GST replaced multiple indirect taxes with a unified taxation framework to reduce cascading taxes and improve ease of doing business. The reform significantly enhanced transparency, digital compliance, and economic efficiency in India.
The Mumbai ITAT held that expenditure on software licences, maintenance, database access and periodic upgrades is allowable as revenue expenditure. The Tribunal ruled that mere use of software does not create a capital asset or enduring ownership right.
The Mumbai ITAT held that the Assessing Officer cannot impose the maximum 90% penalty under Section 271AAB without recording extraordinary reasons. In absence of special circumstances, the penalty was restricted to the minimum prescribed rate of 30%.
The week witnessed important rulings on benami transactions, GST natural justice violations, and misuse of insolvency proceedings. SEBI and RBI also introduced significant regulatory and compliance reforms.
The Mumbai ITAT held that taxability cannot be conclusively decided while an application for exemption under Section 10(46) remains pending before the CBDT. The matter was restored to the AO for fresh adjudication after the CBDT’s final decision.
You Already Filed One Refund Application… So You Cannot File Another?” Bombay High Court Says GST Law Does Not Work That Way Summary: The Bombay High Court in the case relating to GST refund claims held that Section 54 of the CGST Act does not prohibit filing a second refund application for the same quarter where […]
ITAT Hyderabad held that CPC cannot make adjustments under Section 143(1)(a) without issuing prior intimation to the assessee as mandated by law. The Tribunal quashed the tax adjustment denying concessional tax benefits because the mandatory opportunity of response was not provided.
The Income Tax Department’s new TDS payment system under the Income Tax Act 2025 allows multiple TDS payments through a single challan. The change reduces repetitive filings, OTP verifications, and compliance hassles for taxpayers.
The Tribunal ruled that the Income Tax Department cannot pass two reassessment orders for the same assessment year, same transaction, and same addition. The first reassessment proceedings were held legally unsustainable.
The Mumbai ITAT reaffirmed that lease rentals from SEZ and IT Parks along with amenities are taxable as business income. The ruling relied on CBDT Circular No. 16/2017 and multiple judicial precedents supporting taxpayers.
