Direct Tax
AO Can’t Reject DCF Share Valuation and Substitute NAV Method for Section 56(2)(viib) Addition: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that an Assessing Officer (AO) cannot discard a taxpayer's valuation of shares...
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 The new instructions superseded the earlier circular dated January 7, 2022, and established a...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
AO Can’t Reject DCF Share Valuation and Substitute NAV Method for Section 56(2)(viib) Addition: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that an...
Direct Tax
Marriage Gifts and Household Cash Retention Can’t Be Rejected on Mere Suspicion: ITAT Deletes Demonetisation Addition
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that cash...
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...
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...
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
ITAT Restores Dawoodi Bohra Jamat’s 12AB Registration Matter
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has set aside an...
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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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GST
Karnataka High Court Stays GST Proceedings Based on Audit Notices Issued After Audit Completion
The Karnataka High Court has granted interim protection to taxpayers in a batch of...
GST
GST Officer Gave Only 7 Days to Reply Instead of Mandatory 15 Days: Bombay HC Stays GST Refund Rejection
The Bombay High Court has granted ad-interim relief and stayed the operation of a...
Direct Tax
‘Dumb Document’ Alone Can’t Justify ₹2.36 Crore On-Money Addition: ITAT
The Hyderabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has dismissed the Revenue’s...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Remands Excise Demand as Retrospective Exemption on Free-Supplied Railway Rails Changes Legal Position
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
GST
Assessment Order Upload on GST Portal Is A Valid Service: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed an SLP filed against a Section 74 assessment order,...
Indirect Taxes
Classification of Interactive Display Systems as ADP Machines Under Customs Tariff Heading 8471: CESTAT
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Delay in Payment Under SVLDRS Due to COVID Doesn’t Revive Amnesty Benefit: CESTAT
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New...
GST
Affixation Of Notice Without Resorting To Other Modes Of Makes GST Demand Unsustainable: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that affixation of notice without resorting...
GST
GST Orders Quashed as Dept. Served Notice Only Through GST Portal After Cancellation of Registration: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed a GST adjudication order and the consequential appellate...
GST
GST Assessment Order Quashed for Lack of Assessing Officer’s Signature: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed a GST assessment order after finding that...
GST
Mere Non-Filing of Returns Can’t Justify a Cryptic GST Cancellation Order: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has quashed an order cancelling a taxpayer's GST registration after...
GST
How the GST Dept. Is Using Your Biometrics: Know New GST Registration Surveillance Framework
For years, GST authorities struggled with a major problem—fake GST registrations, bogus firms, fraudulent...