Faceless mechanism for income escaping assessment would not exclude the Central charges and International Taxation charges from its application – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Chandigarh quashed notice under section 148 issued by JAO holding that faceless mechanism for income escaping assessment would not exclude the Central …

Ground not adjudicated by first appellate authority or ground not originating from first appellate order cannot be decided in second appeal In a recent judgment, ITAT Panji has held that ground which is not adjudicated by first appellate authority or ground not originating from first appellate order cannot …

High Court directed ITD to consider condonation of delay in filing ITR for four years as the COVID-19 pandemic constituted a force majeure event In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Madhya Pradesh High Court directed Income Tax Department to consider the request of the Petitioner for condonation of delay …

SEBI revises its regulation on additional incentives to Mutual Fund distributors for onboarding new individual investors from B-30 cities and women investors Regulation 52(6A)(b) of the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations 1996 provide a framework for incentivizing distributors for new investment/inflows from beyond top 30 cities (B-30 cities). However, …

CBDT to launch 2nd NUDGE initiative to strengthen voluntary compliance in respect of Foreign Assets The CBDT is all set to launch its second NUDGE campaign, under which SMSs and emails will be issued from 28th November 2025 to such taxpayers, advising them to review and revise their returns …

If address of consignor or consignee is correct, merely for wrong PIN code, the proceedings u/s 129 can not be initiated – High Court In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Allahabad High Court quashed order under section 129(3) of GST Act holding that when goods in question was accompanied …