GST
Parallel Investigation By CGST & SGST Dept. Challenge Fails: Karnataka HC Upholds DGGI Criminal Proceedings
The Karnataka High Court has rejected a challenge to criminal proceedings initiated by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), holding that allegations of...
Notification
Thailand Customs Deploys AI, K-9 Units and Advanced Screening to Crack Down on Drug Trafficking Through Airports and Cargo Networks
Thailand Customs has launched a major overhaul of its outbound customs and security screening framework, introducing artificial intelligence (AI), advanced X-ray technology, K-9 detection units and intelligence-based risk assessment systems to combat the growing threat of transnational drug trafficking through the country's transportation and...
Other Laws
Commercial Tax Dept’s Statutory First Charge Prevails Over Secured Creditor’s SARFAESI Claim: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that the statutory first charge created in favour...
Other Laws
Mere Attestation of Will Doesn’t Prove Its Validity if Suspicious Circumstances Exist: Supreme Court Restores Widow’s Property Rights
The Supreme Court has reiterated that merely proving the formal execution of a Will...
GST
Parallel Investigation By CGST & SGST Dept. Challenge Fails: Karnataka HC Upholds DGGI Criminal Proceedings
The Karnataka High Court has rejected a challenge to criminal proceedings initiated by the...
Direct Tax
851-Day Delay No Bar to Justice: Madras HC Quashes ITAT Order Rejecting Tax Appeal
The Madras High Court has set aside an order of the Income Tax Appellate...
Notification
Customs Refunds Without Prior Bill of Entry Re-Assessment to Be Treated as Incomplete: JNCH
The Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House (JNCH) has reiterated that re-assessment of the Bill of...
Indirect Taxes
Uncorroborated Statements, Denial of Cross-Examination Can’t Sustain Customs Action: CESTAT Quashes Gold Jewellery Confiscation
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Bench, has set aside...
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...
GST
GST ITC Can’t Be Denied If Returns Meet S. 16(5) Deadline: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that the Input Tax Credit (GST ITC) cannot...
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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
Parallel Investigation By CGST & SGST Dept. Challenge Fails: Karnataka HC Upholds DGGI Criminal Proceedings
The Karnataka High Court has rejected a challenge to criminal proceedings initiated by the...
GST
GST ITC Can’t Be Denied If Returns Meet S. 16(5) Deadline: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that the Input Tax Credit (GST ITC) cannot...
GST
Can GSTAT Condone Delay Beyond S. 107(4) Time Limit? Bhopal Bench Defers Appeals Pending Principal Bench Ruling
The Bhopal State Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has...
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
Uncorroborated Statements, Denial of Cross-Examination Can’t Sustain Customs Action: CESTAT Quashes Gold Jewellery Confiscation
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Bench, has set aside a common Order-in-Original that had confiscated gold jewellery and bullion, ordered recovery of over ₹61.90 lakh in duty drawback, imposed customs duty demands exceeding ₹4.53 crore, and levied heavy penalties...
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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Money Hacks
Senior Citizen Savings Scheme Gets 5 Key Rule Changes From July 1, 2026
The Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS), one of India's most popular government-backed retirement investment...
Direct Tax
Income Tax Dept. To Condone Delay, Process Return and Refund Claim of 91-Year-Old NRI: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has set aside an order rejecting the condonation of delay...
GST
Customs Dept. Can’t Reject IGST Refund Solely Because Exporter Claimed Higher Duty Drawback Rate: Madras HC
The Madras High Court has set aside a Customs Department order rejecting an Integrated...
Indirect Taxes
Contracts Executed By Sub-Contractors Were Works Contracts And Not Manpower Supply Services, Service Tax Demand Under RCM Unsustainable: CESTAT
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Delay by Customs Officer Can’t Defeat Genuine Export: CESTAT
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
GST
S. 122(1A) Can’t Be Invoked Against Individual Who Couldn’t Have Retained Benefit Of Transaction: Bombay HC Stays Recovery
The Bombay High Court has granted ad-interim relief to an independent director facing penalty...
Company & PMLA
ED Files PMLA Prosecution Complaint Against Former Madhya Pradesh Excise Officer in ₹18.20 Crore Disproportionate Assets Case
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has filed a Prosecution Complaint under...
Columns
Gift to Parents is Tax-Free, But Don’t Ignore These Income Tax Compliances
Many taxpayers believe that once a gift is exempt from income tax, there is...
Indirect Taxes
Exotic Birds, Mammals Not Goods Under S. 123 of Customs Act, 1962: CESTAT Orders Release of Seized Exotic Birds
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench, has set aside...
Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Quashes Confiscation of 2.68 Lakh Grams of Duty-Free Gold, Sets Aside Rs. 50 Lakh Redemption Fine
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench, has quashed the...
Indirect Taxes
Clandestine Removal Can’t Be Proven Solely Through Pen Drives: CESTAT Quashes Rs. 1 Crore+ Excise Duty Demand
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Prototype Vehicles Must Be Valued on Comparable Goods Basis, CESTAT Rejects 110% Cost Valuation Demand
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...