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Post-Supply Discounts Cannot be Included in Transaction Value: Madras HC
The Madras High Court recently observed that post-supply discounts offered by a supplier to the recipient cannot be included in the transaction value/value of supply for levying GST. The High Court distinguished between subsidy offered by a third…
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Supply of Vouchers and GST: Three Decisions and a Defensible Conclusion
This article focuses on the issue raised by M/s Kalyan Jewellers Limited (‘Kalyan Jewellers’) as regards the pre-paid instruments (‘PPI’)/vouchers issued by them to their customers. The claim of Kalyan Jewellers before the Advance Authority (‘AAR’), Appellate body for…
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NAA is Constitutional, Individual Orders Can be Challenged on Merits: Delhi HC
Introduction This post focuses on the Delhi High Court’s recent judgment upholding the constitutionality of NAA, a statutory body established under Section 171, CGST Act, 2017. I’ve examined the working of NAA in detail here and here, where I’ve highlighted the…
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NCLT Cannot Declare an Assessment Order as Void: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court in a recent judgment used strong words against an order of NCLT, Kochi Bench for declaring an assessment order passed under KVAT Act as void ab initio. The High Court observed that NCLT did…
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Religious Vows and Income Tax Obligations: Harmony to Clash
The Supreme Court is currently seized of a matter which, at its core, involves determining to what extent do the religious beliefs of a person exempt them from withholding tax obligations under the IT Act, 1961.…
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Not Providing Opportunity of Being Heard Vitiates Order Imposing Penalty: Raj HC
In a recent decision, the Rajasthan High Court held that the petitioner’s representation – filed under Section 270AA, IT Act, 1961 - for waiving the penalty imposed under Section 270A, IT Act, 1961 was wrongly rejected without…
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Delhi HC Disallows Disclosure of PM Cares Fund Documents Under RTI Act, 2005
The Delhi High Court in a recent judgment allowed the Income Tax Department’s appeal against the Central Information Commission’s (‘CIC’) order directing the respondent be provided copies of all documents submitted by PM Cares Fund to obtain exemption…
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Tax Residency Certificate and Stakes in the Blackstone Case – II
In the first part of this Article, I detailed Delhi High Court’s decision in the Blackstone case. This part focuses on the immediate and larger issues that are likely to be considered by the Supreme Court in its…
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Tax Residency Certificate and Stakes in Blackstone Case – I
In BlackStone case framed the following as the main issue for consideration: whether the Income Tax Department can go behind the tax residency certificate (‘TRC’) issued by another jurisdiction and issue a re-assessment notice under Section 147, IT…
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Leg History of Sec 90(4) & 90(5), IT Act, 1961
The infographic below is a snapshot of the legislative history of Section 90(4) and 90(5) of IT Act, 1961. It provides a summary view of the Income Tax Department's attempt to include a stringent condition for…
