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Stay of Income-tax Demand Cannot Be Rejected Mechanically for Non-Payment of 20% — Delhi High Court in Clearmedi Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. v. DCIT Reaffirms Discretion under Section 220(6)
The writ petition was filed before the High Court of Delhi challenging the order passed by the Assessing Officer rejecting the petitioner’s application for stay of demand during the pendency of the appeal before the Co...
Bogus Political Donations Routed Back to Donor Not Eligible for Deduction under Section 80GGC — ITAT Ahmedabad in Rajen Jayantilal Merchant v. ITO
The appeal before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench, arose from an order passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre, confirming the reassessment made under Sectio...
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)
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)
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
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)
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
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
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]
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
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...