Direct Tax
Share Application Money Can’t Be Treated as Unexplained Cash Credit: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that share application money cannot be treated as unexplained cash credit where...
Notification
CBIC Cadre Management Under Scrutiny: Why Officers from 1997 to 2008 Batches Are Now in Commissioner Grade?
A striking feature of the current cadre structure of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has drawn attention within the indirect-tax administration: officers belonging to batches ranging from 1997 to 2008 of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) are...
Other Laws
Appellate Court Can’t Remand Criminal Appeal Merely for Re-Appreciation of Evidence; Must Decide Appeal on Merits: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that an appellate court cannot remand a criminal...
Other Laws
CA, CS, CMA Vs Advocates: Delhi HC Asks BCI To Clarify Its Plea Restricting Non-Advocates From Appearing Before Authorities
The Delhi High Court has sought further clarity in a long-running legal dispute concerning...
Direct Tax
Share Application Money Can’t Be Treated as Unexplained Cash Credit: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that share...
Indirect Taxes
Malaysian Country-of-Origin Certificates Can’t Be Rejected Without Specific Evidence: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has set...
Indirect Taxes
Rs. 30.71 Crore Returned Plot Sale Receipts Not Taxable: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Bench, has partly allowed...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Demand Can’t Rest Solely on Earlier Investigation Without Independent Enquiry: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has set...
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
Pre-Installed Microsoft Software Licence Not Taxable as IPR Service Before 16 May 2008: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Bench, has set aside...
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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
S. 129 Penalty Can’t Be Imposed on Stock Transfer Without E-Way Bill: GSTAT
The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Thiruvananthapuram Bench, has held that penalty...
GST
S. 129(3) Seven-Day Deadline Mandatory, GSTAT Quashes GST Penalty Passed After 47 Days
The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Thiruvananthapuram Bench, has held that the...
GST
OIDAR Service Appeals Must Be Heard by Principal Bench, Transfers Rs. 1.36 Lakh IGST Dispute to Delhi: GSTAT
The GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Delhi State Bench, has held that appeals involving Online...
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
Malaysian Country-of-Origin Certificates Can’t Be Rejected Without Specific Evidence: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has set aside a substantial customs duty demand after finding that the Revenue could not establish that the Country of Origin Certificates (COOs) submitted for Malaysian imports were inauthentic. The bench of P....
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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Selling Property or Shares? Here’s How You Can Save Tax Under New Capital Gains Exemption Rules
The Income Tax Department has released an updated reference guide outlining the various capital...
Columns
Defenders of the Nation: Remembering India’s Martyrs on the 79th Independence Day
August 15, 2025 is more than a date on the calendar—it is the 79th...
GST
PM Modi Unveils 3-Pillar GST Reform Blueprint on 79th Independence Day
On the occasion of the 79th Independence Day, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi reiterated...
Notification
Excel Utility for ITR-6 for AY 2025–26 Now Live on Income Tax Portal
The Income Tax Department has announced that the Excel Utility for ITR-6 for the...
Columns
CBDT, CBIC Struggle With Over One-Third Vacancies Amid Major Tax Reforms
Even as the government pushes ahead with sweeping reforms in income tax legislation and...
Notification
From PAN-Aadhaar Link to E-Verification—ICAI’s New ITR Checklist Covers It All
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has unveiled its latest publication, Checklist...
Notification
Facility For Filing Updated Returns For AY 2021-22 And AY 2022-23 For ITR-3 & ITR-4 Is Now Available
In a significant update for taxpayers, the Income Tax Department has announced that the...
GST
GST Act Bars Second Provisional Attachment After One-Year Limit: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the GST Act bars second provisional attachment after...
Other Laws
Bombay High Court Orders Renewal and Handover of Passport to Dubai-Based Indian Businessman Amid EOW Probe
In a significant ruling reinforcing constitutional rights over arbitrary administrative actions, the Bombay High...
Notification
SBI to Levy Charges on High-Value Online IMPS Transfers from August 15
The State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, has announced a revision...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Brokers Not Liable for Continuous Monitoring of Clients Once Official Verification Is Done: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Principal Bench, New Delhi, has...
Other Laws
B.Sc. Nursing Counseling for 2025-26 Put on Hold by Rajasthan High Court Pending NOC Clearance
The Rajasthan High Court has stayed the ongoing counseling process for admissions to the...