Income Tax
Reassessments Need Solid Reasons and Not Just Assumptions
One of the most contested issues in tax law is the power of the Assessing Officer (AO) to reopen assessments. Sections 147 and 148 of the Income-tax Act grant this power, but it comes...
Income Tax
CAAS Writ Petition: Gujarat HC Questions CBDT on Due Date Extensions and Compliance Gaps
On 26th September 2025, the Hon’ble Gujarat High Court heard the writ petition filed by the Chartered Accountants Association, Surat (CAAS) in the matter of CAAS v. Union of India. Listed at Serial No....
Income Tax
Section 37 vs 69C: ITAT Clarifies the Right Tool for Disallowance
Issue Involved
Whether disallowance u/s. 37 is tenable where AO has not doubted the nature and source of purchases expenditure and addition is made solely on the basis of genuineness of expenditure?
Facts of the Case
The...
GST
Why Your Health & Life Insurance Premiums May Not Fall as Much as You Think
When the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced back in July 2017, it was celebrated as India’s most ambitious tax reform since independence. The idea was to unify India’s fragmented indirect tax system...
Income Tax
Granting Development Licence Without Possession Not a ‘Transfer’ Under Section 2(47)
Issues Involved
Whether granting license to permit construction of land without giving any possession in land considered as transfer u/s. 2(47)?
Facts of the Case
The assessee entered into a development agreement with a developer in consideration...
Income Tax
Payments to Foreign Attorneys for IP Services Are Professional Fees, and Not FTS
Issues Involved
Whether payments remitted by Indian law firms to an NR foreign attorney towards filing, prosecution and maintenance of overseas intellectual property (IP) matters for Indian clients—are taxable in India as "fees for technical...
Income Tax
ESOP Taxation in Corporate Restructuring: Insights from Flipkart–PhonePe
Introduction:
ESOPs are structured as rights, not obligations, granted by companies to employees to purchase shares at a future date at a pre-agreed price. These rights vest over time and can be exercised upon meeting...
GST
Assignment of Leasehold Rights Equals Sale of Land, Not Liable to GST : Gujarat HC Rules
Issue involved
Whether assignment of leasehold rights qualify as supply of services for the purpose of levy of GST?
Facts of the case
The Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), acts as a nodal agency for the development...
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