GST
GST Evasion: Kerala SIT Can Now Summon Accounts, Bank Statements and Verify E-Way Bills
The Kerala government has constituted a five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) with wide-ranging powers to investigate suspected tax evasion, summon and scrutinise accounts and...
Notification
Centre Revises Central Excise Levies on Petrol, ATF and Diesel Exports; Petrol SAED and Diesel RIC Reduced to Nil
The Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, has issued a fresh set of Central Excise notifications revising the duty framework applicable to specified petroleum products cleared for export. The Government has modified the rates of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) and Road and Infrastructure Cess...
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...
GST
GST Evasion: Kerala SIT Can Now Summon Accounts, Bank Statements and Verify E-Way Bills
The Kerala government has constituted a five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) with wide-ranging powers...
Indirect Taxes
Construction of Flats Before July 2012 Not Taxable as Construction Service: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has partly allowed...
Indirect Taxes
Consultancy Services to US Client Not Intermediary Services: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi Principal Bench, has...
Indirect Taxes
Municipal Body’s Commercial Renting and Hoarding-Space Activities Taxable: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has...
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...
GST
18% GST Payable on Entire Hotel Booking Consideration: AAR
The Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that a hospitality company proposing to...
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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
GST Evasion: Kerala SIT Can Now Summon Accounts, Bank Statements and Verify E-Way Bills
The Kerala government has constituted a five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) with wide-ranging powers...
GST
18% GST Payable on Entire Hotel Booking Consideration: AAR
The Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that a hospitality company proposing to...
GST
Overlap Between SCGST and CGST Proceedings Must Be Examined in Appeal: Delhi High Court Declines to Quash Rs. 4.80 Crore GST Demand
The Delhi High Court has declined to exercise its writ jurisdiction to interfere with...
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
Construction of Flats Before July 2012 Not Taxable as Construction Service: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has partly allowed a builder’s appeal against a substantial service tax demand arising from construction of residential flats, holding that the demand under Construction of Complex Service (CCS)/Construction of Industrial Complex Service (CICS)...
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
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Rs. 11 Lakh GST Demand, Cites Improper Service of Show Cause Notice
The Delhi High Court has set aside a tax demand of ₹11,12,023 raised against...
GST
Delhi High Court Dismisses Tata Play’s Plea Against Rs. 10.4 Crore GST Demand
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Tata Play Ltd...
Columns
What Are Your Rights When GST Website Is Not Working?
The GST portal (www.gst.gov.in) serves as the digital hub for indirect tax compliance in...
Notification
Padma Shri Awardee and Former ICAI President T.N. Manoharan Passes Away
The accounting fraternity mourns the loss of one of its tallest leaders as Padma...
Other Laws
Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Justice Yashwant Varma’s Plea Against In-House Probe, Request for FIR
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its ruling on two crucial petitions linked to...
Other Laws
Supreme Court Scrutinizes Legality of In-House Probe Against Justice Yashwant Varma: Full Breakdown of July 30, 2025 Hearing
The Supreme Court of India, on July 30, 2025, conducted a significant hearing concerning...
Other Laws
Dimple Yadav Mosque Visit Row: Unpacking the Gendered Lens of Secular Politics in India
A mosque visit by Dimple Yadav sparks a political storm over religious customs, women's...
GST
KSCAA Urges FM Nirmala Sitharaman to Curb Misuse of Section 74 Notices for Small GST Disputes
The Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association (KSCAA) has urged Union Finance Minister and GST...
Direct Tax
Facility for Filing Updated Returns for AY 2021-22 & AY 2022-23 Now Available for ITR-1 & ITR-2
The Income Tax Department has announced that the facility for filing Updated Returns for...
Columns
Tax Laws in the Time of Jawaharlal Nehru (1947–1964): Laying the Foundation of India’s Fiscal Framework
When India attained independence in 1947, the newly formed government, under Prime Minister Jawaharlal...
Indirect Taxes
Stem Cell Banking Services Exempt from Service Tax: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the collection, processing, and storage of umbilical cord...
GST
Supreme Court Disposes Plea on GST Tracking Mechanism for Foreign Service Providers, Directs GST Council to Examine Representation
The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a long-pending Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed...