When Are Credit Card Rewards Taxable? IRS Rules Explained for Cashback, Miles and Referral Bonuses

Millions of Americans rely on credit cards to earn cashback, airline miles, hotel points, and other perks on everyday spending. While these rewards are...

President Promulgates Income Tax Amendment Ordinance, 2026; Exempts FIIs and BIS from G-Sec Tax Liabilities

The President of India has promulgated the Income-tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 (No. 2 of 2026). Published in an extraordinary edition of the Gazette of India today by the Ministry of Law and Justice, the legislative intervention introduces sweeping tax exemptions on interest income and...

Royalty Is Linked To Mineral Dispatch And Cannot Be Frozen By Contract: Supreme Court 

The Supreme Court has ruled that an increase in mining royalty introduced through a...

Consumer Forums Have Jurisdiction Over Co-Operative Bank Deposit Disputes: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that depositors of co-operative banks can seek remedies...

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Millions of Americans rely on credit cards to earn cashback, airline miles, hotel points,...

RBI Unveil Tax Exemptions to Attract Foreign Capital, Strengthen Rupee

In a coordinated effort to boost foreign capital inflows and stabilize the Indian rupee,...

Property Forgery Probe Stalled for 19 Years: Supreme Court Directs Gujarat Police to File Appropriate Report Within 6 Weeks

The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over a criminal complaint that has remained...

Minor’s Undivided Land Share Can Be Converted into Flat and Cash if It Serves Child’s Best Interest: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that courts must adopt a practical and welfare-oriented approach...

JurisHour Exclusive Live Coverage Of Budget for FY 2026–27

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at Kartavya Bhawan at the Finance Ministry on Saturday, marking a significant moment ahead of the presentation of the...

Jewellery Stocks Rally as Govt. Cuts Gold, Silver Import Prices

Shares of jewellery companies witnessed a strong rally after the Centre reduced the base...

Top 10 Cashback UPI Apps in India (2026)

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has transformed the digital payment ecosystem by enabling instant...

Consumer Forums Have Jurisdiction Over Co-Operative Bank Deposit Disputes: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that depositors of co-operative banks can seek remedies...

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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)...

Allahabad HC Suggests GSTN Introduce Mechanism for Filing Additional Replies Online

The Allahabad High Court has suggested the Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) introduce...

GST Dept. Can’t Deny 15% Penalty Settlement Benefit for Failure to Issue DRC-01A: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the statutory benefit available under Section 74(5)...

GST Show Cause Notice Must Specify Interest Rate and Penalty Proposal: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that the GST department must clearly indicate the...

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...

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DRI To Pay Rs. 1 Lakh Cost For Illegal Retention of Seized Cash Beyond Statutory Limit: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has imposed the cost of Rs. 1 Lakh on the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for illegally retaining seized cash of ₹25.20 lakh beyond the statutory period of six months without issuing a show cause notice or properly communicating an...

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...

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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After a high-octane first day marked by back-to-back banger sessions, thought-provoking discussions and an...

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DGGI Gauhati | Bona Fide Buyer Can’t Be Penalised for Supplier’s Tax Default: High Court

The Gauhati High Court has set aside a GST demand of Rs. 78.70 lakh...

Rs. 20 Crore GST ITC Demand Quashed Based on GSTR-2A Mismatch: Karnataka High Court 

The Karnataka High Court has set aside a GST demand relating to alleged excess...

Officer Delegated For Filing Appeal Before GSTAT Can’t Further Sub-Delegate: GSTAT

The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has raised serious concerns over the...

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The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has taken up an important legal...

GSTAT Transfers ITC Refund Appeals to Ghaziabad Bench; Flags Misleading Portal Display of Appellants

The Principal Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has directed...

Section 96 of RFCTLARR Act Overrides Tax Ambiguity: CBDT Clarifies Compensation for Acquired Land Not Taxable

The tax treatment of compensation received on compulsory acquisition of land under the Right...

President Promulgates Income Tax Amendment Ordinance, 2026; Exempts FIIs and BIS from G-Sec Tax Liabilities

The President of India has promulgated the Income-tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 (No. 2 of...

SEBI Probes Rajesh Exports Over Revenue Misrepresentation; Company Denies Allegations

Rajesh Exports Ltd., one of India's best-known gold refining and jewellery manufacturing companies and...

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept the benchmark repo rate unchanged at...

ITR Filing 2026: Which Income Tax Return Form Is Right for You?

The Income Tax Return (ITR) filing season for Assessment Year (AY) 2026-27 has begun,...

GST Dept. Can’t Recover Dues from Customers Before Final Liability Of Sellers Is Determined: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has ruled that communications issued by the GST department to...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Rules Out Political Donations for 2026 US Elections, Calls for Less Money in Politics

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman has stated that he does not intend to...