Finance Act 2010 Can’t Create Fresh TDS Liability for Offshore Technical Services: Karnataka High Court Reads Down Retrospective Tax Amendment

The Karnataka High Court has allowed a batch of income-tax appeals and a connected writ petition concerning the taxability of payments made to non-resident...

Taxation and Other Laws Amendment Bill, 2026 Proposes Major Tax Reliefs for Foreign Funds, Diamonds and Electronics

The Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes a series of significant amendments to the Income-tax Act, 2025, the Finance Act, 2026 and the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. The measures are aimed at providing greater tax certainty, promoting fund-management activity in...

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...

Court Directs CBI to File Reply to Rajesh Bothra’s Discharge Application against Alleged Fake Bills of Lading in Rotomac Bank Fraud Case

Court hearing the Rotomac Exim bank fraud case has directed the Central Bureau of...

Erection Services Were Not Liable To Service Tax Prior To 10 September 2004: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has held...

AO Can’t Reject Recognised Valuation Method Merely Because It Was Not Yet Notified: Delhi High Court Upholds DCF Valuation of Shares

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an Income Tax Department appeal challenging the valuation...

Interest on Delayed Duty Drawback Runs From 1 Month After ‘Let Export Order’, Not Final Adjudication: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that interest on delayed payment of duty drawback...

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...

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...

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...

Can Commercial Vehicles Qualify for 50% Depreciation? Delhi ITAT Follows Consistent Precedent in Favour of Assessee

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has partly allowed an...

CCI | GST | Direct Tax

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...

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...

Markets Trade Flat Ahead of Union Budget 2026-27

Equity benchmark indices traded in a narrow range on Sunday morning as investors remained...

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 Approves Acquisition Of Jaiprakash Associates By Vedanta 

The Proposed Combination envisages acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) by Vedanta Limited (Acquirer)...

Madras High Court Remits GST Demand for Fresh Adjudication After Taxpayer Claims It Was Unaware of SCN Following Business Closure

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has remitted a GST demand order...

Can Anticipatory Bail Be Sought Against Apprehended GST Arrest Without FIR? Karnataka HC Relies on Supreme Court Ruling

The Karnataka High Court has held that a person facing a genuine and reasonable...

No Jurisdictional Bar U/s 6(2)(b) in Parallel CGST SGST Proceedings: Delhi High Court Refuses to Bypass GST Appeal Remedy

The Delhi High Court has declined to entertain a writ petition challenging a GST...

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’...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Erection Services Were Not Liable To Service Tax Prior To 10 September 2004: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has held that erection services were not liable to service tax prior to 10 September 2004 and consequently set aside a service tax demand relating to erection work performed before that date.  The...

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...

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...

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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A Cautionary Note on Blindly Relying on Writ Petitions in GST Matters – By CA Shaifaly Girdharwal

This Article “A Cautionary Note on Blindly Relying on Writ Petitions in GST Matters”...

Only 4 ITRs Processed Out of 20 Lakh Filed by  13 June 2025 

As of June 13, 2025, more than 20 lakh Income Tax Returns (ITRs) have...

Tax Evasion Leads To Arrest: Knowing Your Rights – By CA Ashu Dalmia

The article “Tax Evasion Leads To Arrest, Knowing The Law Leads To Your Rights” ...

Enhanced Inter-Operable Services Between E-Way Bill Portals Introduced: GSTN

The Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) has introduced enhanced inter-operable services between e-way...

IGST Credit on Imported Sample Drugs Not Allowed Under Section 16(1) of CGST Act: AAR

The Maharashtra Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR) has held that the Integrated Goods and...

Rs. 23.47 Crore GST Fraud: Meerut Court Remands Accused to Judicial Custody

The Meerut Court has remanded the person accused of Rs. 23.47 Crore GST Fraud...

CGST & C.Ex Raigad Commissionerate Hosts GST Conclave

As part of the pre-GST Day celebrations, the Central GST and Central Excise Commissionerate,...

18% GST On Shifting/Height raising of Transmission Towers/Lines: AAR

The Maharashtra Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that 18% GST is payable...

Absence Of DIN In Summons Issued By State Officers Doesn’t Invalidate Them: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that the absence of a Document Identification Number...

Cash Credit Account Not An Account Holder’s Property; Exempted From GST Attachment: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that a cash credit account is not an...

Allahabad HC Denies ITC, Imposes Penalty on Purchaser for Failing to Prove Actual Supply of Goods Beyond Tax Invoice

The Allahabad High Court has denied Input Tax Credit (ITC) and has imposed a...

States Can Levy Separate Taxes On DTH and cable TV Services: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of entertainment taxes imposed by state...