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Books Don’t Decide Taxes: ITAT Hands Reliance Jio a ₹11,003 Crore Win — and Clears Its Overseas Telecom Payments of Royalty/FTS Tax Too

The Story Here’s a question every accountant has quietly wrestled with at some point: if you capitalise an expense in

Books Don’t Decide Taxes: ITAT Hands Reliance Jio a ₹11,003 Crore Win — and Clears Its Overseas Telecom Payments of Royalty/FTS Tax Too Read Post »

Case Law, Income Tax

A 12-Year Fight Over ₹59 Crore: Delhi HC Says the Taxman Can’t Keep Excess TDS Just Because the Return Came in Response to a Section 148 Notice

The Delhi High Court holds that the Income Tax Department cannot deny credit or refund of excess TDS merely because the return was filed in response to a Section 148 reassessment notice rather than under Section 139.

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Case Law, Income Tax

ITAT New Delhi: AE Subsidy to Offset Distribution Losses Is Operating Revenue — ₹3.08 Crore Transfer Pricing Adjustment Deleted (Chanel India)

ITAT New Delhi holds that a routine, performance-linked subsidy paid by an associated enterprise to compensate a distributor’s losses is operating revenue for transfer pricing purposes, deleting a ₹3.08 crore adjustment against Chanel (India) Pvt. Ltd.

ITAT New Delhi: AE Subsidy to Offset Distribution Losses Is Operating Revenue — ₹3.08 Crore Transfer Pricing Adjustment Deleted (Chanel India) Read Post »

Case Law, Income Tax

ITAT Delhi: Capital Loss on Sale of Unlisted Shares Allowed — Physical Transfer Held Valid, Consideration Timing Not Determinative

ITAT Delhi allows a long-term capital loss on the sale of unlisted company shares, holding that physical (non-demat) transfer of unlisted shares was lawful and that the date consideration was received does not determine the date of transfer.

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Case Law, Income Tax

ITAT New Delhi: Interest on Enhanced Land Acquisition Compensation Is Not Taxable as “Income from Other Sources” Where the Underlying Land Is Not a Capital Asset

ITAT New Delhi holds that interest awarded under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on compulsorily acquired rural agricultural land — not a “capital asset” under Section 2(14)(iii) — cannot be separately taxed as Income from Other Sources.

ITAT New Delhi: Interest on Enhanced Land Acquisition Compensation Is Not Taxable as “Income from Other Sources” Where the Underlying Land Is Not a Capital Asset Read Post »

Act Explainers, Income Tax

Foreign Assets Disclosure Scheme 2026 — Complete Practitioner Guide to Eligibility, Fees & Forms

A practical, step-by-step guide to the Foreign Assets of Small Taxpayers – Disclosure Scheme Rules, 2026 — how to identify eligible clients, distinguish Category 1 from Category 2, and navigate the Form 1–4 sequence before the 31 December 2026 deadline.

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Income Tax

CBDT Notifies Foreign Assets of Small Taxpayers Disclosure Scheme Rules, 2026 — Full Guide

CBDT Notification No. 114/2026, dated 14 August 2026, introduces the Foreign Assets of Small Taxpayers – Disclosure Scheme Rules, 2026 — effective 16 August 2026, with a window to 31 December 2026 for taxpayers to voluntarily disclose previously unreported foreign income and assets and obtain protection from prosecution under the Black Money Act, 2015.

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