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Transaction value cannot be rejected solely on non-statutory valuation guidelines without corroborative evidence supporting reassessment of final cust...
Cross-examination rights and corroborated evidence limit customs penalties for misdeclaration in genuine import transactions involving documented clea...
Tariff classification of vehicle gear components follows the specific gearing entry, displacing motor-vehicle parts classification and related liabili...
Characterization of receipts - Treatment of interest income from staff loans and advances, interest income from other loans and advances and miscellaneous income - Classification as Business Income vs. Other Income - Despite the assessee's assertion that the loans to employees were part of a business strategy to retain talent and the miscellaneous income arose from routine business activities, the ITAT found the Revenue's argument persuasive. Specifically, it highlighted that the income did not directly result from the assessee's primary business activities and that separate heads for interest income in the return of income necessitate its inclusion under "Other Income."
Characterization of receipts - Treatment of interest income from staff loans and advances, interest income from other loans and advances and miscellaneous income - Classification as Business Income vs. Other Income - Despite the assessee's assertion that the loans to employees were part of a business strategy to retain talent and the miscellaneous income arose from routine business activities, the ITAT found the Revenue's argument persuasive. Specifically, it highlighted that the income did not directly result from the assessee's primary business activities and that separate heads for interest income in the return of income necessitate its inclusion under "Other Income."
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