GST’s Next turning point

Wider input tax credit, faster refunds and changes to enforcement: the latest GST recommendations go beyond tax rates and focus on how businesses experience...

RBI Repo Rate Hike: Impact on Corporate India

The Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy decisions have implications that extend beyond the banking sector. A 25-basis-point repo rate hike may appear modest,...

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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...

Cadbury’s ₹320 Crore Tax Dispute: When Marketing Meets Transfer Pricing

When we think of Cadbury, the first thing that comes to mind is the purple wrapper and the tagline “Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye.” But...

ITAT Ahmedabad Rules on Section 87A Rebate Against STCG under Section 111A (A.Y. 2024–25)

Introduction One of the most debated income-tax issues in the current year has been the scope of rebate under Section 87A, particularly in situations where...

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