Effective September 17, 2025, businesses with an annual turnover up to ₹2 crore are exempt from filing GST annual returns for FY 2024-25 and beyond.
The Indian government has restricted provisional GST refunds for businesses that have not completed Aadhaar authentication or deal in specific goods like tobacco, pan masala, and areca nuts.
The Central Goods and Services Tax (Third Amendment) Rules, 2025, introduce changes to ITC, refunds, and appeals, with updated GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C forms.
Allahabad High Court sets aside GST penalty on Kumar Cargo Solution, ruling no tax evasion intent was established; directs release of seized vehicle and goods.
Mumbai ITAT allows Section 80G deduction for CSR spending, stating that procedural disallowance under Section 37 doesn’t negate eligibility if conditions are met and AO conducted inquiry.
The ITAT Mumbai ruled that an AO cannot reclassify rental income as business income if it was consistently assessed as income from house property in previous years.
In the case of SREI Equipment Finance Limited, the ITAT Kolkata delivered a mixed ruling, allowing a deduction under Section 80G for a CSR donation and providing MAT relief for a special reserve created under Section 36(1)(viii).
ITAT Kolkata held that an assessment based on a defective notice u/s 143(2) is invalid. Since the notice was not in CBDT’s prescribed format, the assessment order was quashed.
A new customs notification from the Ministry of Finance, effective September 22, 2025, adds a list of defense-related items and parts to a previous exemption list.
The ITAT Kolkata ruled that an employee is entitled to full TDS credit even if their employer failed to deposit the tax. The ruling emphasizes that the remedy lies against the employer.
