Daily Archives: November 6, 2025

Late Filing of Audit Report Not Fatal if Done During Set-Aside Proceedings.

By | November 6, 2025

Late Filing of Audit Report Not Fatal if Done During Set-Aside Proceedings. Issue Can a charitable trust be denied the exemption under Section 11 on the procedural ground of delay in furnishing the audit report, if the said report is filed during “set-aside” (remanded) assessment proceedings? Facts The assessee-trust, duly registered under Section 12A, was… Read More »

ICAI mandate Peer Review for CA Firms –Phase IV to be effective from January 1, 2026

By | November 6, 2025

Dear Professional Colleague, Your kind attention is drawn to Phase IV of the Peer Review Mandate which is as follows: Peer Review Mandate – Phase IV: Practice Units which propose to undertake audits of branches of Public Sector banks: For these Practice Units, there is a pre-requisite of having Peer Review Certificate   OR Practice… Read More »

Reassessment Quashed as AO Failed to Follow Mandatory Section 148A Procedure Post-Amendment.

By | November 6, 2025

Reassessment Quashed as AO Failed to Follow Mandatory Section 148A Procedure Post-Amendment. Issue Whether reassessment notices issued under Section 148 are legally valid if the Assessing Officer fails to comply with the mandatory pre-notice procedures under Section 148A (such as providing information and affording an opportunity to object), as required by law. Facts The Assessing… Read More »

Assessment by Transferred AO is Valid; Assessee’s Jurisdictional Challenge is Time-Barred.

By | November 6, 2025

Assessment by Transferred AO is Valid; Assessee’s Jurisdictional Challenge is Time-Barred. Issue Is an assessment order legally valid if it is passed by an Assessing Officer (AO) to whom jurisdiction was transferred “by operation of law” (due to a notification) after the initial notice was issued by a different AO? Is a taxpayer’s challenge to… Read More »

GSTAT: 18% Interest on Anti-Profiteering Amounts is Prospective

By | November 6, 2025

GSTAT: 18% Interest on Anti-Profiteering Amounts is Prospective   Issue: Whether the provision for imposing 18% interest on amounts determined as profiteered under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) anti-profiteering rules can be applied retrospectively to cases of profiteering that occurred before the effective date of the relevant rule amendment. Facts: The Directorate General of… Read More »

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