Expenditure incurred for payment of foreclosure premium for restructuring loan and obtaining fresh loan at a lower rate of interest Vs Revisionary power of CIT  u/s 263

Expenditure incurred for payment of foreclosure premium for restructuring loan and obtaining fresh loan at a lower rate of interest Vs Revisionary power of CIT  u/s 263   Recently, an issue before Madras High Court was regarding the Revisionary power of CIT  u/s 263 with respect to the expenditure incurred for payment of foreclosure premium… […]

𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝘾𝘽𝙄𝘾 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚𝙙 – 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙑𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙂𝙎𝙏 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨

𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝘾𝘽𝙄𝘾 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚𝙙 – 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙑𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙂𝙎𝙏 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨   The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has issued new instructions dated 5th November 2024, reinforcing virtual hearings for quasi-judicial proceedings under various indirect tax laws, including the CGST Act, IGST Act, Customs Act, and more. Under these revised guidelines: Virtual hearings are now mandatory for all personal hearings unless a… […]

Introduction of Form DRC-03A: An overview

Introduction of Form DRC-03A: An overview   Department has observed that some taxpayers have paid the amount demanded vide DRC 07/DRC 08/MOV 09/MOV 11/APL 04 through DRC-03 instead of using payment facility ‘Payment towards demand’. Due to this demand is still showing as open / unpaid in Electronic Liability Register. Accordingly, GSTN has developed the… […]

Tax clearance certificate (TCC): Form No 30A & Non domiciled visitors in India

Tax clearance certificate (TCC): Form No 30A & Non domiciled visitors in India   What is ‘domicile’? 1. The term ‘domicile’ is not defined in the Income-tax Act, 1961 or other ancillary laws. 2. Ordinarily, it means a permanent home or place where a person resides with the intention of remaining there for a prolonged/… […]

Landmark Judgment by Kerala High Court on Rule 96(10) of the CGST Rules

Landmark Judgment by Kerala High Court on Rule 96(10) of the CGST Rules   The Kerala High Court recently delivered a significant judgment, declaring Rule 96(10) of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017, ultra vires the provisions of Section 16 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) Act, 2017. Key Legal… […]