Supreme Court held that Aswini Homeo Arnica Hair Oil being manufactured and marked as Homeopathy medicine is classifiable under Chapter 30 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act and cannot be branded as a cosmetic.
Supreme Court held that ITAT accepted the rectification deed reducing the amount from Rs. 15,94,06,500/ to Rs. 5,24,27,354/ without questioning the factum of refund of differential amount. Accordingly, matter remanded back for fresh consideration.
Supreme Court held that the rate of local tax can exceed the limits under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 on gutkha and pan masala.
ITAT Delhi held that the amounts advanced for business transaction between the parties would not fall within the definition of deemed dividend under section 2(22)(e) of the Act.
Avigna Properties Pvt Ltd Vs State Tax Officer (Madras High Court) Deeming fiction of 70:30 formula attributable to construction service and land cost applies only when bifurcation is not provided Madras High Court held that methodology of deeming fiction set out under notification 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 (70:30 formula) attributable to construction services and […]
Supreme Court held that medicated talcum powder is not a medicinal preparation, drug or medicine, the same is classifiable in the category of cosmetics.
ITAT Chennai held that for invoking provisions of section 40A(2)(b), AO has to bring on record some comparable cases of similar nature to allege that hire charges paid by the assessee is unreasonable and excessive, when compared to market rates. In absence of the same, addition is unsustainable.
ITAT Delhi held that Article 265 of the Constitution mandates that no tax shall be levied or collected except by authority of law. If tax has been paid in excess, same has to be refunded to the assessee.
ITAT Delhi held that the proceeds of license of Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Projects is not taxable as rental income. The same is taxable as business income.
CESTAT Delhi held that profit on ocean freight charges cannot be termed as consideration for service and hence service tax is not leviable on the same.
