Indirect Taxes
Proforma Invoice Valid for Availing CENVAT Credit if Service Tax Is Paid: CESTAT
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that CENVAT credit cannot be denied merely because it...
Notification
ICAI Opens One-Time Window for CA Final Pass Candidates to Complete Virtual Adv. ITT & MCS, Enables Membership Eligibility
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced a one-time opportunity for eligible CA Final pass candidates to complete the mandatory Advanced Information Technology Training (Adv. ITT) and Management & Communication Skills (MCS) Course through virtual mode, enabling them to apply for...
Other Laws
Sameer Wankhede Case: Bombay High Court Raises Serious Questions Over NCB’s Reliance on Anonymous Complaints
The Bombay High Court has raised serious concerns over the Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB)...
Other Laws
Delhi Court Grants Bail to Head Chef in Flourish Stay Hotel Fire Case; Says Routine Kitchen Duties Alone Do Not Establish Criminal Negligence
Delhi Saket court has granted regular bail to Keshar Negi, the Head Chef arrested...
Indirect Taxes
Proforma Invoice Valid for Availing CENVAT Credit if Service Tax Is Paid: CESTAT
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Direct Tax
Tax Demand Can’t Be Raised Through Computation Sheet When Assessment Accepts Returned Income Without Additions: ITAT
The Bengaluru Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the...
GST
Whether Banks Can Simultaneously Avail ITC U/s 17(2) and 17(4)? Madras High Court Stays GST Adjudication Against City Union Bank
The Madras High Court has restrained the GST authorities from passing adjudication orders against...
GST
Supreme Court Stays GST SCN Over Parallel Proceedings During Pending Statutory Appeal
The Supreme Court has stayed further proceedings arising from a Goods and Services Tax...
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
Import Duty Payable on Actual Reduced Price Despite Higher Price at Time of Import: CESTAT
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
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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
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CCI
Bomb Threat In Tis Hazari and Saket Court In Delhi
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CCI
CCI Approves Acquisition Of Jaiprakash Associates By Vedanta
The Proposed Combination envisages acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) by Vedanta Limited (Acquirer)...
GST
Driver’s Statement on Plain Paper Has ‘Very Little Evidentiary Value’: Allahabad High Court Quashes GST Penalty Order
The Allahabad High Court has set aside an appellate order upholding a penalty under...
GST
Whether Banks Can Simultaneously Avail ITC U/s 17(2) and 17(4)? Madras High Court Stays GST Adjudication Against City Union Bank
The Madras High Court has restrained the GST authorities from passing adjudication orders against...
GST
Supreme Court Stays GST SCN Over Parallel Proceedings During Pending Statutory Appeal
The Supreme Court has stayed further proceedings arising from a Goods and Services Tax...
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...
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Indirect Taxes
Proforma Invoice Valid for Availing CENVAT Credit if Service Tax Is Paid: CESTAT
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that CENVAT credit cannot be denied merely because it was availed on the basis of a proforma invoice when the service tax had been duly paid by the service...
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
Delayed FIR Weakens Prosecution at Bail Stage, Bombay Court Grants Bail in Rs. 1.25 Crore Jewellery Dispute
A Special Court in Mumbai has granted bail to a jeweller accused of criminal...
Indirect Taxes
Services Used for Setting Up Factory Continue to Qualify as ‘Input Services’: CESTAT
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Can’t Enhance Import Value Solely on NIDB Data Without Proof of Comparable Imports: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
GST
Bona Fide Mistakes Shouldn’t Defeat Substantive Tax Rights: Karnataka High Court Allows Correction of GST DRC-03 Filing Error
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that a bona fide error in Form GST...
Indirect Taxes
Procedural Delay Should Not Defeat Scheme Benefits: CESTAT Directs Manual Processing of SVLDRS Discharge Certificate
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Dept. Can’t Levy Both Service Tax and Central Excise on Same Job Work: CESTAT
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Refund Can’t Be Credited to Consumer Welfare Fund Merely Because CENVAT Reversal Was Booked as Expense: CESTAT
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New...
Indirect Taxes
Refund of Tax Paid Under Mistake of Law Not Time-Barred, But Builder Can’t Claim Refund After Passing Burden to Buyers: CESTAT
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New...
Indirect Taxes
Transit Pass Alone Not Enough to Escape KVAT Penalty: Karnataka High Court Upholds Action Where Evidence Suggests Tax Evasion
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the mere issuance and surrender of a...
Columns
Beneficiary of Service Can Be Treated as ‘Recipient’ Under GST Even Without Paying Consideration: Dept. Tells Gujarat High Court
The interpretation of the term "recipient" under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework...
Direct Tax
ITAT Can’t Recall Final Order U/s 254(2) by Re-hearing Case on Merits: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has reaffirmed the limited scope of the Income Tax Appellate...
Indirect Taxes
Suo Motu Proceedings Must Conclude Within 5 Years, Mere Delay in Final Order Not Fatal: Karnataka High Court Clarifies KVAT Revision Limitation
The Karnataka High Court has delivered a significant ruling on the scope and limitation...