CONDONATION OF DELAY DENIED: PROFESSIONAL STATUS & 9-MONTH GAP NEGATE ‘GENUINE HARDSHIP’

By | December 28, 2025

CONDONATION OF DELAY DENIED: PROFESSIONAL STATUS & 9-MONTH GAP NEGATE ‘GENUINE HARDSHIP’ ISSUE Whether the Principal Commissioner (PCIT) was justified in rejecting an application under Section 119(2)(b) for condonation of delay in filing a revised return, where the assessee (a Non-Resident running a hospital) claimed the delay was due to COVID-19 and “fresh advice” regarding… Read More »

I. SECTION 80G APPROVAL REMANDED TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION ON DISSOLUTION CLAUSE

By | December 28, 2025

I. SECTION 80G APPROVAL REMANDED TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION ON DISSOLUTION CLAUSE SUITABLE TITLE Rejection of Final 80G Approval Set Aside; Remanded to Verify Dissolution Clause Resolution ISSUE Whether the Commissioner (Exemption) was justified in rejecting the assessee’s application for final approval under Section 80G(5) on the ground that the trust deed lacked a “Dissolution Clause”… Read More »

I. SECTION 70 ALLOWS ASSESSEE TO CHOOSE SET-OFF SEQUENCE FOR STCL TO MAXIMIZE TAX BENEFIT

By | December 28, 2025

I. SECTION 70 ALLOWS ASSESSEE TO CHOOSE SET-OFF SEQUENCE FOR STCL TO MAXIMIZE TAX BENEFIT SUITABLE TITLE Assessee Can Set Off Short-Term Capital Loss Against Higher-Taxed Non-STT Gains First ISSUE Whether an assessee is entitled under Section 70 to choose the sequence of setting off current year Short-Term Capital Losses (STCL) against different streams of… Read More »

I. THIRD-PARTY STATEMENT & EXCEL SHEET INSUFFICIENT TO PROVE CASH PAYMENT FOR JEWELLERY

By | December 28, 2025

I. THIRD-PARTY STATEMENT & EXCEL SHEET INSUFFICIENT TO PROVE CASH PAYMENT FOR JEWELLERY SUITABLE TITLE Addition u/s 69A Deleted: Uncorroborated Third-Party Statement Cannot Override Assessee’s Denial and Purchase Bills ISSUE Whether an addition under Section 69A (Unexplained Money) can be sustained solely on the basis of an Excel file and a statement recorded from an… Read More »

I. FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN MINORS’ NAMES DISCLOSED IN ITR ARE NOT UNEXPLAINED (SECTION 69)

By | December 28, 2025

I. FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN MINORS’ NAMES DISCLOSED IN ITR ARE NOT UNEXPLAINED (SECTION 69) SUITABLE TITLE Section 69 Addition Deleted: Investments in Minors’ Names Disclosed in Schedule FA Are Not Unexplained ISSUE Whether investments made by the assessee in the names of his minor daughters in a foreign company can be treated as “Unexplained Investments”… Read More »

REGISTRATION U/S 12AA CANNOT BE DENIED ON VAGUE ALLEGATIONS OF CAPITATION FEE WITHOUT EVIDENCE

By | December 28, 2025

REGISTRATION U/S 12AA CANNOT BE DENIED ON VAGUE ALLEGATIONS OF CAPITATION FEE WITHOUT EVIDENCE ISSUE Whether the Principal Commissioner (PCIT) is justified in rejecting the registration of a trust under Section 12AA on grounds of collection of capitation fees and diversion of funds for personal use of trustees, when no specific evidence, names, or documents… Read More »

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IS ‘GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITY’; EXEMPTION ALLOWED IF TRADE RECEIPTS < 20%

By | December 28, 2025

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IS ‘GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITY’; EXEMPTION ALLOWED IF TRADE RECEIPTS < 20% ISSUE Whether a society engaged in nurturing entrepreneurship through networking and mentoring falls under the charitable category of “Advancement of any other object of General Public Utility” (GPU) or constitutes a commercial business, and whether it is eligible for exemption under Section… Read More »

ANTI-PROFITEERING INTEREST & PENALTY NOT APPLICABLE RETROSPECTIVELY

By | December 20, 2025

ANTI-PROFITEERING INTEREST & PENALTY NOT APPLICABLE RETROSPECTIVELY   ISSUE Whether the 18% Interest under Rule 133(3)(c) and Penalty provisions can be levied retrospectively for an investigation period (2017-2019) that ended before these specific penal provisions were introduced/amended in the CGST Rules on 01.04.2020. FACTS Period of Investigation: 15.11.2017 to 30.06.2019. The Findings: The DGAP (Director… Read More »

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