Key regulatory updates from Sep 8-14, 2025: Income Tax TDS, GST discounts & refunds, Customs tariff values, SEBI AIF/ICDR changes, MCA merger rules, IBBI judgments & more.
The Ministry of Finance issues FAQs clarifying new GST rates on medicines, drones, bricks, and insurance. Learn about changes to hotel services, job work, and e-commerce.
The ICAI addresses the CBIC on legal and practical issues with a new circular assigning all-India jurisdiction for GST appeals, requesting policy changes and portal updates.
The ICAI suggests solutions to enhance GST adjudication, focusing on clearer show-cause notices, structured personal hearings, and detailed orders to improve procedural fairness.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) proposes practical solutions for GST issues in registration, refunds, ITC, and adjudication to improve taxpayer compliance and ease of doing business.
The Karnataka High Court has acquitted an assessee, holding he cannot be criminally prosecuted for tax evasion when his Chartered Accountant fraudulently manipulated a payment challan after receiving the full tax amount.
The Supreme Court ruled that recording reasons to believe is mandatory for all warrantless searches under special laws, reinforcing due process and preventing arbitrary action.
The Supreme Court has ruled that an application under the State Bank of India’s (SBI) One Time Settlement (OTS) 2020 Scheme is invalid without the mandatory 5% upfront payment of the settlement amount.
CBDT’s late-night decision to extend the ITR filing deadline by one day sparks outrage. Read how technical glitches on the Infosys-managed e-filing portal led to a last-minute scramble, drawing sharp criticism from netizens and tax professionals.
CBDT decided to further extend the due date for filing these ITRs for AY 2025-26 from 15th September, 2025 to 16th September, 2025.
