Indirect Taxes
Unauthenticated Foreign Customs Documents Can’t Establish Pakistani Origin of Imported Dry Dates: CESTAT
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that unauthenticated documents allegedly obtained from foreign customs authorities...
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ICAI Opens One-Time Window for CA Final Pass Candidates to Complete Virtual Adv. ITT & MCS, Enables Membership Eligibility
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Other Laws
Sameer Wankhede Case: Bombay High Court Raises Serious Questions Over NCB’s Reliance on Anonymous Complaints
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Indirect Taxes
Unauthenticated Foreign Customs Documents Can’t Establish Pakistani Origin of Imported Dry Dates: CESTAT
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Wrong Service Classification Alone Can’t Justify Extended Limitation Without Proof of Tax Evasion: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that mere classification of services under an incorrect...
Indirect Taxes
Delhi High Court Directs Customs to Decide Plea on Release of Bank Guarantees Within 1 Month After Decade-Long Delay in Provisional Assessment
The Delhi High Court has directed the Customs Department to consider and decide a...
Indirect Taxes
Delhi High Court Directs Revisional Authority to Decide Customs Revision Within One Month in Gold Jewellery Release Dispute
The Delhi High Court has directed the Customs Revisional Authority to decide a pending...
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...
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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
No Right To Representation Against Anti-Dumping Findings: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that constitutional courts cannot routinely direct authorities to...
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CCI
CCI’s Power To Examine Substance Of Amazon–Future Deal, But Quashes Directions And Penalties: Supreme Court
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ICAI Removes CA from Register for 1 Year Following Delhi HC Order
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CCI
CCI Approves Acquisition Of Jaiprakash Associates By Vedanta
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GST
Appeals in Transitional CENVAT Refund Cases Must Be Filed Before CESTAT: GSTAT
The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Thane Bench, has clarified that appeals...
GST
GST Appeal Filed Before Extended Deadline Can’t Be Rejected on Limitation Without Considering CBIC Relief Notification: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that an appeal filed within the extended timeline...
GST
Madras High Court Stays GST Demand After Finding Prima Facie Double Taxation in Ongoing Housing Project
The Madras High Court has granted interim relief to a real estate developer after...
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
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Indirect Taxes
Unauthenticated Foreign Customs Documents Can’t Establish Pakistani Origin of Imported Dry Dates: CESTAT
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that unauthenticated documents allegedly obtained from foreign customs authorities cannot, by themselves, establish misdeclaration of the country of origin of imported goods. The bench of S. S. Garg (Judicial Member)...
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
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Indirect Taxes
Mere Balance Sheet Discrepancies Insufficient To Deny CENVAT Credit Without Evidence of Clandestine Removal: CESTAT
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Columns
Single Form 141 to Replace Form 26QB: Change In Property TDS Compliance Framework
The Government has introduced a new unified reporting mechanism—Form 141—to replace the existing Form...
Indirect Taxes
Forfeiture of Hotel Booking Advances Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi Principal Bench, has held...
Indirect Taxes
Unjust Enrichment Applies Even If Tax Not Payable: CESTAT Rejects Service Tax Refund
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has dismissed the...
Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Not Leviable on Cost Sharing, Royalty and GAM Expenses: CESTAT Quashes Major Demands Against Expeditors International
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has set aside...
Direct Tax
Delay in Filing ITR Due to Probate of Will Is Bona Fide, No Penalty U/s 270A: ITAT
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Kolkata Bench has held that delay in filing an...
Direct Tax
Vague Seized Material Without “Live Link” Cannot Justify Reopening Under Section 148: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has quashed reassessment proceedings initiated under Section 148 of the...
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Is Police Bandobast for Paid Public Events Exempt from GST as a Sovereign Function or Taxable as a Service to Business Entities?
The question of GST applicability on police bandobast services arranged for private events has...
Direct Tax
Debatable Issue Can’t Be Disallowed U/s 143(1)(a): Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes EPF/ESI Addition
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the Income Tax Department cannot make disallowances...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Can’t Penalize Broker for MEIS Classification Dispute; Only DGFT Has Jurisdiction: Madras High Court
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has held that Customs officials cannot...
Indirect Taxes
DRI NDPS Case: Whether Procedural Lapses in Sampling & Search Can Invalidate Conviction? — Chhattisgarh High Court Says No
The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the conviction and 15-year rigorous imprisonment awarded to...
Columns
Rights of Business Owners During GST Search
GST search proceedings often create an atmosphere of anxiety and pressure for taxpayers.The presence...