Rejection of 80G Renewal over Non-Response to Income Tax Notices in Spam Folder: ITAT Sets Aside CIT(E) Order
The Chennai Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) set aside the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions)[CIT(E)] that rejected...
![Wax, Gums, and Fatty Acids from Vegetable Oil Refining Treated as “Waste”: CESTAT Allows Exemption [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/250x150_2041835-wax-gums-fatty-acids-from-vegetable-oil-vegetable-oil-taxscan.webp "Wax, Gums, and Fatty Acids from Vegetable Oil Refining Treated as “Waste”: CESTAT Allows Exemption [Read Order]")
![Club Services to Members Not Taxable as One Cannot Render Services to Oneself: CESTAT Applies Mutuality Principle [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/250x150_2041836-site-img9-2.webp "Club Services to Members Not Taxable as One Cannot Render Services to Oneself: CESTAT Applies Mutuality Principle [Read Order]")
![Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) Based on Estimated Addition: ITAT Deletes Penalty Citing Absence of Concealment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/250x150_2041840-penalty-us-2711c-estimated-itat-penalty-absence-concealment-taxscan.webp "Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) Based on Estimated Addition: ITAT Deletes Penalty Citing Absence of Concealment [Read Order]")
Rent Paid to Directors in Personal Capacity Not Taxable Under Reverse Charge Mechanism: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that rent paid by a company to its Directors in their individual capacity is not subject to...
![Rent Paid to Directors in Personal Capacity Not Taxable Under Reverse Charge Mechanism: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041824-rent-paid-to-directors-directors-in-personal-capacity-directors-in-personal-capacity-not-taxable-taxscan.webp "Rent Paid to Directors in Personal Capacity Not Taxable Under Reverse Charge Mechanism: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Absence of Formal Demand Notice for Property Tax Does not Let off Assessee's Obligation to Pay: Kerala HC [Read Order]
The Kerala High Court ruled that the assessee is still obligated to pay property taxes even if there isn't a formal demand notice for them while the case is pending. The Division Bench,...
![Absence of Formal Demand Notice for Property Tax Does not Let off Assessees Obligation to Pay: Kerala HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041791-demand-notice-property-tax-kerala-high-court-taxscan.webp "Absence of Formal Demand Notice for Property Tax Does not Let off Assessees Obligation to Pay: Kerala HC [Read Order]")
Entire Liability Computed from Taxpayer's Records and Returns Filed Before SCN: CESTAT Rules Service Tax Penalty Unjustified [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a service tax penalty is not justified when the entire tax liability was calculated from the...
![Entire Liability Computed from Taxpayers Records and Returns Filed Before SCN: CESTAT Rules Service Tax Penalty Unjustified [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041827-entire-liability-computed-taxpayers-records-returns-filed-scn-cestat-rules-service-tax-penalty-unjustified-taxscan.webp "Entire Liability Computed from Taxpayers Records and Returns Filed Before SCN: CESTAT Rules Service Tax Penalty Unjustified [Read Order]")
Assam GST Department Releases Guidelines for Standard Operating Procedure on Road Vigilance [Read Order]
The Assam GST Department issued comprehensive guidelines through Instruction No. 20/2025-GST, laying down the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for road vigilance operations aimed at curbing tax...
![Assam GST Department Releases Guidelines for Standard Operating Procedure on Road Vigilance [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041817-assam-gst-department-standard-operating-procedure-gst-taxscan.webp "Assam GST Department Releases Guidelines for Standard Operating Procedure on Road Vigilance [Read Order]")
Royalty for Exclusive 99-Year Trademark Use Qualifies as Deemed Sale, Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that royalty received for the exclusive use of trademarks under a 99-year agreement amounts to a deemed sale...
![Royalty for Exclusive 99-Year Trademark Use Qualifies as Deemed Sale, Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041814-deemed-sale-cestat-taxscan.webp "Royalty for Exclusive 99-Year Trademark Use Qualifies as Deemed Sale, Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Construction Involving Common Areas Still a Composite Works Contract, Not Residential Complex Service: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that construction services involving common areas such as parking spaces do not change the nature of a...
![Construction Involving Common Areas Still a Composite Works Contract, Not Residential Complex Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041818-construction-involving-common-areas-still-composite-works-contract-residential-complex-service-cestat-taxscan.webp "Construction Involving Common Areas Still a Composite Works Contract, Not Residential Complex Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")