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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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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