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Budget 2026 Eases ITR Filing Rush with New Deadlines
The Union Budget 2026 has introduced one of the most significant procedural reforms in India's income tax compliance framework by staggering the due dates...
Notification
CBIC Agrees to Complete Pending Promotions to Assistant Commissioner for Vacancy Years 2025–2027 Within Two Months
In a significant development for hundreds of officers awaiting promotion in the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), the Board has reportedly agreed to complete the long-pending Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) exercise for the vacancy years 2025, 2026 and 2027 within the...
Other Laws
Delhi Court Grants Bail to Head Chef in Flourish Stay Hotel Fire Case; Says Routine Kitchen Duties Alone Do Not Establish Criminal Negligence
Delhi Saket court has granted regular bail to Keshar Negi, the Head Chef arrested...
Other Laws
Supreme Court Upholds Stamp Duty on Anticipated Royalty, Rejects Mining Company’s Dead Rent Formula Plea
The Supreme Court has held that stamp duty on mining lease agreements must be...
Columns
Budget 2026 Eases ITR Filing Rush with New Deadlines
The Union Budget 2026 has introduced one of the most significant procedural reforms in...
Notification
CBDT Extends ITR Filing Deadline to August 31, 2026
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the due date for filing...
Supreme Court
Civil Disputes Can’t Be Given Criminal Colour: Supreme Court Quashes Cheating, Criminal Breach of Trust Case in Failed Real Estate Joint Development Deal
The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against two landowners accused of cheating and...
Direct Tax
Form 26AS Import Glitch Surfaces on ITR Due Date
After an otherwise smooth Income Tax Return (ITR) filing season, several taxpayers and tax...
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...
Case Compilation
JURISHOUR | TAX LAW DAILY BULLETIN : 31 JULY, 2026
Here’s the Tax Law Daily Bulletin for July 31, 2026.GSTWHY ARE PROMOTIONS TO ASSISTANT...
CCI | GST | Direct Tax
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
Ghaziabad DGGI | Court Extends Judicial Custody of 2 Accused Involved In GST Fake ITC Fraud of ₹31.57 Crore Till 7 August, 2026
A Meerut court has remanded two accused, Gautam Sharma and Sachin Deewan to judicial...
GST
10% GST Penalty Pre-Deposit Rule Not Applicable Where SCN Issued Before 1 October 2025: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the mandatory 10% pre-deposit for filing appeals...
GST
GST Appeal Delay Condoned After Portal Continued to Show Case as ‘Pending for Order’: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that where a taxpayer is prevented from filing...
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
Penalty for Abetment Can’t Survive After Main Customs Misdeclaration Case Fails: CESTAT
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that a penalty imposed on a person accused merely of abetting an alleged customs violation cannot survive once the principal allegations against the importer have been rejected. The bench of...
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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Notification
CBDT Grants Scientific Research Approval to Public Health Foundation of India Under Income-tax Act, 2025
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the approval of the Public...
Direct Tax
Income Tax Dept. Can’t Reject LTCL of One Co-Owner After Accepting Identical Claim of Another: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the...
Columns
Income Tax Act, 2025 Extends TCS Return Filing Deadlines, Replaces Form 27EQ with Form 143 from TY 2026-27
In a significant compliance overhaul, the Income Tax Act, 2025 has introduced major changes...
Indirect Taxes
Excise Duty | Power Consumption Alone Can’t Prove Clandestine Manufacture: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that electricity consumption by itself cannot constitute sufficient...
GST
Contractor Can’t Seek GST Reimbursement Through Writ When Contract Has Arbitration Clause: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that disputes relating to reimbursement of Goods and...
GST
GST Authorities’ Certification Not Mandatory for Reimbursement, But Tax Payment Must Be Proven: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that while contractors may be entitled to reimbursement...
GST
Proceedings Under Omitted R. 96(10) Can’t Survive Without Saving Clause: Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes GST Refund Recovery
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside orders directing recovery of GST refunds...
GST
S. 62 GST Best Judgment Assessment Can’t Survive Once Tax Payment Are Verified: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that assessment orders passed under Section 62...
Indirect Taxes
R. 6(3) Option Can’t Be Forced on Taxpayer; CESTAT Quashes Rs. 12.36 Crore CENVAT Credit Demand
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has held that...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Quashes ₹2.31 Crore Service Tax Demand on Legal Services
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New...
GST
ICAI Releases Revised Handbook on Finalisation of Accounts with GST Perspective [DOWNLOAD NOW]
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has released the revised edition of...
Direct Tax
Supreme Court Resolves Reassessment Jurisdiction Dispute: Clarifies Role of Jurisdictional and Faceless Assessing Officers Under Income Tax Law
The Supreme Court has settled the long-standing controversy over whether reassessment notices and orders...