DRI Busts Rs. 2,500 Crore Areca Nut Import Scam Involving False Bangladesh Origin Claims

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CA, CS, CMA Vs Advocates: Delhi HC Asks BCI To Clarify Its Plea Restricting Non-Advocates From Appearing Before Authorities

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DRI Busts Rs. 2,500 Crore Areca Nut Import Scam Involving False Bangladesh Origin Claims

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has dismantled a major import syndicate allegedly involved...

Share Application Money Can’t Be Treated as Unexplained Cash Credit: ITAT

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Malaysian Country-of-Origin Certificates Can’t Be Rejected Without Specific Evidence: CESTAT

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GSTAT Outreach Programme Draws Strong Response in Jaipur; Tax Professionals Seek Extension of Appeal Filing Deadline

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Subsequent Supplier’s GST Registration Cancellation By Itself, Doesn’t Establish Fraudulent ITC Availment: Karnataka High Court

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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...

ICAI Removes CA from Register for 1 Year Following Delhi HC Order

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CCI Approves Acquisition Of Jaiprakash Associates By Vedanta 

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Subsequent Supplier’s GST Registration Cancellation By Itself, Doesn’t Establish Fraudulent ITC Availment: Karnataka High Court

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Fake GST ITC | 14 Months’ Custody Can’t Alone Override S. 45 PMLA Twin Conditions: Jharkhand HC 

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Bandwidth Services Provided Outside India Not Taxable As ‘Royalty’: Delhi High Court

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No Income Tax Payable On Tamil Nadu Advocates welfare Fund: ITAT

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Imparting Education Through Virtual Mode Or By Adoption Of New Technologies Qualifies Income Tax Exemption: Delhi High Court

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ALP On Account Of Corporate Guarantee At 0.50% On Guaranteed Amount Is Proper Commission: ITAT

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DRI Busts Rs. 2,500 Crore Areca Nut Import Scam Involving False Bangladesh Origin Claims

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has dismantled a major import syndicate allegedly involved in falsely declaring South-East Asian areca nuts as goods originating from Bangladesh to fraudulently claim concessional customs duty benefits under the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA).  The month-long intelligence-led operation...

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...

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...

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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