Indirect Taxes
LC Charges Recovered in High Seas Sale Can’t Be Taxed as Banking Service: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has held that Letter of Credit (LC) charges recovered by a...
Notification
CBDT Approves Sir Ganga Ram Trust Society for Scientific Research Under New Income-Tax Law
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has approved Sir Ganga Ram Trust Society, Delhi, for carrying out scientific research under the category of a university, college or other institution under the newly enacted Income-tax Act, 2025 and the Income-tax Rules, 2026.The notification has...
Other Laws
Delhi Court Acquits Former WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in Women Wrestlers’ Sexual Harassment Case
Delhi court has acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and former BJP...
Other Laws
Adarsh Credit Scam: High Court Appoints Ex-CJI Sanjiv Khanna-Led Committee to Fast-Track Liquidation, Investor Refunds
In a significant move aimed at expediting relief for nearly 20 lakh investors allegedly...
Indirect Taxes
LC Charges Recovered in High Seas Sale Can’t Be Taxed as Banking Service: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Manufacturing Activity, Reimbursable Expenses and Out-of-Limitation Appropriation
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi Principal Bench, has...
Case Compilation
JURISHOUR | TAX LAW DAILY BULLETIN : 11 AUGUST, 2026
Here’s the Tax Law Daily Bulletin for August 11, 2026.GSTGST APPEAL CAN’T BE TREATED...
Supreme Court
Dying Declarations Suspicious and Prosecution Evidence Insufficient: Supreme Court Acquits Man in Wife’s Burn Death Case
The Supreme Court has acquitted a man who had been convicted and sentenced to...
Live Updates
GSTAT Outreach Programme Draws Strong Response in Jaipur; Tax Professionals Seek Extension of Appeal Filing Deadline
The Jaipur Tax Bar Association (JTBA), in collaboration with the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Jaipur Bench, successfully organized a GSTAT Outreach...
Money Hacks
How to Save Money on LPG Cylinder Booking: Best Apps, Cashback Offers In 2026
With domestic LPG cylinder prices continuing to strain household budgets, consumers are increasingly looking...
Money Hacks
Rupee Likely to Stay Weak Against U.S. Dollar Despite RBI Measures Expected to Attract $50 Billion in Inflows
Despite a series of measures announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to...
Indirect Taxes
Small-Service Provider Exemption Can’t Be Denied Without Evidence of Preceding-Year Turnover: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi has set aside...
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CCI
CCI’s Power To Examine Substance Of Amazon–Future Deal, But Quashes Directions And Penalties: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court in the long-running dispute arising out of Amazon’s investment in Future...
CCI
ICAI Removes CA from Register for 1 Year Following Delhi HC Order
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has formally removed a Chartered Accountant...
CCI
Markets Trade Flat Ahead of Union Budget 2026-27
Equity benchmark indices traded in a narrow range on Sunday morning as investors remained...
CCI
Bomb Threat In Tis Hazari and Saket Court In Delhi
Multiple district court complexes in Delhi were placed on high alert Tuesday morning following...
CCI
CCI Approves Acquisition Of Jaiprakash Associates By Vedanta
The Proposed Combination envisages acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) by Vedanta Limited (Acquirer)...
GST
GST Amnesty Waiver Covers Self-Assessed Tax: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that taxpayers cannot be denied waiver of interest...
GST
Can GST Dept. Reject Taxpayer’s Inverted-Duty Refund Claim Without Properly Considering Supporting Documents? No Says Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court has set aside a GST refund rejection order denying a...
GST
GST Registration Restoration Allowed After Taxpayer Clears Pending Returns and Dues: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that a taxpayer whose GST registration was cancelled...
Direct Tax
Whether ‘Royalty’ Is A ‘Tax’; Supreme Court Directs The Matter To Be Before Appropriate Bench
The Supreme Court has presided over the controversy of whether ‘Royalty’ Is A ‘Tax’...
Direct Tax
Bandwidth Services Provided Outside India Not Taxable As ‘Royalty’: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court ruled that the bandwidth services provided outside India are not...
Direct Tax
No Income Tax Payable On Tamil Nadu Advocates welfare Fund: ITAT
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Chennai, ruled that no income tax payable on Tamil...
Direct Tax
Imparting Education Through Virtual Mode Or By Adoption Of New Technologies Qualifies Income Tax Exemption: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court ruled that imparting education through virtual mode or by adoption...
Direct Tax
Relief To Axis Bank: Discount On ESOPs Is Allowable As Deduction: ITAT
In a major relief to Axis Bank, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Ahmedabad...
Direct Tax
ALP On Account Of Corporate Guarantee At 0.50% On Guaranteed Amount Is Proper Commission: ITAT
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Hyderabad Bench direct the Assessing Officer/learned TPO to...
News Updates
Indirect Taxes
LC Charges Recovered in High Seas Sale Can’t Be Taxed as Banking Service: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has held that Letter of Credit (LC) charges recovered by a trading company from domestic buyers in connection with High Seas Sale (HSS) transactions cannot be subjected to service tax under...
International Taxation
U.S. Court Clarifies “Processing Operation”: Marketability Transformation Test Shows MOOWR ‘Other Operations’ Not Limited to Manufacturers
The Arizona Supreme Court has held that machinery used in an industrial healthcare textile...
International Taxation
Yacht Not Liable to Duty on Return After Foreign Cruising: U.S. Customs Authority
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) clarified that a duty-paid yacht taken abroad...
Live Updates
GSTAT Outreach Programme Draws Strong Response in Jaipur; Tax Professionals Seek Extension of Appeal Filing Deadline
The Jaipur Tax Bar Association (JTBA), in collaboration with the Goods and Services Tax...
Live Updates
JurisHour Exclusive Live Coverage Of Budget for FY 2026–27
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at Kartavya Bhawan at the Finance Ministry on Saturday,...
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Indirect Taxes
No Service Tax Under Works Contract If Tax Paid on Service Portion After Availing Notification 12/2003-ST: CESTAT
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Payable on Secondment of Employees Under Manpower Supply: CESTAT
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Gold Chains in Running Length Classifiable as Jewellery, Not Semi-Manufactured Gold: CESTAT Quashes Rs. 15 Lakh Penalty
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) while...
Indirect Taxes
Demand on Common Input Service Credit Unsustainable Where Trading Treated as Exempt Service Retrospectively: CESTAT
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Service Tax on Campus Placements: CESTAT Rules Recruitment Fee Taxable, Participation Fee Not Taxable in IIM Bangalore Case
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Suppression Evident Once Confiscation Upheld: CESTAT Restores Penalty for Mis-Declaration of Imported Medical Devices
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi Bench has restored the...
Indirect Taxes
Profit Loading Not Justified Where Related Party Price Includes Costs + Margin: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi Principal Bench, has...
Columns
How Salaried Employees’ Can Plan Around the New Income Tax Framework 2025–26?
With the rollout of the Income-tax Act, 2025 along with the Income-tax Rules, 2026,...
GST
Gujarat High Court Reserves Verdict on Constitutional Validity of S. 16(2)(c) of CGST Act; Petitioners Challenge Burden on Bona Fide Buyers
The Gujarat High Court bench of Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice Pranav Trivedi has...
Columns
Monetary Limits for Departmental Appeals Before GSTAT
The government has formally fixed monetary thresholds for departmental appeals, providing that tax authorities...
Direct Tax
Jurisdictional Defect Can’t Be Overlooked in Reassessment Proceedings: Calcutta High Court Condones 430-Day Delay
The Calcutta High Court has condoned the delay of 430 days and held that...
Indirect Taxes
Pre-2022 Iron Ore Exports Must Be Assessed on WMT Basis, Not DMT: Orissa HC Quashes Customs Demand
The Orissa High Court has ruled that export duty on iron ore fines for...