Tax litigation often turns not on facts, but on procedure.This recent ITAT ruling cuts through that noise and delivers a simple, powerful message: genuine evidence cannot be rejected merely on technical grounds.
The Background
The case...
The Supreme Court’s decision in the Tiger Global–Flipkart case is not just another capital gains dispute. It is a watershed moment in India’s international tax jurisprudence, fundamentally altering how tax treaties, tax residency certificates,...
Background: Why this Case was Important~
Under the Income-tax Act, the department has different provisions to reopen or reassess income. Two such provisions are:
• Section 147 – used when the Assessing Officer (AO) believes that...
Tripura High Court Protects Genuine Taxpayers
Input Tax Credit (ITC) is the backbone of the GST framework. For businesses, it is not an incentive—it is a statutory mechanism to avoid tax cascading.
Yet, one concern continues...
Section 54 is a beneficial provision intended to encourage investment in residential housing by granting exemption from LTCG tax. However, taxpayers often face disallowance due to procedural lapses, particularly non-deposit of unutilized gains in the...
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Bengaluru Bench) rejected Binny Bansal’s claim of non-resident status for AY 2020–21, denying him benefits under the India–Singapore DTAA.
Despite relocating to Singapore, the Tribunal held that he continued to...
The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches on premises linked to an NGO run by climate activist Harjeet Singh and his wife.
The probe relates to foreign inward remittances exceeding ₹6 crore, allegedly received in the guise...
The income tax demand has been raised on Hindustan Unilever Limited, one of India’s most stable and closely tracked FMCG giants.
When a company of this scale receives a four-figure crore tax demand, the...