Srijan Charitable Trust Vs ITO (Exemption) (ITAT Kolkata) Background Srijan Charitable Trust, registered u/s 12A, filed return of income for AY 2011-12 declaring nil income. The case was reopened u/s 147 based on a survey u/s 133A (27.01.2015) in the case of Herbicure Health Care Bio-Herbal Research Foundation, whose director admitted that donations given by […]
TAT Kolkata reverses Rs.1.33 crore tax addition on Sati Saw Mill’s cash deposits, holding that the money was accounted business receipts.
ITAT Mumbai quashes a Rs.2936 Cr penalty against CGTMSE, ruling its activities are charitable and not subject to the proviso of Section 2(15), and that penalty requires underlying tax liability.
A recent ITAT Patna decision underscores that genuine tax claims aren’t defeated by incorrect section citations. Taxpayers can seek rightful exemptions if conditions are met, even with minor errors.
GST AAR Kerala clarifies that supplying frozen, pre-packaged chicken to institutional buyers is exempt from GST, while supply to non-institutional buyers is taxed at 5%.
Kerala AAR allows a company to transfer GST credits from a merged entity in another state, ruling that the law permits this despite portal restrictions. The AAR examined whether this interstate transfer of ITC was permissible under the law, given the technical barrier.
In a key ruling, the Kerala Authority for Advance Ruling clarified that demo products are not ‘free samples.’ Manufacturers don’t need to reverse Input Tax Credit, a crucial distinction for businesses.
In a ruling against Maryland Study Abroad Pvt. Ltd., Kerala AAR held that commissions earned from student admissions abroad are intermediary services with place of supply in India, hence taxable under GST
Kerala Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that quit rent or lease rent paid to Kerala Government for land used for agricultural purposes, specifically rubber cultivation, is exempt from GST.
CAAR Mumbai holds that R.K. International’s imported mining tyres fall under HS Code 4011 80 00, citing technical features, CBIC circulars, and judicial precedents.
