Prosecution Under Section 276C(2) Quashed for Non-Payment of Self-Assessment Tax: No Willful Evasion Established – Vilas Babanrao Kalokhe v. PCIT (Central) (Bom HC, 2025)

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CA. NITIN GUPTA
01/01/2026  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 331
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The assessee, engaged in the business of stone crushing and manufacturing precast cement pipes, filed the return of income for Assessment Year 2022-23 on 05.11.2022. The Assessing Officer observed that the assessee faile...

Ad Hoc 10% Disallowance of Travelling & Telephone Expenses Deleted: No Discrepancies in Audited Books – Spectrum Talent Management v. ACIT (ITAT Delhi, 2025)

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CA. NITIN GUPTA
01/01/2026  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 290
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The assessee-firm, engaged in providing staffing solutions and operating in the services sector, claimed travelling and telephone expenses under Section 37(1) for the relevant assessment year. The Assessing Officer obser...

Supreme Court mandates strict timelines for oral arguments, issues Circular

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My Tax Expert
01/01/2026  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 227
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Supreme Court mandates strict timelines for oral arguments, issues Circular To facilitate speedy and proper administration of justice, Supreme Court issues Circular mandating arguing Counsels to submit ‘timelines...

No Penalty on Wife for Non-Disclosure of Joint Foreign Investment When Husband Declares in ITR: PCIT v. Aditi Avinash Athavankar (Bom. HC, 2025)

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My Tax Expert
01/01/2026  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 249
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For Assessment Year 2017-18, the allegation against the respondent-assessee (wife) pertained to non-disclosure of a foreign investment in Schedule FA of her income tax return. The material on record indicated that her na...

Judicial Review as the Sole Remedy Against AAAR Orders Under GST: Constitutional Recourse, Limits of Appeal & Key Case Law Analysis

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CA. VAIBHAV RAI
31/12/2025  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 367
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REMEDY AGAINST ORDERS OF APPELLATE AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULING (AAAR) UNDER GST Brief Background and HistoryIn 1993, post the opening of the Indian economy in 1991, India introduced the scheme of advance rulings ...

Fictitious Firms, Fake Invoicing & Fraudulent ITC under GST: Modus Operandi, Legal Exposure and Enforcement Framework

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CA. VAIBHAV RAI
31/12/2025  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 436
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Fictitious firms under GST: Busting the Racket IntroductionNearing half a decade since its inception, this flawed yet functional indirect tax, GST, has become a matter of the moment in the world of tax profession...

Prosecution under Section 276C(2) Quashed for Delayed Self-Assessment Tax: No Willful Evasion Established – Vilas Babanrao Kalokhe v. PCIT (Central) [2025]

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My Tax Expert
31/12/2025  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 328
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The assessee, engaged in stone crushing and manufacturing of precast cement pipes, filed the return of income for AY 2022-23 on 05.11.2022. The self-assessment tax payable under Section 140A was not discharged along with...

No Penalty for Non-Disclosure of Joint Foreign Investment When Husband Declared It: PCIT v. Aditi Avinash Athavankar (2025) – Discretion under Black Money Act Upheld

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My Tax Expert
31/12/2025  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 289
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No penalty on wife for not disclosing foreign investment if husband duly declared it in his ITR For assessment year 2017-2018, the allegation against the respondent–assessee (wife) was non-disclosure of a foreign inve...

ICAI Extends Phase IV Peer Review Mandate to 31 December 2026 for Eligible CA Firms

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CA DR VINAY MITTAL
31/12/2025  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 1174
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Peer Review Board The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India 31st December, 2025ANNOUNCEMENTDeferment of Phase IV of Peer Review MandateThe Council of the ICAI has decided that Phase IV of the Peer Review mandate,...

Reassessment Limitation under New Regime: Allahabad High Court in Dinesh Jain v. Union of India Applies Rajeev Bansal (SC) to Quash Time-Barred AY 2016-17 Notice

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CA. Atul Agrawal, Former Vice Chairman CIRC
31/12/2025  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 318
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Reassessment Limitation under the New Regime: Hon’ble Allahabad High Court’s First Pronouncement on the issueIn Dinesh Jain v. Union of India, the Hon’ble Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court has examined the...