Indirect Taxes
Transit Pass Alone Not Enough to Escape KVAT Penalty: Karnataka High Court Upholds Action Where Evidence Suggests Tax Evasion
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the mere issuance and surrender of a transit pass under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act (KVAT...
Notification
MCA to Replace Email IDs with PAN-Based User IDs on Portal
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) is expected to introduce a major change to its online portal by replacing email ID-based user IDs with Permanent Account Number (PAN)-based user IDs.According to internal information available, the MCA is preparing to migrate its user authentication framework...
Other Laws
Parliament Alone Can Amend Law: Delhi High Court Refuses to Stay Committee Report on Raising Pecuniary Jurisdiction
The Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim relief to the Delhi High...
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CSIR Promotion Dispute: Supreme Court Rejects Judicial Formula for Averaging Performance Scores
The Supreme Court has held that courts cannot substitute the assessment methodology adopted by...
Indirect Taxes
Transit Pass Alone Not Enough to Escape KVAT Penalty: Karnataka High Court Upholds Action Where Evidence Suggests Tax Evasion
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the mere issuance and surrender of a...
Columns
Beneficiary of Service Can Be Treated as ‘Recipient’ Under GST Even Without Paying Consideration: Dept. Tells Gujarat High Court
The interpretation of the term "recipient" under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework...
Direct Tax
Assessment Proceedings Abate if Order Giving Effect Is Not Passed Within Limitation U/s 153: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that where the Income Tax Department fails to...
Direct Tax
Reassessment Can’t Extend Limitation for Unrelated Issues: ITAT
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has quashed a revision...
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
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...
Money Hacks
Gold & Silver Prices Fluctuate; Check Latest Rates Before Buying
Individuals planning to purchase gold or silver may want to take note of the...
Direct Tax
ITAT Can’t Recall Final Order U/s 254(2) by Re-hearing Case on Merits: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has reaffirmed the limited scope of the Income Tax Appellate...
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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)...
Columns
Beneficiary of Service Can Be Treated as ‘Recipient’ Under GST Even Without Paying Consideration: Dept. Tells Gujarat High Court
The interpretation of the term "recipient" under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework...
GST
Orissa High Court Quashes GST Appellate Order After DRC-07 Error Wrongly Treated Interest as Tax
The Orissa High Court has set aside an appellate order passed under the Goods...
GST
Human Error in E-Way Bill Can’t Trigger GST Detention Penalty U/s 129: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that a mere human or typographical error in...
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...
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Indirect Taxes
Transit Pass Alone Not Enough to Escape KVAT Penalty: Karnataka High Court Upholds Action Where Evidence Suggests Tax Evasion
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the mere issuance and surrender of a transit pass under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act (KVAT Act) does not provide immunity from penalty proceedings if surrounding circumstances indicate an attempt to evade tax. Dismissing a sales tax...
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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Indirect Taxes
Transit Pass Alone Not Enough to Escape KVAT Penalty: Karnataka High Court Upholds Action Where Evidence Suggests Tax Evasion
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the mere issuance and surrender of a...
Columns
Beneficiary of Service Can Be Treated as ‘Recipient’ Under GST Even Without Paying Consideration: Dept. Tells Gujarat High Court
The interpretation of the term "recipient" under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework...
Direct Tax
ITAT Can’t Recall Final Order U/s 254(2) by Re-hearing Case on Merits: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has reaffirmed the limited scope of the Income Tax Appellate...
Indirect Taxes
Suo Motu Proceedings Must Conclude Within 5 Years, Mere Delay in Final Order Not Fatal: Karnataka High Court Clarifies KVAT Revision Limitation
The Karnataka High Court has delivered a significant ruling on the scope and limitation...
Direct Tax
Assessment Proceedings Abate if Order Giving Effect Is Not Passed Within Limitation U/s 153: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that where the Income Tax Department fails to...
Direct Tax
Reassessment Can’t Extend Limitation for Unrelated Issues: ITAT
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has quashed a revision...
GST
Orissa High Court Quashes GST Appellate Order After DRC-07 Error Wrongly Treated Interest as Tax
The Orissa High Court has set aside an appellate order passed under the Goods...
GST
Human Error in E-Way Bill Can’t Trigger GST Detention Penalty U/s 129: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that a mere human or typographical error in...
GST
Whether Airline Can Be Saddled with IGST Liability Without Being ‘Recipient’ of CRS Services? Bombay HC Grants Interim Relief
The Bombay High Court has agreed to examine a significant Goods and Services Tax...
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CBI Wildlife Trafficking Case: Mumbai Court Grants Bail Citing Lack of Specific Possession Allegations
The Court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, 3rd Court, Esplanade, Mumbai, has granted...
Indirect Taxes
Parliamentary Panel Urged to Fill 1,588 Vacant Assistant/Deputy Commissioner Posts in CBIC; SC/ST Association Flags Delay in Reservation Implementation
The All India Income Tax SC/ST Employees Welfare Federation (ITSEWA) has urged the Parliamentary...
Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Demand Quashed as Dept. Fails to Prove Service of SCN: CESTAT
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...