Daily Archives: August 18, 2026

Input tax credit claimed within Section 16(5) cut-off cannot be denied as time-barred under Section 16(4).

By | August 18, 2026

Input tax credit claimed within Section 16(5) cut-off cannot be denied as time-barred under Section 16(4). Input tax credit claimed within Section 16(5) cut-off cannot be denied as time-barred under Section 16(4). Issue Whether Input Tax Credit (ITC) for the periods February 2020 and March 2020 can be denied as time-barred under Section 16(4) when… Read More »

Advocates acting as Insolvency Professionals are subject to forward charge GST and must register.

By | August 18, 2026

Advocates acting as Insolvency Professionals are subject to forward charge GST and must register. Issue Whether GST on services rendered by an Advocate acting in the capacity of an Insolvency Professional (IP) falls under the reverse charge mechanism applicable to legal services or under the forward charge mechanism under GST laws. Facts Background of Petitioner:… Read More »

INCOME TAX CASE LAWS 17.08.2026

By | August 18, 2026

INCOME TAX CASE LAWS 17.08.2026 Relevant Act Section Case Law Title Brief Summary Citation Income-tax Act, 1961 Section 2(15) Lakhmi Chand Charitable Society v. Principal Commissioner of Income-tax Renewal under Section 12AB and approval under Section 80G were directed to be granted where no deficiencies existed in educational activities during the preceding 3 years, and… Read More »

Revision under Section 264 cannot be invoked to amend a return after the statutory time limit expires.

By | August 18, 2026

Revision under Section 264 cannot be invoked to amend a return after the statutory time limit expires. Issue Whether a taxpayer who failed to claim a statutory deduction/tolerance limit under Section 43CA in their original return, and did not file a revised return within the prescribed statutory period, can seek to amend their income/tax liability… Read More »

ITAT rules that profits earned by a Indian bank’s foreign branches (PEs) are non-taxable in India under Article 7(1) of applicable DTAAs.

By | August 18, 2026

ITAT rules that profits earned by a Indian bank’s foreign branches (PEs) are non-taxable in India under Article 7(1) of applicable DTAAs. ITAT rules that profits earned by a Indian bank’s foreign branches (PEs) are non-taxable in India under Article 7(1) of applicable DTAAs. Issue Whether the business profits generated by the overseas branches (Permanent… Read More »

Reassessment Notices Issued Solely on M.B. Shah Commission Report Quashed Following High Court Precedent

By | August 18, 2026

Reassessment Notices Issued Solely on M.B. Shah Commission Report Quashed Following High Court Precedent Reassessment Notices Issued Solely on M.B. Shah Commission Report Quashed Following High Court Precedent Issue Whether reassessment notices issued under Section 148 based solely on the recommendations and findings of the Justice M.B. Shah Enquiry Commission Report on illegal mining are… Read More »

Rejection of Section 80G Approval Without Verifying Incidental Religious Expenditure Threshold Remanded for Fresh Examination

By | August 18, 2026

Rejection of Section 80G Approval Without Verifying Incidental Religious Expenditure Threshold Remanded for Fresh Examination Issue Whether the Commissioner of Income-tax (Exemptions) was justified in rejecting the assessee-society’s application for approval under Section 80G(5) without examining whether its religious activities were merely incidental to its charitable objects and within the permissible 5% expenditure limit under… Read More »

Reassessment Notice Quashed as Reopening Based on Original Scrutiny Records Amounts to Mere Change of Opinion

By | August 18, 2026

Reassessment Notice Quashed as Reopening Based on Original Scrutiny Records Amounts to Mere Change of Opinion Reassessment Notice Quashed as Reopening Based on Original Scrutiny Records Amounts to Mere Change of Opinion Issue Whether a reassessment notice under Section 148 based on Investigation Wing information can be sustained when the underlying transactions were fully disclosed… Read More »

Revenue Precluded From Challenging 10 Per Cent Bogus Purchase Addition Having Accepted CIT(A) Order

By | August 18, 2026

Revenue Precluded From Challenging 10 Per Cent Bogus Purchase Addition Having Accepted CIT(A) Order Issue Whether the Revenue is precluded from challenging the Tribunal’s estimation of bogus purchase additions at 10% when it did not file an appeal against the CIT(A)’s order restricting the addition to 12.5%. Facts Assessment Year: The dispute relates to Assessment… Read More »

Reassessment Notice Under Section 148 Based Solely on Third-Party Seized Broker Register Quashed

By | August 18, 2026

Reassessment Notice Under Section 148 Based Solely on Third-Party Seized Broker Register Quashed Reassessment Notice Under Section 148 Based Solely on Third-Party Seized Broker Register Quashed Issue Whether a reassessment notice under Section 148 alleging unexplained money under Section 69A for payment of “on-money” on land purchase can be sustained when based solely on a… Read More »