Filing Form 67 Before Final Income Assessment is Sufficient Compliance: Madras HC Rules Rule 128 Directory, Not Mandatory [Read Order]

In a recent ruling, the Madras High Court held that filing Form 67 before the completion of final income assessment is sufficient compliance for claiming foreign tax credit (FTC), after…

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Relief for India Cements: CESTAT Holds Innocent Buyers Cannot Be Denied DEPB Scrip Benefits for Fraudulently Obtained Licences Unless Cancelled by DGFT [Read Order]

The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that DEPB scrip benefits cannot be denied to innocent transferee importers if the licences, though fraudulently obtained by the…

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Failure to consider Benefit of working capital adjustment while computing ALP: ITAT Directs re adjudication against Schneider Electric India Pvt ltd [Read Order]

The New Delhi bench of the Income TaxAppellate Tribunal (ITAT) directed the re adjudication against the case of Schneider Electric India Private Limited regarding the allegation of failure to consider the benefit…

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Centre Grants Income Tax Exemptions to Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Animal Husbandry and Karnataka Construction Workers’ Welfare Board [Read Notification]

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Ministry of Finance, issued Notification No. 138/2025 and Notification No. 139/2025, both dated 22 August 2025, granting income tax exemptions under Section 10(46) of…

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Mere Assembly of Imported Components can make “e-Rickshaw”: CESTAT upholds Differential Customs Duty Demand, Penalty and Interest [Read Order]

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench at New Delhi, has held that the import of essential components of an electric rickshaw (E-rickshaw), even in semi-knocked down (SKD)…

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IGST-Total Taxable Value Mistake in filing April 2019 GSTR-3B: Patna HC allows to Rectify GSTR-3B on par with GSTR-1 [Read Order]

In a recent ruling, the Patna High Court held that a taxpayer is permitted to rectify a clerical error made while filing GSTR-3B and directed that the return be corrected to match…

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Receiving Gifts Before Wedding Date Cannot Be Treated as Ungenuine Without Proof: ITAT Deletes ₹4.31 Lakh Unexplained Cash Deposit Addition [Read Order]

The Ahmedabad bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) deleted an addition made by the Assessing Officer (AO), holding that gifts received before a wedding date cannot be treated as ungenuine…

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No Longer Rounding Off Refunds as Usual for this FY! CA points out Income Tax Portal Glitch

A seemingly minor but significant system glitch has come to light in the processing of income Tax Return (ITR) refunds for the Assessment Year 2025-26 (Financial Year 2024-2025). Chartered Accountant Aditi Bhardwaj…

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