Kavi Priya
Content writer at Taxscan with a passion for clear, engaging legal content. I simplify tax and law topics while sharpening my research and communication skills.
ICAI Postpones CA Intermediate Exam Paper 5 (Auditing & Ethics)
TheInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced that CA Intermediate Examination, Group II, Paper 5 – Auditing and Ethics, which...
![Agent’ u/s 65(7) Not Equivalent to ‘Legal Heir Status: Orissa HC Rules Service Tax against Dead Person Not Tenable in Eye of Law [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/17/250x150_2120220-agent-us-657-not-equivalent-to-legal-heir-status-orissa-hc-rules-service-tax-against-dead-person-not-tenable-in-eye-of-law-taxscan.webp "Agent’ u/s 65(7) Not Equivalent to ‘Legal Heir Status: Orissa HC Rules Service Tax against Dead Person Not Tenable in Eye of Law [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Demand Cannot be Raised Merely on Accounting Differences Without Identifying Taxable Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/17/250x150_2120218-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand Cannot be Raised Merely on Accounting Differences Without Identifying Taxable Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![SCN & Adjudication Order Not Properly Served, Returned “Unclaimed”: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/17/250x150_2120214-scn-adjudication-order-not-properly-served-returned-unclaime-cestat-sets-aside-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "SCN & Adjudication Order Not Properly Served, Returned “Unclaimed”: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Hiring Global Speakers for Media Summit Does Not Constitute ‘Event Management Service’: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]
The Supreme Court of India ruled that contracts entered into for hiring global speakers for a media summit do not amount to taxable “event management service” under the Finance Act, 1994, and that...
![Hiring Global Speakers for Media Summit Does Not Constitute ‘Event Management Service’: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120146-hiring-global-speakers-media-summit-constitute-event-management-service-supreme-court-taxscan.webp "Hiring Global Speakers for Media Summit Does Not Constitute ‘Event Management Service’: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]")
Blasting Services for Digging Wells for Farmers Qualify as Agricultural Services: CESTAT Sets Aside Tax Demand [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that blasting services used for digging wells for farmers qualify as agricultural services. ...
![Blasting Services for Digging Wells for Farmers Qualify as Agricultural Services: CESTAT Sets Aside Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120141-blasting-services-digging-wells-farmers-qualify-agricultural-services-cestat-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Blasting Services for Digging Wells for Farmers Qualify as Agricultural Services: CESTAT Sets Aside Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Postal Export Amendment Regulations, 2026: Govt Introduces New Electronic Forms for E-Commerce and Other Postal Exports [Read Order]
The Government of India issued a notification dated 15 January 2026 amendning the Postal Export (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2022. These amended rules are called the Postal...
![Postal Export Amendment Regulations, 2026: Govt Introduces New Electronic Forms for E-Commerce and Other Postal Exports [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120105-postal-export-amendment-regulations-2026-taxscan.webp "Postal Export Amendment Regulations, 2026: Govt Introduces New Electronic Forms for E-Commerce and Other Postal Exports [Read Order]")
Mutual Funds Regulations, 2026: SEBI Introduces Comprehensive Framework Governing AMCs, Trustees and Mutual Fund Schemes
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 2026 replacing the old mutual fund regulations. The rules apply to mutual funds, sponsors, trustees,...
![FinMin Revises Customs Tariff Values for Edible Oils, Gold, Silver and Brass Scrap [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120089-finmin-revises-customs-tariff-values-edible-oils-gold-silver-brass-scrap-taxscan.webp "FinMin Revises Customs Tariff Values for Edible Oils, Gold, Silver and Brass Scrap [Read Notification]")
![FinMin Notifies Inclusion of Electronic Postal Exports u/s 84 of Customs Act [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120081-finmin-notifies-inclusion-electronic-postal-exports-customs-act-taxscan.webp "FinMin Notifies Inclusion of Electronic Postal Exports u/s 84 of Customs Act [Read Notification]")
Income Tax Dept Cannot Order Special Audit Without Valid DIN Based Approval: Bombay HC Holds Proceedings Void Ab Initio [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Bombay High Court held that the Income Tax Department cannot order a special audit without a valid prior approval carrying a Document Identification Number (DIN) and that...
![Income Tax Dept Cannot Order Special Audit Without Valid DIN Based Approval: Bombay HC Holds Proceedings Void Ab Initio [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120048-bombay-high-court-income-tax-department-void-ab-initio-special-audit-special-audit-approval-din-based-approval-income-tax-special-audit-taxscan.webp "Income Tax Dept Cannot Order Special Audit Without Valid DIN Based Approval: Bombay HC Holds Proceedings Void Ab Initio [Read Order]")