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![Depreciation on Leased Ethanol Buses cannot be Denied when Lease Income already Disclosed in P&L: ITAT Remands for Verification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/500x300_2113432-depreciation-leased-ethanol-buses-denied-lease-income-disclosed-p-and-l-itat-remands-verification-taxscan.webp "Depreciation on Leased Ethanol Buses cannot be Denied when Lease Income already Disclosed in P&L: ITAT Remands for Verification [Read Order]")
Depreciation on Leased Ethanol Buses cannot be Denied when Lease Income already Disclosed in P&L: ITAT Remands for Verification [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) ruled that depreciation on Ethanol Green buses cannot be denied to an assessee who...
![Revenue Sharing with Diagnostic Labs Not Taxable as BSS: CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand on Hospital [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/250x150_2113380-revenue-sharing-diagnostic-labs-not-taxable-bss-cestat-service-tax-demand-hospital-taxscan.webp "Revenue Sharing with Diagnostic Labs Not Taxable as BSS: CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand on Hospital [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Quashes Customs duty on Silk Fabric Imports, Rules Non-Return of Seized Laptop Violates Natural Justice and Remits Matter [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/250x150_2113364-customs-duty-silk-fabric-imports-cestat-taxscan.jfif "CESTAT Quashes Customs duty on Silk Fabric Imports, Rules Non-Return of Seized Laptop Violates Natural Justice and Remits Matter [Read Order]")
![Rental Income from Leasing Trailers and Exhibition Space is Business Income, Not House Property: ITAT Deletes Addition [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/250x150_2113395-rental-income-leasing-trailers-exhibition-space-business-income-house-property-itat-taxscan.webp "Rental Income from Leasing Trailers and Exhibition Space is Business Income, Not House Property: ITAT Deletes Addition [Read Order]")
![Failure to Issue Mandatory Draft Assessment Order to Non-Resident u/s 144C(1) Invalidates Search Assessment: ITAT Quashes Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/250x150_2113416-failure-issue-mandatory-draft-assessment-order-non-resident-invalidates-search-assessment-itat-order-taxscan.webp "Failure to Issue Mandatory Draft Assessment Order to Non-Resident u/s 144C(1) Invalidates Search Assessment: ITAT Quashes Order [Read Order]")
S.56(2)(viib) Not Applicable to Shares issued to Non-Resident Holding Company: ITAT Deletes ₹198 Cr Addition [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) deleted a massive addition of ₹198 crores made under Section 56(2)(viib) and held that the provisions aimed at taxing share premiums ...
![S.56(2)(viib) Not Applicable to Shares issued to Non-Resident Holding Company: ITAT Deletes ₹198 Cr Addition [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/500x300_2113435-itat-deletes-198-cr-addition-taxscan.webp "S.56(2)(viib) Not Applicable to Shares issued to Non-Resident Holding Company: ITAT Deletes ₹198 Cr Addition [Read Order]")
Reimbursement of Electricity Charges Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Ubico Network [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Exciseand Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax cannot be levied on the reimbursement of electricity charges, as electricity is ...
![Reimbursement of Electricity Charges Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Ubico Network [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/19/500x300_2113168-reimbursement-electricity-charges-taxable-service-cestat-sets-aside-service-tax-demand-ubico-network-taxscan.webp "Reimbursement of Electricity Charges Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Ubico Network [Read Order]")
Loss from Currency Derivatives Held as Speculative Transaction, Not Business: ITAT Upholds ₹4.05 Cr Foreign Exchange Loss and Brokerage Disallowance [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax AppellateTribunal (ITAT) has confirmed the disallowance of foreign exchange losses amounting to ₹4,05,61,649 and ruled that the loss incurred on currency ...
![Loss from Currency Derivatives Held as Speculative Transaction, Not Business: ITAT Upholds ₹4.05 Cr Foreign Exchange Loss and Brokerage Disallowance [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/19/500x300_2113255-loss-currency-derivatives-held-speculative-transaction-business-itat-upholds-foreign-exchange-loss-brokerage-disallowance-taxscan.webp "Loss from Currency Derivatives Held as Speculative Transaction, Not Business: ITAT Upholds ₹4.05 Cr Foreign Exchange Loss and Brokerage Disallowance [Read Order]")
Entity Not Recognized as Manufacturer or Buyer Cannot Claim Excise Duty Refund Regardless of Who Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that an entity not designated as the manufacturer or the buyer of excisable goods cannot claim a duty...
![Entity Not Recognized as Manufacturer or Buyer Cannot Claim Excise Duty Refund Regardless of Who Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/19/500x300_2113172-entity-not-recognized-manufacturer-buyer-cannot-claim-excise-duty-refund-regardless-paid-cestat-taxcsan.webp "Entity Not Recognized as Manufacturer or Buyer Cannot Claim Excise Duty Refund Regardless of Who Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Time-Barred for Sub Contractor where Principal Contractor Paid Service Tax: CESTAT Sets Aside Demand, Interest & Penalty [Read Order]
Relying on Supreme Court precedents, the tribunal held that once a demand is found to be time-barred, there is no occasion to examine the merits of the case. The Chennai Bench of the Customs,...
![Service Tax Demand Time-Barred for Sub Contractor where Principal Contractor Paid Service Tax: CESTAT Sets Aside Demand, Interest & Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/19/500x300_2113173-service-tax-demand-sub-contractor-cestat-taxscan.jfif "Service Tax Demand Time-Barred for Sub Contractor where Principal Contractor Paid Service Tax: CESTAT Sets Aside Demand, Interest & Penalty [Read Order]")