The High Court set aside dismissal of GST refund appeals where delay was computed based on submission of certified copies. The ruling directs fresh adjudication on merits after hearing.
The High Court set aside dismissal of a GST appeal rejected for late filing of a certified copy. The ruling holds that timely online filing should not be defeated by hyper-technical objections.
The High Court set aside blocking of Input Tax Credit where State tax authorities had already initiated proceedings on the same subject matter. The ruling holds that parallel action by central authorities violates Section 6(2)(b) of the CGST Act.
Gujarat High Court holds refund claims maintainable for interest paid under protest on wrongly demanded GST for assignment of leasehold rights, quashing mechanical rejection via RFD-03.
The Tribunal ruled that withdrawing a deduction in response to a Section 148 notice does not erase underreporting. Penalty for misrepresentation under Section 270A was upheld.
The Tribunal ruled that when purchases are disallowed as non-genuine without questioning the source of payment, section 69C cannot be invoked. A plausible disallowance under section 37(1) cannot be revised under section 263 merely to change the charging provision.
The AO treated loan substitution via group restructuring as an accommodation entry. ITAT ruled that repayment by a holding company backed by bank trails and confirmations cannot be taxed as unexplained credit.
ITAT Mumbai quashed reassessment for AY 2017-18 as notice issued after three years lacked mandatory sanction under Section 151(ii), holding approval by Pr.CIT insufficient under post-2021 law.
The Supreme Court held that the inclusion of a tainted official in the selection committee created a reasonable apprehension of bias. The key takeaway is that even one biased member vitiates the entire selection process.
ITAT Bangalore held that incentive/ bonus paid to employees before due date of filing the return is allowable as deduction under the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, disallowance of expenditure incurred towards incentive payment for executive gain sharing plan not sustained.
