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Section 16(4): Will Delayed filing of return cost availability of ITC to Defaulters?

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the critical implications of Section 16(4) of the CGST Act, 2017 on taxpayers' Input Tax Credit (ITC) eligibility and the ...

March 2, 2024 9069 Views 0 comment Print

Strategic Insights into Section 41: with easy to understand examples

Income Tax : Explore the intricacies of Income Tax Section 41, covering allowances, deductions, and financial transactions. Real-world examples...

December 16, 2023 7089 Views 0 comment Print

Tax on Remission of Trading Liability for Assessee under Presumptive Taxation

Income Tax : Whether Remission Of Trading Liability Separately Taxable Where Income From Business Has Been Declared On Presumptive Basis U/S 44...

January 7, 2023 7074 Views 0 comment Print

Liability to deduct section 194R TDS on Benefit or Perquisite in Business or Profession

Income Tax : Any person being Individual/HUF/Company/Firm/LLP etc. providing any benefit or perquisite whether convertible into money or not, i...

July 19, 2022 19071 Views 0 comment Print

Impact of Waiver of Loan or Liability on Depreciation Claim

Income Tax : ISSUE FOR CONSIDERATION When a loan taken for acquiring a depreciable capital asset or a part of the purchase price of such capita...

April 13, 2022 4323 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


8% Profit Addition Deleted as Revenue cannot Change Consistent Accounting Method: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that the Revenue could not substitute the assessee's consistent method of revenue recognition with the Percent...

June 23, 2026 1320 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Refund Interest payable up to actual date of refund issuance: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that interest under Section 244A must be computed up to the actual date of refund issuance. Restricting interest...

June 11, 2026 297 Views 0 comment Print

CPC had jurisdiction for audit-based adjustments, but double disallowance u/s 14A without hearing assessee was legally impermissible

Income Tax : Adjustment under section 143(1)(a)(iv) based on disallowance reported in Form 3CD was held to be within CPC's jurisdiction. Howeve...

June 5, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

Bad Debts Written Off Cannot Be Disallowed as Prior Period Expenses: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : Tribunal held that deduction for bad debts is allowable in the year in which the debts are actually written off in the books of ac...

May 22, 2026 420 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 41(1) Addition Permissible Without Proof of Cessation of Liability

Income Tax : The ITAT Raipur held that additions for cessation of liability cannot be made merely because creditor confirmations were not filed...

May 15, 2026 315 Views 0 comment Print


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Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment (First Amendment) Regulations, 2024

Custom Duty : Stay updated with the latest amendment to the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018 by the Central Board of Indire...

March 28, 2024 1173 Views 0 comment Print


No Cessation of Liability U/s 41(1) – Long Outstanding Foreign Creditors Cannot Be Taxed Without Waiver or Write-Back

February 16, 2026 906 Views 0 comment Print

Rejecting reliance on time lapse and regulatory issues, the Tribunal held that a trading liability remains valid unless actually extinguished. The addition under Section 41(1) was therefore deleted.

Assessment in Name of Amalgamating Bank Held Void – Order Passed on Non-Existent Entity Quashed Following Maruti Suzuki Principle

February 16, 2026 342 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal clarified that passing an order in the name of a non-existent entity is not a mere procedural defect. It held that participation in proceedings does not validate a void assessment.

ITAT Bangalore: Mere Long Outstanding Sundry Creditors Not Taxable u/s 41(1) – No Cessation of Liability Without Write-Back

February 12, 2026 717 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that mere long-pending sundry creditors cannot be taxed under Section 41(1) unless there is actual remission or legal cessation of liability. Continued reflection of liabilities in books prevents addition as income.

Deeming fiction of section 50C not extended while working WDV to claim depreciation on block of asset

February 7, 2026 378 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that deeming fiction of section 50C cannot be extended while working out the written down value [WDV] for the purpose of claiming depreciation on the block of asset. In other words, legal fiction for substantiating the sale consideration by the Stamp Duty Value created under either section 50 or section 43CA cannot be extended to section 32 for claiming depreciation on the block of the asset. Thus, order set aside.

Madras HC Allows Loss & Depreciation Set-Off After Transport Corporation Amalgamation

February 7, 2026 1515 Views 0 comment Print

Assessees were qualified as companies owning an industrial undertaking within the meaning of Section 72A. Accordingly, the carry forward and set-off of accumulated business losses and unabsorbed depreciation of the amalgamating transport corporations was allowable.

Waiver of Debentures Not Taxable; Set-off of Losses Must Be Allowed – ITAT Pune

January 19, 2026 366 Views 0 comment Print

Taxing a debenture waiver as revenue income was challenged. The Tribunal rejected the approach, holding the waiver arose from capital financing and not trading operations. The ruling confirms that capital restructuring gains are not taxable by default.

Mandatory Injunction Barred When Title and Possession Are Disputed

January 17, 2026 1308 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court held that a suit for mandatory injunction is not maintainable where title, possession, and identity of land are seriously disputed. In such cases, the proper remedy is a suit for possession or declaration, not injunction alone.

Bhagavad Gita, Vedanta & Yoga Are Philosophical and Not Religious: Madras HC

December 23, 2025 4713 Views 0 comment Print

The court held that valid registration under income-tax law is a relevant factor under FCRA and cannot be ignored. Failure to consider it violated Section 52, which makes FCRA supplementary to other laws.

ITAT Mumbai Deletes Section 41(1) Addition Where Liability Not Ceased

December 19, 2025 873 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that a creditor’s write-off alone cannot trigger section 41(1) taxation. The assessee’s liability persisted in its books, and the ₹10.23 crore addition was deleted.

GST Is Not Income: Excluded from Gross Receipts u/s 44BB Even After u/s 145A

December 15, 2025 1023 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal examined whether GST could be included in gross receipts for presumptive income. It held that GST is a statutory levy with no income element and must be excluded under section 44BB.

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