Direct Tax
Addition Based on Unverified Third-Party Digital Records Can’t Survive Scrutiny: ITAT
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted an addition of ₹27.75 lakh made under Section 69 of the Income...
Notification
DIGIT Data Entry Guidelines | CBIC Mandates Timely Reporting of Customs Offence Cases
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued instructions laying down comprehensive revised guidelines for the recording and management of customs offence cases in the DIGIT (Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence Information Technology) platform. The new instructions supersede all earlier directions on...
Other Laws
Supreme Court Declares Right to Walk and Access Footpaths a Fundamental Right; Enhances Compensation in Child Road Accident Case
The Supreme Court has declared that the right to walk is a fundamental right...
Other Laws
Supreme Court Upholds Municipal Corp. Commissioner’s Power to Dismiss Municipal Officers
The Supreme Court has held that the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation is the...
Direct Tax
Addition Based on Unverified Third-Party Digital Records Can’t Survive Scrutiny: ITAT
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted an addition...
GST
Retrospective Application of BNS Unconstitutional: Allahabad High Court Quashes FIR Against Panchayat Secretary For Non-Deposit Of TDS/GST
The Allahabad High Court has quashed a criminal case registered against a Gram Panchayat...
Indirect Taxes
Bombay High Court Issues Notice on Challenge to Customs Advance Ruling Alleged to be Non-Speaking Order
The Bombay High Court has issued notice to the Customs Authority for Advance Rulings...
Notification
JNCH Withdraws Consultative Letters Against 132 Importers, Accepts ‘Desi Chana’ Classification Under Tariff Item 0713 20 20
The Office of the Commissioner of Customs (Audit), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House (JNCH), Nhava...
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
Jio IPO: 10 Unique Features Every Investor Must Know Before Investing
The proposed IPO of Jio Platforms is shaping up to be one of the...
Money Hacks
Jewellery Stocks Rally as Govt. Cuts Gold, Silver Import Prices
Shares of jewellery companies witnessed a strong rally after the Centre reduced the base...
Direct Tax
Cash Deposits Can’t Be Taxed as Unexplained Money When Supported by Earlier Bank Withdrawals: ITAT
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted an addition...
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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
Retrospective Application of BNS Unconstitutional: Allahabad High Court Quashes FIR Against Panchayat Secretary For Non-Deposit Of TDS/GST
The Allahabad High Court has quashed a criminal case registered against a Gram Panchayat...
GST
Allahabad High Court Stays GST Detention Order; Directs Release of Vehicle and Goods on Deposit of Rs. 1.44 Lakh
The Allahabad High Court has granted interim relief to a taxpayer by staying the...
GST
Ghaziabad DGGI | ₹22.80 Crore Fake FSSAI Licence Scam: Meerut Court Sends Accused to Judicial Custody Under Health Security & National Security Cess Act...
A Special Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Meerut has remanded two accused - Ravi...
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
Bombay High Court Issues Notice on Challenge to Customs Advance Ruling Alleged to be Non-Speaking Order
The Bombay High Court has issued notice to the Customs Authority for Advance Rulings challenging an advance ruling order on the ground that it is a non-speaking and arbitrary order. A Division Bench comprising Justice Suman Shyam and Justice Advait M. Sethna heard the matter...
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
Notional Interest Cannot Be Taxed Without Actual Accrual; ITAT Directs LIBOR-Based Benchmarking for Foreign Currency Loans to AEs
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) while dealing with multiple...
Direct Tax
AO Can’t Disallow Intra-Group Service Expenses U/s 37 Once Transaction Is Covered Under APA: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled in favour...
Indirect Taxes
IGI Airport Customs Busts Rs. 48 Crore Hydroponic Weed Smuggling Racket, Two Thai Nationals Held
The Customs Officers at IGI Airport, New Delhi, intercepted two Thailand national passengers arriving...
Notification
GSTAT Introduces Fresh Rules for Appeals, Expands Virtual and Hybrid Hearings
The newly constituted Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has introduced a revised...
Indirect Taxes
DRI Seizes 60,000 Kg Smuggled Areca Nuts in Major Northeast Crackdown; 5 Arrested
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized nearly 60,000 kilograms of smuggled foreign-origin...
GST
Tamil Nadu SGST Modifies Adjudication Framework for LTU Taxpayers Inspected by Intelligence Wing
The Tamil Nadu State GST Department has issued Circular No. 04/2026 dated April 22,...
Columns
CJI Surya Kant Clarifies ‘Cockroach’ Remark, Says Comments Were Against Fake Degree Holders
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday issued a sharp clarification over his...
Indirect Taxes
DGFT Office Memorandum Can’t Retrospectively Invalidate Valid PSIC; No Misdeclaration in UAE Scrap Imports: CESTAT
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Service Receiver Can’t Bypass S. 11B Limitation: CESTAT
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Value Enhancement Can’t Become Final Merely Due to Importer’s Consent Letter: CESTAT
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Can’t Continue Seizure Indefinitely; Telangana HC Orders Conditional Release of Imported Goods Pending Adjudication
The Telangana High Court has directed conditional release of imported goods seized by Customs...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Can’t Continue Seizure of Imported Multifunction Devices Pending Adjudication; Telangana HC Orders Conditional Provisional Release
The Telangana High Court has directed Customs authorities to provisionally release seized imported second-hand...