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Custom Duty : The Supreme Court rules DRI officers as proper officers for customs under Section 28, overturning past judgments and reshaping tax...
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Income Tax : Supreme Court reaffirms that charitable trust registration under Section 12AA of the Income Tax Act should be based on proposed ac...
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Income Tax : CBDT raises monetary limits for tax appeals: Rs. 60 lakh for ITAT, Rs. 2 crore for High Court, and Rs. 5 crore for Supreme Court, ...
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Corporate Law : Explore the updated FAQs on the implementation of the EPFO judgment dated 04.11.2022. Understand proof requirements, pension compu...
Income Tax : Comprehensive guide on CBDT's directives for AOs concerning the Abhisar Buildwell Supreme Court verdict. Dive into its implication...
Universal Cables Ltd Vs CIT (Supreme Court) A ‘tax refund’ is a refund of taxes when the tax liability is less than the tax paid. As per the old section an assessee was entitled for payment of interest on the amount of taxes refunded pursuant to an order passed under the Act, including the order […]
Charter Party Agreement making available the services of vessel by assessee-company to Port trust would tantamount to a deemed sale as there was a transfer of right to use the vessel as provided in Article 366(29A)(d) read with section 5C or section 2(j) of the Karnataka Sales Tax Act. Thus, the transaction was liable to be taxed by the concerned authorities in the State of Karnataka.
P. Singaravelan & Ors. Vs The District Collector Tiruppur and DT & Ors (Supreme Court) It is useful to recall that it is well-settled that the dismissal of an SLP against an order or judgment of a lower forum is not an affirmation of the same. If such an order of this Court is non-speaking, […]
University of Delhi Vs Union of India & Ors. (Supreme Court) From a consideration of the view taken by this Court through the decisions cited supra the position is clear that, by and large, a liberal approach is to be taken in the matter of condonation of delay. The consideration for condonation of delay would […]
H.S. Ramchandra Rao Vs CIT (Supreme Court) Amount received by assessee for relinquishing secretaryship of educational society cannot be treated as a capital receipt. The substance of the admission is that the appellant was holding the post of Secretary of the Institution [Paramahamsa Foundation (R) Trust] until 1996 but he left the institution after new […]
Bombay HC held that in case, the deductor has failed to upheld the correct details in form 26AS the benefit should be given to the assesssee on the basis of evidence produced before the Department.
Area based Excise Duty exemption does not cover exemption from Education Cess, NCCD – Analysis of M/s. Unicorn Industries Vs Union of India & Others (Supreme Court of India); Civil Appeal No. 9237 of 2019; 06/12/2019 When a particular kind of duty is exempted, other types of duty or cess imposed by different legislation for […]
In response to Appeal Filed by Central Government against the Gujarat High Court Judgment in the case of AAP And Co. Vs Union of India, Hon’ble Supreme Court stays the Gujarat HC judgement which states that GSTR-3B is not a return under Section 39 of Central Goods & Services Tax Act, 2017.
Genpact India Private Limited Vs DCIT (Supreme Court) Section 115QA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 stipulates that in case of buy back of shares referred to in the provisions of said Section, the company shall be liable to pay additional income tax at the rate of 20% on the distributed income. Any determination in […]
Assessee, in the instant case, has not concealed the income deliberately (particularly in the light of the fact that advances have been shown in the balance sheet filed even along with the original return) and therefore, is not liable for imposition of penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of the IT Act.
