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Identity, Creditworthiness and Genuineness: The Three Tests

The three limbs of section 68 are three separate tests, and a submission that runs them together usually loses on the one it never actually answered. Read the last order you received on a cash...

Section 68 Unexplained Cash Credit: What the Assessee Has to Prove

Section 68 asks the assessee to explain a credit in the books, and the explanation has to satisfy three separate tests before the Assessing Officer is obliged to accept it. The notice usually arrives in...

L&T Share Price Surge: Why Shares Rose Over 6% After Q2 Results

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) shares rose over 6% in early trading on October 28, 2026, after the company announced its September-quarter results a day earlier. The rally followed a 32.5% increase in consolidated...

India’s Petroleum Exports Rise 50% as Oil Prices Surge and Rupee Weakens

India’s petroleum export earnings rose nearly 50% between April and September 2026, even as the country shipped 16% less fuel overseas. At first glance, that sounds like a remarkable win for India’s energy sector....

How a ₹11 Billion Deal Changed India’s Tax Laws

Imagine completing a business deal, believing the rules are clear, and then discovering that the government wants to tax the transaction under a law changed years after it happened. For most businesses, the past is...

Apple India Revenue Hits ₹1 Lakh Crore

Not long ago, owning an iPhone in India was a luxury. Today, Apple is building one of its biggest growth stories in the country, with its India revenue approaching ₹1 lakh crore in FY26. Apple’s...

eMudhra Security Failure: The Hidden Cost of Losing Trust

A business can spend years building trust and lose some of it in a single incident. For most technology companies, security is a feature. For a company that sells digital trust, security is the product...

Can GST Officers Deny Input Tax Credit for a Supplier’s Default?

Imagine buying goods from a registered supplier. You receive a tax invoice, pay the full amount with GST through your bank, and claim input tax credit (ITC). Years later, the GST department sends you a...

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