Indirect Taxes
No Separate Service Tax on Credit-Card Interchange Fee Where Tax Is Already Paid on Entire MDR: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai Regional Bench, has set aside service-tax demands concerning interchange fees earned from credit-card transactions,...
Notification
Income Tax Dept. Launches Nationwide Verification of Suspicious Foreign Remittances
The Income Tax Department has launched a nationwide verification exercise into suspicious foreign remittances after its data analysis and ground intelligence identified several entities that allegedly remitted substantial amounts of foreign exchange abroad despite having limited or apparently inconsistent financial profiles.The exercise, announced by...
Other Laws
Supreme Court Imposes Rs. 10 Lakh Costs On Reliance Industries
The Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court’s approach and imposed costs of ₹10...
Other Laws
Karnataka HC Records ASG Assurance That CISF Will Furnish Complete CCTV Footage to Ranya Rao in Gold Smuggling Case
The Karnataka High Court has recorded an assurance from Additional Solicitor General Arvind Kamath...
Indirect Taxes
No Separate Service Tax on Credit-Card Interchange Fee Where Tax Is Already Paid on Entire MDR: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai Regional Bench, has set...
Direct Tax
TDS Credit Can’t Be Denied Merely Because Deductor Failed to Deposit Tax; Form 16 Not Mandatory Proof: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that TDS credit can’t be denied merely because...
Indirect Taxes
Delhi High Court Declines to Examine Customs Record Interpolation Plea, Directs Petitioner to Avail CESTAT Remedy
The Delhi High Court has declined to exercise its writ jurisdiction over a challenge...
Indirect Taxes
DRI Officer Lacked Jurisdiction to Issue SCN: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Customs Proceedings
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an entire customs adjudication proceeding after...
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
Delhi High Court Refuses to Waive EPCG Average Export Obligation, Directs Exporter to Pursue DGFT Review
The Delhi High Court has declined to grant immediate relief to an exporter seeking...
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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
Disputed GST Fraud Allegations Require Investigation: Punjab and Haryana High Court Makes Interim Bail Absolute in Alleged Fraud and GST Fraud Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made absolute the interim anticipatory bail granted...
GST
GSTAT Admits Dispute Over Interest on Delayed Refund, Examines Whether 60-Day Period Runs From Original Refund Application
The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Division Bench, Court No. II, has...
GST
Supreme Court Issues Notice on Retrospective GST Penalty Challenge; Stays Coercive Action
The Supreme Court has issued notice in a significant Goods and Services Tax (GST)...
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
No Separate Service Tax on Credit-Card Interchange Fee Where Tax Is Already Paid on Entire MDR: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai Regional Bench, has set aside service-tax demands concerning interchange fees earned from credit-card transactions, holding that no separate service tax could be demanded on the interchange fee when service tax had already been discharged...
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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Money Hacks
65% of Indian Homebuyers Pay in CASH – Fueling Builder Corruption
More than 65 percent of Indian homebuyers have admitted to paying a part of...
Columns
Govt. Panel Working on Overhaul of SEZ Policy Amid Export Hit from US Tariffs
A high-level government panel comprising officials from the Commerce and Industry Ministry, NITI Aayog,...
GST
DGGI Bhubaneswar Arrests Maharashtra Man Arrested for Rs. 325-Crore GST Fraud
The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Bhubaneswar Zonal Unit, has arrested a Maharashtra...
Columns
Finance Bill 2026 to Introduce Major GST Reforms
The Union Government is set to unveil a series of landmark amendments to the...
GST
GST | Negative Blocking Under R. 86A Is Not Permissible: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the negative blocking under Rule...
GST
GST Registration Doesn’t Substitute For Mandatory Licensing Requirement: J&K And Ladakh High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that GST Registration does...
Indirect Taxes
Exporter Entitled To Duty Drawback Once Goods Are Exported Outside India Irrespective Of The Fact That It Reached The Destination Or Not: CESTAT
The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held...
GST
Company’s Bank Account Can’t Be Frozen Citing Voluntary GST Registration Cancellation: Rajasthan HC
The Rajasthan High Court has held that the company’s bank account cannot be frozen...
GST
ECrL Blocking Communicated via SMS Without Reasons, Pre-Decisional Hearing Quashed: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has quashed the blocking of electronic credit ledger (ECrL) which...
Indirect Taxes
DRI’s Failure To Properly Seal The CPU Rendered Electronic Evidence Unreliable: CESTAT
The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Wrongly Denied AIFTA Exemption on Tin Ingot Imports To Vikas Ecotech: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has...
Indirect Taxes
Customs’ Pre-Printed SCN Waiver Contrary to Law: Delhi HC Orders Unconditional Release of Seized Gold Bangles to Nepalese Passenger
The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of absolute confiscation passed by...