SUPREME COURT: S. 69C : Unexplained expenditure-Bogus purchases-Information from Sales-Tax Department-Failure to prove genuineness of purchases-Order of the Appellate Tribunal holding that only profit estimation at 12. 5% was set aside-Order of the Assessing Officer confirming the addition of entire purchases a bogus under section 69C of the Income-tax Act was affirmed by High Court - SLP… Read More ...

SUPREME COURT: S. 261 : Appeal - Supreme Court -Limitation : Condonation of delay- Strictures-Departmental delay of 524 days-Unsatisfactory explanation-Internal procedural delays such as multiple scrutiny reports, repeated vetting and lack of timely direction for filing SLP held to be avoidable-However, considering that other matters on similar issue were already entertained, Supreme Court condoned the delay as… Read More ...

Mumbai Tribunal : S. 56 : Income from Other Sources-Stamp duty valuation-Difference between agreement date and registration date–Allotment letter treated as “agreement”–Part consideration paid through banking channel before agreement–Stamp duty valuation to be adopted as on date of allotment–Addition deleted. [S. 50C ,56(2)(vii)(b).] Where the assessee purchased a flat for ₹1,10,00,000 and the AO made an addition of… Read More ...

By Firoze Andhyarujina, Senior Advocate: Artificial intelligence – AI is the future. It will replace or locked of way of thinking and the way things are being done and the entire approach of people towards better technological future. Big Tech companies are investing hundreds of billions of Dollars in data centre. However, an important problem remains as to whether the… Read More ...

By CA Harshil Shah: A recent ruling by the SMC Bench of the ITAT Delhi in the case of Maharishi Education Corporation Pvt. Ltd. has created significant discussion — and confusion — around whether opting for the concessional corporate tax regime under Section 115BAA results in losing concessional tax rates on capital gains under Sections 111A, 112 and 112A.… Read More ...

By CA Dr Vardhaman L. Jain: The Union Budget of 2024 brought in Section 194T in the Income Tax Act, 1961 effective from April 1, 2025. This section imposes an obligation for Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) on certain payments made to partners of a firm, in the nature of salary, bonus, commission, interest, or remuneration. The aim of introduction of… Read More ...