Death and Taxes: France Imposes Tax on Music played at Funerals following Copyright Row
Life had 2 certainties - one being death and one being taxes, but now it seems that the tax woes seep into the after-life as well. Reports suggest...
![Application u/s 9 of IBC must not be Entertained when Debt is not Unequivocally Admitted by Corporate Debtor: NCLAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NCLAT-NCLAT-New-Delhi-IBC-Corporate-debtor-taxscan.jpg "Application u/s 9 of IBC must not be Entertained when Debt is not Unequivocally Admitted by Corporate Debtor: NCLAT [Read Order]")
![Orissa HC Rejects Pre-Arrest Bail of GST Officer Accused of Embezzling ₹71.03 Lakhs in Public Funds [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Orissa-HC-Orissa-HC-Rejects-Pre-Arrest-Bail-Pre-Arrest-Bail-Pre-Arrest-Bail-of-GST-Officer-GST-Officer-Accused-of-Embezzling-Public-Funds-taxscan.jpg "Orissa HC Rejects Pre-Arrest Bail of GST Officer Accused of Embezzling ₹71.03 Lakhs in Public Funds [Read Order]")
![Retaining Balance Amount After Reduction of VAT Demand Violative of Constitution: Jharkhand HC rules in Favour of Castrol India [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/VAT-Castrol-India-Jharkhand-High-Court-taxscan.jpg "Retaining Balance Amount After Reduction of VAT Demand Violative of Constitution: Jharkhand HC rules in Favour of Castrol India [Read Order]")
![Absence of Recorded Reasonable Belief for Smuggling Case: CESTAT quashes Confiscation of Gold [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CESTATGold-Confiscation-of-gold-taxscan.jpg "Absence of Recorded Reasonable Belief for Smuggling Case: CESTAT quashes Confiscation of Gold [Read Order]")
Reimbursements Received Cannot Considered as 'Consideration' Towards Any Taxable Service: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled that the reimbursements received by the assessee cannot be considered as 'consideration'...
![Reimbursements Received Cannot Considered as Consideration Towards Any Taxable Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Reimbursements.jpg "Reimbursements Received Cannot Considered as Consideration Towards Any Taxable Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT quashes Demand Order on Lack of Evidence against Clandestine Clearance Allegations, slashes Penalty on Directors
The Kolkata bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) set aside the demand of Rs. 53,38,184 on account of clandestine clearance. The tribunal also reduced...
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Challenge on Service Tax Liability on Income Generated out of ‘Renting Out Immovable Properties’ of Muncipality: CESTAT remands Matter [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Chennai bench of the Customs, Excise And Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) remanded the challenge on Service Tax liability on income generated out of ‘Renting Out...
![Challenge on Service Tax Liability on Income Generated out of ‘Renting Out Immovable Properties’ of Muncipality: CESTAT remands Matter [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Challenge-Service-Tax-Liability-Income-Generated-Renting-Out-Immovable-Properties-Muncipality-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "Challenge on Service Tax Liability on Income Generated out of ‘Renting Out Immovable Properties’ of Muncipality: CESTAT remands Matter [Read Order]")
![Barcode-Backed Tax Invoice Wrongly Treated as Bogus: ITAT upholds Order of CIT(A) [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Barcode-Backed-Tax-Invoice-Treated-as-Bogus-ITAT-upholds-Order-CITA-TAXSCAN.jpg "Barcode-Backed Tax Invoice Wrongly Treated as Bogus: ITAT upholds Order of CIT(A) [Read Order]")
NFRA to Select Audit Firms Handling Audits of Multiple Listed Companies for Next Phase of Inspection
The National Financial Reporting Authority ( NFRA ), is set to select and conduct a rigorous inspection of audit firms that handle large clients, particularly listed companies, in the next phase of...
