The Government of Bihar has extended the “Bihar Settlement of Taxation Disputes Act, 2019″ for a period of 3 months. The Governor of Bihar empowered under sub-section (3) of Section 1 of The Bihar Settlement...
The High Court of Telangana held that penalty under the GST Acts cannot be levied on the ground of ‘wrong destination’ and any action of collecting penalty under threat of detention of the vehicle carrying goods...
The Kerala Government has launched the Amnesty Scheme 2020 to settle pre-GST Tax Arrears. The Government has unveiled an amnesty scheme to settle outstanding tax dues about the period before the introduction of the Goods...
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai bench has held that the penalty under section 271B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is not leviable if there are bona fide reasons on the part of...
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLT) has confirmed the penalty on Adani Gas for abuse of dominant position. The Adani Gas Limited’ (AGL) has preferred the instant appeal being passed by the Competition Commission...
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi held that there is no automatic immunity from Penalty for improper importation to co-noticees that main noticee has been settled. The appellant herein is...
The Ahmedabad bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the penalty under section 271(c)(1) of the Income Tax Act cannot be made merely on the basis of the declaration made by...
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chandigarh bench has held that penalty under section 271(1)(a) cannot be levied on a charitable society on cancellation of its registration under Section 12AA of the Income Tax Act,...
The Bangalore bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT ), on Friday deleted the penalty proceedings initiated by the tax department against the State bank of India ( SBI ) for not deducting...
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir’s Finance Department, has announced an extension of the amnesty scheme for the settlement of unresolved GST issues in the old tax regime for the smooth implementation of Goods and...
The Rajasthan Budget 2020 has proposed an Amnesty scheme to give a 100% waiver of interest and penalty payable on stamp duty. The following changes have also been made under Amnesty Scheme to the Stamps...
The Delhi High Court held that the changeability of the activity on facilitating land and other related activities to attract service tax under the head ‘Real Estate Agent’. The respondent is engaged in the business...
The Sexual-harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 ie; the PoSH Act has been enacted with the objective of preventing and protecting women against workplace sexual harassment and to ensure effective...
The Allahabad High Court has denied any relief to the petitioner as there was a nondisclosure of godowns and non-payment of tax which ultimately demonstrated misconduct on the part of the petitioner. In the case...
The Gujarat High Court has ordered the GST Department to release goods and consignments which is detained for not carrying E-Way Bill is a result of the wrong interpretation of section 130 of the GST...
The High Court of Delhi has set aside an order passed by the Foreign Exchange Appellate Tribunal on the ground that the evidence on which such penalizing order was passed holds no value if such...
While elaborating the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s (ITAT) powers under section 254(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the Mumbai bench of the Tribunal has held that such powers cannot be invoked in cases where...
In the case of M/s Neva Plantation Private Ltd. vs. ACST-cum-Proper Officer North Enforcement Zone, Palampur, the Himachal Pradesh Appellate Authority has imposed the penalty as the taxpayer failed to cover all the documents i.e....
The Madras High Court reportedly stayed an order passed by a Commissioner of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Central Excise on October 17, accusing the Oscar-winning music composer A R Rahman of evading payment...
The Supreme Court of India has held that when the liability to pay an erroneously withheld sum is acknowledged and accepted by the Revenue Department, then to deny relief by directing payment in terms of...
The Central Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT), Mumbai held that no duty for computer stationery, LIC forms, bank statement forms manufactured as per the requirement of LIC, banks and government department. Appellants are engaged...
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