the entire amount of additional tax and interest before filling the Settlement application and attach the evidence of payment. The Second essential condition is that you should not have made another settlement application, after 1st June 2007, which has been allowed to be proceeded with. The Third essential condition is that no assessment order should have been passed by the concerned income tax authority for the assessment year for which you are approaching the Commission and the statutory time-limit for passing of assessment order for that year has not lapsed. An assessment order is considered to be passed on the date it is served on the Tax Payer. There are other procedural requirements such as payment of prescribed fees and informing the concerned Assessing officer on the same date till the prescribed Form no.34 BA. Thanks