GST
Whether S. 122(1) CGST Penalty Can Apply to Non-Taxable Persons? Delhi High Court Declines to Decide
The Delhi High Court has disposed of a batch of 12 writ petitions challenging penalties imposed on directors and managing directors in proceedings concerning...
Notification
Taxation and Other Laws Amendment Bill, 2026 Proposes Major Tax Reliefs for Foreign Funds, Diamonds and Electronics
The Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes a series of significant amendments to the Income-tax Act, 2025, the Finance Act, 2026 and the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. The measures are aimed at providing greater tax certainty, promoting fund-management activity in...
Other Laws
CA, CS, CMA Vs Advocates: Delhi HC Asks BCI To Clarify Its Plea Restricting Non-Advocates From Appearing Before Authorities
The Delhi High Court has sought further clarity in a long-running legal dispute concerning...
Other Laws
Court Directs CBI to File Reply to Rajesh Bothra’s Discharge Application against Alleged Fake Bills of Lading in Rotomac Bank Fraud Case
Court hearing the Rotomac Exim bank fraud case has directed the Central Bureau of...
GST
Whether S. 122(1) CGST Penalty Can Apply to Non-Taxable Persons? Delhi High Court Declines to Decide
The Delhi High Court has disposed of a batch of 12 writ petitions challenging...
Direct Tax
Bank Loan Upfront Fee Revenue Expenditure Even Where Loan Is Used for Capital Assets: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed the department’s appeal challenging the deletion of a...
Direct Tax
Can Commercial Vehicles Qualify for 50% Depreciation? Delhi ITAT Follows Consistent Precedent in Favour of Assessee
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has partly allowed an...
GST
Madras High Court Remits GST Demand for Fresh Adjudication After Taxpayer Claims It Was Unaware of SCN Following Business Closure
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has remitted a GST demand order...
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...
Direct Tax
Finance Act 2010 Can’t Create Fresh TDS Liability for Offshore Technical Services: Karnataka High Court Reads Down Retrospective Tax Amendment
The Karnataka High Court has allowed a batch of income-tax appeals and a connected...
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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
Whether S. 122(1) CGST Penalty Can Apply to Non-Taxable Persons? Delhi High Court Declines to Decide
The Delhi High Court has disposed of a batch of 12 writ petitions challenging...
GST
Madras High Court Remits GST Demand for Fresh Adjudication After Taxpayer Claims It Was Unaware of SCN Following Business Closure
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has remitted a GST demand order...
GST
Can Anticipatory Bail Be Sought Against Apprehended GST Arrest Without FIR? Karnataka HC Relies on Supreme Court Ruling
The Karnataka High Court has held that a person facing a genuine and reasonable...
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
Erection Services Were Not Liable To Service Tax Prior To 10 September 2004: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has held that erection services were not liable to service tax prior to 10 September 2004 and consequently set aside a service tax demand relating to erection work performed before that date. 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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Other Laws
Heavy Water Plant Employees Not Entitled to Gratuity Under Payment of Gratuity Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that employees of the Heavy Water Plant (HWP), Tuticorin,...
GST
Abhishek Banerjee Criticises GST Structure, Says Fresh Milk Exempted But 5% On Powdered Milk And So On..
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday launched a sharp critique of the Goods...
GST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman Clarifies: No GST on Milk, Education, Healthcare and Funeral Services
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday strongly countered allegations regarding the Goods and...
Other Laws
Raghav Chadha Calls for ‘Inflation Linked Salary Revision Act’ in Parliament, Cites 16% Decline in Real Wages
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Member of Parliament Raghav Chadha has called for the enactment...
Notification
Call for ‘CA Protection Act’ Raised in Rajya Sabha
In a significant intervention in the Rajya Sabha, senior advocate and Member of Parliament...
Indirect Taxes
Hyderabad Customs Seizes Foreign Cigarettes and Gutka Worth Rs. 8 Lakh
Hyderabad Customs officials have intercepted two passengers arriving from Dubai and seized a significant...
Indirect Taxes
Bengaluru Customs Seizes 1.7 Kg Charas Concealed in Candy Packets at Airport
In a narcotics interception at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru Customs officials seized 1.7 kilograms...
Notification
CA Prasanna Kumar D Becomes 74th President of ICAI
CA Prasanna Kumar D has been elected as the 74th President of ICAI, succeeding...
Columns
Should GST Be Imposed on Religious Books Like The Gita, Quran and Bible?
The question whether Goods and Services Tax (GST) should be imposed on religious books...
Indirect Taxes
Diversion of Duty-Free Raw Cashew Nuts Violates ‘Actual User’ Condition Under Advance Authorisation: Madras High Court
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ruled that diversion of duty-free...
Indirect Taxes
Excise Act | Cross-Objection Can’t Be Heard Before Admission of Main Appeal: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a cross-objection filed under Order 41 Rule...
GST
Assessee Can’t Plead Ignorance of GST Assessment Order After Participating in Proceedings: Madras HC Refuses to Condone 8 Months Delay
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has held that an assessee who...