Income Tax : The Supreme Court clarified that tax planning is valid only when backed by real commercial substance. It held that artificial stru...
Goods and Services Tax : The rise of AI-generated influencers and synthetic commercial actors is testing identity-based tax systems. The article explains h...
Income Tax : Courts distinguish lawful tax planning from criminal concealment. Recent rulings stress commercial substance and strict penalties ...
Income Tax : Indian law permits legitimate tax planning but strictly penalises concealment and fraud. Courts distinguish lawful avoidance from ...
Income Tax : One of the main ways the government raises money is through taxes, which also have a big impact on a nation's economic growth. In ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Delhi South CGST Commissionerate has arrested a key person linked to three firms for allegedly evading ₹16.30 crore in GST t...
CA, CS, CMA : Over ₹6.34 lakh crore in unpaid taxes linked to untraceable defaulters. Govt takes measures like asset tracking and account free...
Goods and Services Tax : DGGI blocks 357 illegal gaming websites, freezes Rs. 126 crore across 2,400 accounts, and cautions public against offshore online ...
CA, CS, CMA : Government surveys tax evasion, improves services, and details state-wise tax collections, highlighting growth in direct and indir...
Goods and Services Tax : Details of GST evasion cases by cryptocurrency exchanges in India, including investigations and actions taken by the Government of...
Income Tax : Delhi High Court ruled that prosecution under Income Tax Act Sections 276C and 278E can proceed when evaded tax exceeds Rs.25 cror...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that with investigation complete and evidence being documentary, continued custody was unnecessary. Bail was grante...
Goods and Services Tax : High Court directs authorities to investigate sale of frozen chicken at 0% GST instead of 5%, ensuring enforcement action against ...
Goods and Services Tax : Alipurduar Court rejects Naresh Kumar Agarwala's pre-arrest bail plea in ₹17 crore cement smuggling case, citing serious allegat...
Goods and Services Tax : Andhra Pradesh HC allows petitioners summoned in GST evasion probe to have advocate present during examination, citing apprehensio...
Goods and Services Tax : CGST, Vadodara, upon intelligence developed through data analysis, have booked a case of issuance of fake invoices valued at Rs. ...
Goods and Services Tax : DGGI arrested a managing Director (MD) of a company Following intelligence developed by the officers that fake invoices were recei...
Goods and Services Tax : The officers of Daman Cornmssionerate have detected a case of default in GST payment against Mrs Radha Madhav Corporation Limited ...
Goods and Services Tax : The registration procedure under Goods and Services Tax Act is simplified with the objective of ease of doing business. After onli...
Excise Duty : Circular No. 1009/16/2015-CX Whoever commits any of the offences specified under sub-section (1) of Section 9 of the Central Exci...
Detailed case analysis of Ketan Modi vs Union of India & Others. Uncover the Supreme Court’s decision on reward reconsideration in a tax evasion revelation.
Explore the differences between tax planning, tax evasion, and tax avoidance. Understand how tax planning legally optimizes tax liabilities, while tax evasion involves illegal actions. Tax avoidance navigates legal loopholes, sparking ethical debates. Comply with tax laws and maintain ethical practices.
माननीय सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने इनकम टैक्स की संशोधित धारा ४५(४) को संवैधानिक करार देते हुए फर्मों द्वारा प्रापर्टी डील के समय कुछ पार्टनर रिटायर कर नए पार्टनर लाने की प्रक्रिया को प्रापर्टी सेल मानते हुए उस पर विभाग द्वारा टैक्स लगाए जाने को वाजिब ठहराया है और इस प्रकार हाईकोर्ट और ट्रिब्यूनल के निर्णय को […]
Deputy Director of Income Tax (INV) Vs Xiongwei Li (Delhi High Court) The proforma for issuance of the Look Out Circular indicates the nationality of the respondent to be that of China. As per the communication dated 19.2.2022 apart from the aspect of M/s Huawei Telecommunications (India) Company Private Limited (HTICPL) and M/s Huawei Technologies […]
We need to better utilize AI, data-analytics, IoT and other technologies to identify fraudulent practices, such as detection of tax evasion and better train officials on these aspects : Nirmala Sitharaman
Centralized suspension of registrations pertaining to registered persons who default in timely filing of returns is being carried out. Provisions have been made to restrict the generation of e-way bills by non-compliant taxpayers.
DRI detects Customs duty evasion of Rs. 2,217 crore by M/s. Vivo Mobile India Pvt. Ltd. During an investigation pertaining to M/s Vivo Mobile India Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as ‘M/s Vivo India’), the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has detected Customs duty evasion of around Rs 2,217 crore. M/s Vivo India is a […]
Revenue contended that applicant defrauded State Exchequer of Rs. 21.59 crores and still investigation is going on and quantum of tax evasion involved is also further likely to increase and considering the conduct of the applicant, if bail is granted
Niraj Jaidev Arya Vs State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) During the course of arguments, it was pointed out by the learned Senior Advocate appearing for the applicant that the respondent-Department has already attached immovable property belonging to the applicant in excess of the amount of alleged evasion or fraudulent claim of input tax credit […]
Insistence on the part of appellant to deliberately classify their services under a different head shows their intention of escaping their liability for the previous period which amount to noncompliance with statutory obligations.
