Avinash Kurungot
Avinash Kurungot is a B.B.A. LL.B (Hons.) Graduate from Christ University, Bangalore. Following a stint in Civil Litigation, marking appearances across the High Court of Kerala and various sub-courts, he has channelled his skills towards developing engaging tax, finance and news content.
![DGFT Announces Email Communication & Security Protocol Training for Officers: Find Details of November Session [Read Circular]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/19/500x300_2106592-dgft-email-communication-security-protocol-dgft-announces-email-communication-taxscan.webp "DGFT Announces Email Communication & Security Protocol Training for Officers: Find Details of November Session [Read Circular]")
DGFT Announces Email Communication & Security Protocol Training for Officers: Find Details of November Session [Read Circular]
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has announced a training session for its officers to strengthen their understanding of Email...
![DGFT Tightens Import Policy for Unstudded Platinum from ‘Free’ to ‘Restricted’: Check Applicable Validity [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/250x150_2106341-dgft-dgft-tightens-import-policy-unstudded-platinum-taxscan.webp "DGFT Tightens Import Policy for Unstudded Platinum from ‘Free’ to ‘Restricted’: Check Applicable Validity [Read Notification]")
![Meals, Transport & Courier Expenses not Part of “Transfer of House Property”: ITAT Rejects NRI’s Income Tax Deduction Claims [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/250x150_2106243-transport-courier-expenses-itat-courier-expenses-transport-taxscan.webp "Meals, Transport & Courier Expenses not Part of “Transfer of House Property”: ITAT Rejects NRI’s Income Tax Deduction Claims [Read Order]")
![Permanent Fixtures become Part and Parcel of Building: ITAT Allows ₹20L Income Tax deductions to Senior Citizen on Total Improvement Cost [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/250x150_2106221-itat-bengaluru-permanent-fixtures-income-tax-deductions-total-improvement-cost-taxscan.webp "Permanent Fixtures become Part and Parcel of Building: ITAT Allows ₹20L Income Tax deductions to Senior Citizen on Total Improvement Cost [Read Order]")
Civil, Plumbing & Electrical Charges Paid by Senior Citizen to Builder are Genuine Cost of Acquisition: ITAT Allows ₹11.35L Income Tax Deduction
The Bengaluru Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) recently held that civil, plumbing and electrical charges paid directly to the builder form part of the genuine cost of acquisition...
Is Excessive Share Premium a Capital Receipt or Income? Supreme Court to determine Taxability of ₹679 Cr [Read Order]
The Supreme Court of India recently admitted an appeal filed by the Income Tax Department, challenging a Bombay High Court ruling that held excessive share premium receipts were ‘capital’ in...
![Is Excessive Share Premium a Capital Receipt or Income? Supreme Court to determine Taxability of ₹679 Cr [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/13/500x300_2104921-share-premium-capital-income-taxscan.webp "Is Excessive Share Premium a Capital Receipt or Income? Supreme Court to determine Taxability of ₹679 Cr [Read Order]")
![BCI Notifies Rules for Foreign-National Advocates to Enrol and Practice Law in India [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/15/500x300_2105478-bci-foreign-national-advocates-practice-law-in-india-taxscan.webp "BCI Notifies Rules for Foreign-National Advocates to Enrol and Practice Law in India [Read Notification]")
DGFT Clarifies Conditions where EODC shall not be Withheld for Advance Authorisation Holders [Read Circular]
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade ( DGFT ) has issued a new Policy Circular, clarifying the circumstances in which Regional Authorities shall not withhold the Export Obligation Discharge...
![DGFT Clarifies Conditions where EODC shall not be Withheld for Advance Authorisation Holders [Read Circular]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/14/500x300_2105262-dgft-eodc-eodc-shall-advance-authorisation-holders-taxscan.webp "DGFT Clarifies Conditions where EODC shall not be Withheld for Advance Authorisation Holders [Read Circular]")
Do Children Pay Income Tax in India? Understanding the Fiscal Liabilities of Minors This Children’s Day 2025
As India celebrates Children’s Day 2025, an intriguing question often overlooked in mainstream discussions deserves to be discussed: do children pay income tax? Most people instinctively assume...
