Income Declaration Scheme declarations can evidence share-capital sources, while round-tripped funds and cash-linked credits require further verificat...
Permanent establishment tests: independent subsidiary premises and principal-to-principal dealings did not create Indian taxability for offshore suppl...
Valuation Officer estimates govern property-value additions once statutory valuation is invoked, requiring fresh consideration of objections and compa...
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Retrospective invalidity of ocean-freight IGST supports refunds despite non-party status and prior credit utilisation, subject to authorised appeal gr...
Related-party commission expenditure under section 40A(2)(b) is not disallowable solely because payment is made to a related person. Excessiveness or unreasonableness must be assessed against the fair market value of services, legitimate business needs, and benefit derived. A benchmark from an unrelated line of business, unsupported by comparable material, cannot establish that commission is excessive. Verification remains necessary to confirm services rendered and their commercial justification. Applying these principles, the related-party commission disallowance was deleted.
Related-party commission expenditure under section 40A(2)(b) is not disallowable solely because payment is made to a related person. Excessiveness or unreasonableness must be assessed against the fair market value of services, legitimate business needs, and benefit derived. A benchmark from an unrelated line of business, unsupported by comparable material, cannot establish that commission is excessive. Verification remains necessary to confirm services rendered and their commercial justification. Applying these principles, the related-party commission disallowance was deleted.
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