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Registered Valuer Registration Cancelled for Loss of Mandatory Eligibility

February 7, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

The regulator cancelled registration after the valuer ceased to be a member of a Registered Valuers Organisation. The key takeaway is that RVO membership is a continuing and non-negotiable condition for practice.

Customs Revises Tariff Values for Oils, Gold, Silver & Areca Nuts wef 07.02.2026

February 7, 2026 189 Views 0 comment Print

The notification substitutes tariff value tables but retains existing rates for edible oils, gold, silver, brass scrap, and areca nuts, ensuring valuation stability.

Tax Exemption Granted to District Legal Service Authority, Faridabad for Specified Incomes

February 7, 2026 177 Views 0 comment Print

Explains the CBDT notification granting section 10(46) exemption to a district legal services authority and the categories of income covered.

Delhi HC Grants Interim Relief on GST for In-Patient Medicines & Consumables

February 7, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

The Court examined whether medicines and consumables supplied to in-patients form part of exempt health services. Adjudication was allowed to continue, but enforcement of any final order was stayed.

Portal Upload Alone Not Enough When Taxpayer Remains Unresponsive: Madras HC

February 7, 2026 294 Views 0 comment Print

The Court held that while GST portal upload is a valid mode of service, officers must explore other statutory modes if no response is received. Ex parte orders passed without ensuring effective service and hearing were held to violate natural justice.

Taxation of Digital Economy in India: Challenges under Income-tax Act and GST

February 7, 2026 303 Views 0 comment Print

India’s tax laws are adapting to platforms, creators, and cross-border digital services. This piece explains how income-tax provisions, equalisation levy, and GST rules attempt to capture digital value and where complexity still hampers certainty and ease of compliance.

Low NP Isn’t “Reason to Believe” – Reopening Quashed & Estimation Dies with It

February 7, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that merely declaring a low net profit rate cannot justify reopening under Section 147. A valid reassessment requires tangible material and a live nexus with income escapement.

Section 154 Can’t Be Used to Rework 36(1)(viia)(c) vs 36(1)(viii) – Revenue’s Rectification Knocked Out

February 7, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that recomputation of deductions under Sections 36(1)(viia)(c) and 36(1)(viii) involves a debatable legal issue. Such matters cannot be corrected through Section 154 rectification proceedings.

Budget 2026 Breaks Tradition With First-Ever Sunday Presentation

February 7, 2026 372 Views 0 comment Print

India’s 89th Union Budget was presented on a Sunday for the first time, marking a historic departure from tradition and setting the stage for major tax law reforms.

Reopening Beyond limitation – Mechanical Approval Fatal – Entire Batch Collapses

February 7, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that reopening AY 2012–13 after a post-2021 search was barred by limitation. Applying Supreme Court guidance, it ruled that older limitation periods protect concluded assessments from retrospective reopening.

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