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ITAT Ahmedabad held settlement payments in foreign civil cases are deductible under Section 37(1) as compensatory, not penal, and Explanation 3 is not retrospective.
Kerala AAR rules no legal bar on inter-state CGST/IGST credit transfer during company mergers, terming GST portal restrictions as technical.
Tamil Nadu AAAR rules TR-6 challan not a valid document for availing ITC on import IGST; only Bill of Entry qualifies under GST provisions.
Once the order of ITAT had attained finality on factual aspects and assessee had discharged the entire liability, the Tax Recovery Officer was bound, under Section 225(2) to lift the attachment on property.
Supreme Court holds refund cannot be claimed without challenging assessment or self-assessment under Customs, Excise, Service Tax, or GST laws.
Entry 9 of Notification No. 8/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) and Entry 10 of Notification No. 10/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate), both dated 28 June 2017, which had imposed Integrated GST (IGST) on ocean freight under reverse charge was quashed as levy on ocean freight amounted to double taxation
Royalty paid for technical know-how was not a ‘condition of sale’ merely because it was included in the value of imported goods as it pertained to post-importation activities relating to the manufacture of finished goods in India and was not a condition of sale of imported components.
Once an appellate authority like the Commissioner (Appeals) or the ITAT deleted a tax addition and assessee’s liability stood discharged, the Tax Recovery Officer was bound to give effect to such order and lift the attachment.
ITAT Ahmedabad allowed the assessee a fresh opportunity to explain the source of investment in property under Section 69A. The tribunal noted that being an NRI, the assessee could not access required documents in time, warranting reconsideration by the AO.
