Valuation Officer estimates govern property-value additions once statutory valuation is invoked, requiring fresh consideration of objections and compa...
Waiver of written show-cause notice may prevent a later procedural challenge after participation in customs adjudication, preserving statutory appella...
Retrospective invalidity of ocean-freight IGST supports refunds despite non-party status and prior credit utilisation, subject to authorised appeal gr...
Additional evidence in departmental appeals may include show-cause-notice material without introducing a new case where it merely corroborates existin...
Reasoned rectification orders require consideration of expenditure disclosed in income-tax returns, preventing revision based on incomplete income com...
Modified returns after business reorganisations cannot trigger fresh scrutiny once the original assessment was complete, invalidating related transfer...
Third-party loose sheets require reliable nexus before supporting unexplained expenditure additions; presumptions do not establish payer identity or o...
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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