Net direct tax collections recorded an 8.82% increase despite moderate gross growth. Lower refunds played a key role in boosting net revenues.
The tribunal remanded the matter after the respondent admitted incorrect figures were submitted earlier, directing reinvestigation so that profiteering is recalculated on correct data.
The tribunal held that failure to reduce ticket prices after a GST rate cut amounted to profiteering and upheld recovery of the excess amount. The ruling clarifies that tax benefits must be passed on through commensurate price reduction.
The High Court suspended the jail sentence in a tax offence case during pendency of revision. The key takeaway is that substantial grounds in revision justify interim relief.
It was ruled that a reassessment notice issued after expiry of the extended limitation is void. The takeaway is that delayed action under the new reassessment regime is fatal.
The notice under section 143(2) did not conform to the CBDT-prescribed format. ITAT ruled that a defective notice strikes at jurisdiction and invalidates the assessment.
The Bombay High Court held that assignment of long-term leasehold rights in immovable property does not constitute a supply of services under the GST law. The Court quashed the GST demand, ruling that such transfers fall outside the scope of taxable supply.
The Tribunal held that revision under section 263 cannot introduce issues outside the original limited scrutiny mandate. The key takeaway is that the PCIT cannot widen the inquiry beyond CASS-selected parameters.
The Tribunal held that cash deposits arising from genuine sales already recorded in books cannot be taxed again as unexplained money. The key takeaway is that such additions amount to impermissible double taxation.
The High Court held that a single notice covering several financial years violates Section 73 of the CGST Act. Each assessment year must be proceeded against independently within its own limitation period.
