Retrospective Tax Law: When Past Deductions Become Today’s Penalties
Introduction Taxation is founded on principles of certainty, fairness, and predictability. Taxpayers rely on existing laws and judicial precedents...
![Non-Appointment of Woman Director u/s 149(1) of Companies Act: Recent Judicial Trends and MCA Crackdowns [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Annual-Returns-MCA-Non-filing-taxscan.jpg "Non-Appointment of Woman Director u/s 149(1) of Companies Act: Recent Judicial Trends and MCA Crackdowns [Read Order]")
![Penalty on Co-Noticee Not Maintainable if Main Noticee Settles Tax Dues nder SVLDRS, 2019: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Quantum-assessment-1.jpg "Penalty on Co-Noticee Not Maintainable if Main Noticee Settles Tax Dues nder SVLDRS, 2019: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Voluntary Payment of GST Penalty concludes all Proceedings u/s 129: Orissa HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Penalty-Taxpayer-ITAT-Confirms-Penalty-Taxscan.jpg "Voluntary Payment of GST Penalty concludes all Proceedings u/s 129: Orissa HC [Read Order]")
![Non-Disclosure of Related Party Transactions in Board Report violates S. 134(3)(h): MCA Imposes ₹4 Lakh Penalty [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MCA-site-img-1.jpg "Non-Disclosure of Related Party Transactions in Board Report violates S. 134(3)(h): MCA Imposes ₹4 Lakh Penalty [Read Order]")
Failure to Affix CIN in Company's Board Report Submitted through E-form 23AC and 23ACA: MCA Fines Company and Directors ₹6,000 [Read Order]
In a recent adjudication order, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) imposed a cumulative penalty of ₹6,000 on Private Limited company and its two directors for violating Section 12(3)(c) of the...
![Failure to Affix CIN in Companys Board Report Submitted through E-form 23AC and 23ACA: MCA Fines Company and Directors ₹6,000 [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MCA-MGT-3-CA-CS-CMA-taxscan.jpg-1.webp "Failure to Affix CIN in Companys Board Report Submitted through E-form 23AC and 23ACA: MCA Fines Company and Directors ₹6,000 [Read Order]")
Service Tax on Secondment of Employees: CESTAT Limits Demand to Normal Period Citing Absence of Wilful Suppression [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that service tax demands on the secondment of employees must be confined to the normal limitation period, as...
![Service Tax on Secondment of Employees: CESTAT Limits Demand to Normal Period Citing Absence of Wilful Suppression [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/No-Service-Tax-TDS-Amount-Consideration-of-Paid-Service-IPR-service-Management-Consultancy-service-CESTAT-taxscan-1.jpg "Service Tax on Secondment of Employees: CESTAT Limits Demand to Normal Period Citing Absence of Wilful Suppression [Read Order]")
Customs Broker's License Revocation Overturned as CESTAT Finds No Evidence of Violation of Regulation 10(k) [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) overturned the revocation of the appellant’s customs broker license, as the bench found no evidence of a violation...
![Customs Brokers License Revocation Overturned as CESTAT Finds No Evidence of Violation of Regulation 10(k) [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ITAT-ITAT-Remands-Case-Remands-Case-Remands-Case-AO-for-Fresh-Order-Lack-of-Opportunity-Present-Evidence-Evidence-taxscan.jpg "Customs Brokers License Revocation Overturned as CESTAT Finds No Evidence of Violation of Regulation 10(k) [Read Order]")
High Penalty under Customs Act Imposed on Importer of Rough Marble for Failure to Produce Special Import License: CESTAT reduces Penalty [Read Order]
The Mumbai bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal( CESTAT), while allowing the appeal, reduced the high penalty imposed under the Customs Act on the importer of rough...
![High Penalty under Customs Act Imposed on Importer of Rough Marble for Failure to Produce Special Import License: CESTAT reduces Penalty [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/penalty-customs-act-taxscan.jpg "High Penalty under Customs Act Imposed on Importer of Rough Marble for Failure to Produce Special Import License: CESTAT reduces Penalty [Read Order]")
Penalty under Income Tax not Imposable for Cash Repayment of Loan on Lender’s Instruction to Curb Interest Escalation: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Order]
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the penalty under section 273B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be imposed for cash repayment of a loan on the lender’s instruction to curb interest...
![Penalty under Income Tax not Imposable for Cash Repayment of Loan on Lender’s Instruction to Curb Interest Escalation: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Income-Tax-Act-Cash-Transaction-Overview-of-Cash-Transaction-tax-evasion-non-cash-payments-reduce-tax-evasion-Cash-Transaction-Provisions-taxscan.jpg "Penalty under Income Tax not Imposable for Cash Repayment of Loan on Lender’s Instruction to Curb Interest Escalation: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Order]")
GST Demand on ITR-26AS, GSTR-2A Mismatches & ITC Reversal on Credit Notes: Madras HC directs to approach Appellate Forum [Read Order]
Regarding the GST (Goods and Services Tax) demand raised due to mismatches in ITR Form 26AS, discrepancies in Input Tax Credit (ITC) reflected in GST Returns 2A (GSTR-2A), and ITC reversals stemming...
![GST Demand on ITR-26AS, GSTR-2A Mismatches & ITC Reversal on Credit Notes: Madras HC directs to approach Appellate Forum [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/GST-Demand-Non-Taxable-Receipts-Madras-HC-petition-Availability-statutory-remedy-taxscan.jpg "GST Demand on ITR-26AS, GSTR-2A Mismatches & ITC Reversal on Credit Notes: Madras HC directs to approach Appellate Forum [Read Order]")