ITAT Delhi deleted additions under Sections 68 and 69C after finding that the assessee received and repaid loans through banking channels with supporting confirmations and evidence.
CESTAT Mumbai held that accumulated credit of Education Cess, SHE Cess, and KKC cannot be transitioned or refunded because these levies were not subsumed under the GST regime.
FTI Consulting India Pvt. Ltd. Vs MGF Developments Ltd. (NCLAT Delhi) The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Delhi, considered an appeal challenging the order dated 31.10.2025 passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), New Delhi, which had rejected a Section 9 application filed by the appellant seeking initiation of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution […]
Can GST authorities freeze directors’ personal assets for company dues? Legal analysis of Sections 79, 83 & 89 CGST Act with key court rulings.
The Central Government, in the Union Budget 2026, has proposed an important amendment concerning employee welfare funds. The objective of this change is to rationalize the provisions relating to the allowability of deduction under the Income-tax Act for employee contributions deducted from salaries towards welfare funds such as the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), Employees’ State Insurance (ESI), and similar statutory funds.
Courts have held that reassessment proceedings must be based on the reasons recorded before issuing notice under Section 148. If no addition is made on the issue forming the basis of reopening, the reassessment may become invalid.
The Madras High Court upheld the blocking of Input Tax Credit under Rule 86A after the Managing Director admitted availing ITC on blocked invoices during inspection. The Court ruled that such admission weakened the taxpayer’s challenge to the department’s action.
Courts have increasingly held that Input Tax Credit cannot be denied to bona fide taxpayers merely because suppliers failed to pay GST. Authorities must prove fraud or collusion before disallowing ITC.
The appellate authority held that RTI applies only to existing records. Authorities cannot be compelled to generate Action Taken Reports, analyses, or explanations not maintained in official records.
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), through Circular No. IFSCA-CSD0MSC/1/2026-DCS dated March 10, 2026, has amended its earlier “Guidelines on Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience for Regulated Entities in IFSCs” issued on March 10, 2025. The amendment follows representations from regulated entities (REs) highlighting challenges in complying with certain provisions of the original circular. […]
