Direct Tax
Donation to Political Party Was Part of Accommodation Entry Scheme: ITAT Upholds Denial of S. 80GGC Deduction
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has upheld the disallowance of a ₹12 lakh deduction claimed under Section 80GGC by...
Notification
Rajasthan GST Dept. Introduces Risk-Based Selection and Faceless Return Scrutiny
The Rajasthan Commercial Taxes Department has issued a comprehensive circular laying down fresh guidelines for scrutiny of returns under Section 61 of the Rajasthan Goods and Services Tax (RGST) Act, 2017. The new instructions superseded the earlier circular dated January 7, 2022, and established a...
Other Laws
CSIR Promotion Dispute: Supreme Court Rejects Judicial Formula for Averaging Performance Scores
The Supreme Court has held that courts cannot substitute the assessment methodology adopted by...
Other Laws
POCSO Reporting Is Mandatory, Schools Can’t Conduct Their Own Inquiry: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that reporting under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences...
Direct Tax
Donation to Political Party Was Part of Accommodation Entry Scheme: ITAT Upholds Denial of S. 80GGC Deduction
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has upheld the disallowance...
Direct Tax
Post-Polio Disability Constitutes Sufficient Cause to Condon 607-Day Delay: ITAT Restores Agricultural Income Dispute to AO
The Rajkot Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has condoned a 607-day...
GST
Advocates Can’t Be Sued Under Consumer Protection Act for Deficiency in Legal Services: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the dismissal of...
GST
Validity of S. 69 of CGST Act Reaffirmed: Supreme Court Upholds Arrest Powers Of GST Officer
The Supreme Court has disposed of a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of...
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
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...
Money Hacks
Gold & Silver Prices Fluctuate; Check Latest Rates Before Buying
Individuals planning to purchase gold or silver may want to take note of the...
Direct Tax
Charitable Trust’s Income Tax Appeal Should Be Decided on Merits Instead of Technical Limitation: Bombay HC Condones 1,797-Day Delay
The Bombay High Court has held that a liberal and justice-oriented approach should be...
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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
Advocates Can’t Be Sued Under Consumer Protection Act for Deficiency in Legal Services: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the dismissal of...
GST
Validity of S. 69 of CGST Act Reaffirmed: Supreme Court Upholds Arrest Powers Of GST Officer
The Supreme Court has disposed of a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of...
GST
No GST Recovery Without Adjudication: Bombay High Court Stays Coercive Action Based on Tentative Tax Liability
The Bombay High Court has granted interim relief to the assessee by restraining the...
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
Limitation Issue Can’t Survive After Assessee Concedes CENVAT Demand: Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Excise Appeal
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed an appeal holding that once an assessee expressly concedes the demand of CENVAT credit before the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), it cannot subsequently seek adjudication on the issue of the extended period of limitation. The...
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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Direct Tax
US SEC Whistleblower Reward Taxable in India: ITAT Holds Rs. 8.16 Crore Receipt Is Income, Not Capital Receipt
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that a...
Direct Tax
Delay Condoned! ITAT Interferes With NFAC Order Upholding Rs. 9.59 Crore Addition Based on Entire Bank Credits
The Chennai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) while condoning the delay...
GST
Madras High Court Examines DGGI’s Authority to Issue GST Penalty Orders Under Section 122, Adds DGGI as Party
The Madras High Court has taken up a batch of writ petitions challenging GST...
GST
Madras High Court Upholds GST Proceedings Against Real Estate Developer Over Rs. 92.29 Crore Blocked ITC Claim
The Madras High Court has upheld GST proceedings initiated refusing to interfere with an...
Direct Tax
Coaching Institute’s Faculty Payments Are Professional Fees: ITAT Quashes TDS Default
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Cochin Bench, has held that payments made by...
Company & PMLA
Money Laundering Prosecution Can’t Survive Without Scheduled Offence: Delhi Court
The Special Court (PMLA), Rouse Avenue Courts, New Delhi, has delivered its judgment in...
Direct Tax
CIT(A) Can’t Tax New Source of Income Through Enhancement After Deleting Reason for Reassessment: ITAT
The Chandigarh Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the...
Direct Tax
AO Can’t Go Beyond Limited Scrutiny or Ignore Revised Return: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has quashed an assessment...
GST
Gujarat High Court Refuses to Interfere with GST Penalty on Partners Accused of Fake Invoice, Hawala Network; Directs Appeal U/s 107
The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by two partners of...
GST
Challenge to Unsigned Section 73 Order By Filing GST Appeal: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has granted liberty to a taxpayer to pursue the statutory...
GST
GST Recovery Stayed: AP HC Directs Fresh Verification on Interest, Penalty for Unutilised ITC
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has stayed coercive recovery of interest and penalty arising...
GST
GST Demand on RWA Stayed: Allahabad High Court Questions Taxability of Electricity Distribution to Flat Owners
The Allahabad High Court has stayed the operation of a GST assessment order and...