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Corporate guarantee valuation permits actual ascertainable commission while barring retroactive application and extended-period penalties for bona fid...
Proper-officer jurisdiction under UPGST penalty provisions upheld; participation on merits prevents bypassing the statutory appellate remedy through w...
Transitioned CENVAT credit may validly satisfy mandatory pre-deposit requirements for legacy service tax appeals through Electronic Credit Ledger debi...
Building-plan sanction charges require statutory authority; unauthorised fees and GST were quashed, while labour cess must follow prescribed collectio...
Pure-agent exclusion fails where hotel booking facilitators receive third-party services themselves, making entire customer consideration taxable as r...
Penalty u/s 271D & 271E - allegation of cash loan having been taken/repaid - The ITAT underscored the principle that penalties under Sections 271D and 271E for violations of Sections 269SS and 269T are not applicable when the existence of the transactions (cash loans taken and repaid) is itself disputed. Furthermore, it highlighted the importance of adhering to principles of natural justice, including the right to cross-examine evidence used against the assessee.
Penalty u/s 271D & 271E - allegation of cash loan having been taken/repaid - The ITAT underscored the principle that penalties under Sections 271D and 271E for violations of Sections 269SS and 269T are not applicable when the existence of the transactions (cash loans taken and repaid) is itself disputed. Furthermore, it highlighted the importance of adhering to principles of natural justice, including the right to cross-examine evidence used against the assessee.
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