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<title>Revision in E-Way Bill and Consolidated E-Way Bill Numbering Formats w.e.f. 1 January 2027</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Proposed E-Way Bill numbering changes would increase the E-Way Bill number from 12 to 14 digits and the Consolidated E-Way Bill number from 10 to 11 digits, with effect from 1 January 2027. Taxpayers, GSPs, ERP and software providers, and API integrators are advised to modify applications, APIs, database schemas and validation rules to accommodate the revised formats. The changes are to be released in the Sandbox environment for testing, with relevant details to be published on the E-Way Bill Portal.]]></description>
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<title>Implementation of Risk-Based Selective Boarding of Vessels at Minor Ports under Marine  Preventive Wing of Customs Preventive Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone - III</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Risk-based selective boarding replaces routine physical boarding as a condition for Entry Inward or Vessel Sail-out Clearance. Boarding is determined through advance assessment of compliance history, voyage and cargo particulars, declarations, and security-related risk factors. Required manifests and prescribed checks permit prompt clearance without withholding cargo operations merely because boarding has not occurred. Masters and shipping agents remain responsible for accurate declarations, safeguarding onboard goods and reporting material changes. Customs officers retain authority to board, examine or inspect vessels when risk indicators or suspected non-compliance warrant intervention.]]></description>
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<title>Review of Know Your Client process for individual Person Resident Outside India clients</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Digital onboarding and re-KYC are permitted for individual persons resident outside India, including non-resident Indians, Overseas Citizens of India and foreign nationals, when they are located in a Financial Action Task Force (FATF)-compliant country. Intermediaries may rely on another SEBI-registered intermediary's KYC through KRA records or another financial-sector-regulated entity's KYC through CKYCRR records, but retain ultimate KYC responsibility. In-person verification is required, with video verification used where physical verification is not feasible. Intermediaries must comply with the applicable cybersecurity framework and provide completed KYC information to the KRA within three working days.]]></description>
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<title>NLMC Successfully Concludes Second Phase of RINL Land E-Auction at Visakhapatnam on 3rd November 2026, Generates Rs.218 Crore in Successful Bids</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In the second phase on 3 November 2026, 114 parcels attracted successful bids totalling Rs.218 crore against an aggregate reserve price of Rs.184.81 crore, a premium of 17.96%. Across both phases, 264 parcels attracted Rs.584.33 crore in successful bids against a combined reserve price of Rs.497.29 crore, a 17.50% premium. NLMC plans a third round for the remaining unsold parcels, subject to applicable approvals and conditions; its schedule and other details are to be announced in due course.]]></description>
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<title>Corrigendum - Notification no. 24/2019/F. No. 196/73/2018-ITA-I dated 19.03.2019</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The assessment-year coverage of the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission, Hyderabad, notified under section 10(46) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, is corrected in the English version of the 2019 notification. Under section 536 of the Income Tax Act, 2025, the stated period changes from assessment years 2019-2020 through 2023-2024 to assessment years 2020-2021 through 2024-2025. The Hindi version of the 2019 notification remains unchanged.]]></description>
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<title>Notice under Section 74 of GST for recovery of late fees</title>
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<description><![CDATA[GST late-fee recovery under Section 74 raises questions about the basis for invoking that provision where the late fee for a delayed GSTR-9 annual return was not displayed on the common portal. The taxpayer also says additional grounds raised at the appellate hearing were not considered. The unresolved questions concern whether to approach the GST Appellate Tribunal or file a writ petition, how a tax-based pre-deposit would operate in a dispute concerning only late fees, and whether an alternative remedy would affect writ jurisdiction.]]></description>
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<title>Amendment to Chapter 10 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP), 2023 – Extension of SCOMET Authorisation-based facilitation to eligible 4-Star and 5-Star Status Holders and extension of validity of General Authorisation for Export after Repair in India (GAER)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[SCOMET authorisation-based facilitation under Chapter 10 of the Handbook of Procedures, 2023 extends with immediate effect to eligible holders of valid 4-Star or 5-Star Status Holder Certificates, subject to other prescribed conditions. For re-export to vendors or OEMs under the General Authorisation for Export after Repair in India (GAER), either certificate meets the certification requirement, but ICP compliance remains mandatory. GAER validity for export of imported SCOMET items after repair is extended from one year to three years from the date of issue. Post-shipment reports must be submitted within 30 days from the end of each quarter, subject to other applicable conditions.]]></description>
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<title>Corporate guarantees without fees may attract GST, with deemed valuation applying only after taxable supply is established.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Corporate guarantees between related parties may constitute taxable supplies without consideration when made in the course or furtherance of business. Taxability must be determined before valuation; Rule 28(2) does not itself create a GST charge. For qualifying guarantees furnished to banks or financial institutions for related recipients in India, the rule generally deems the value to be one per cent of the guaranteed amount per annum or the actual consideration, whichever is higher. Where the recipient is eligible for full input tax credit, the invoiced value is deemed to be the supply's value. Relief granted for particular unremunerated subsidiary guarantees does not invalidate the rule or establish a general exemption.]]></description>
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<title>Cross-border secondment reimbursements require separate employment and knowledge-transfer analysis before taxation as included services under the India-USA treaty.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Employee secondment under the India-USA DTAA requires separate assessment of employment rights, the character of reimbursements and whether technical services make knowledge or skills available to the Indian host. Under Article 12's knowledge-transfer limb, the host must acquire a capability it can use independently; technical expertise alone is insufficient. Continuing foreign employment and actual skill transfer can support taxation of cost recoveries as fees for included services, even without a markup. Genuine salary disbursements on behalf of an Indian employer may lack independent income character. Salary withholding alone does not resolve withholding on a foreign enterprise's separate service income.]]></description>
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<title>GST appeal pre-deposits may be met by verified earlier payments after demand reduction, but filing fees remain separate.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[GST Tribunal appeals require full payment of admitted tax, interest, fines, fees and penalties, plus a 10% deposit of the remaining disputed tax in addition to the first appellate deposit. Where the demand is substantially reduced, an earlier deposit may satisfy the Tribunal-stage requirement, subject to verification; it does not automatically replace that requirement. Filing fees remain independently payable, subject to a minimum of Rs. 5,000 and a maximum of Rs. 25,000, and cannot be paid from the electronic credit ledger. An appeal is treated as filed when final acknowledgement is issued after removal of defects. Payment of the required pre-deposit triggers a deemed stay of recovery of the balance until disposal of the appeal.]]></description>
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<title>Inter-society interest payments by co-operative banks qualify for TDS exemption, subject to applicable statutory turnover and interest thresholds.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Interest paid by a co-operative bank to another co-operative society, including a non-member, qualifies for the inter-society TDS exemption under Section 194A(3)(v), including on time deposits. The exclusion of co-operative banks from the member-payment limb does not apply to the separate inter-society limb. A separate proviso requires deduction where specified turnover and annual interest thresholds are both met; its applicability must be examined for the relevant transaction and period. Section 80P concerns assessment-stage deductions and does not determine the payer's withholding duty. Where the exemption applies and no deduction is required, assessee-in-default liability and consequential interest under Section 201 do not arise.]]></description>
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<title>Input tax credit and supplier non-payment: credit cannot be reversed mechanically without transaction scrutiny and supplier recovery review</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Section 16(2)(c) requires actual payment of tax to the Government and is not limited to fraud or collusion, but supplier default alone does not justify mechanical reversal of a recipient's input tax credit. Eligibility requires scrutiny of transaction evidence, the nature of the default, supplier recovery proceedings and the law applicable to the tax period. Supplier cancellation or fraud does not automatically establish recipient ineligibility or complicity. The recipient bears the burden of proving eligibility, while fraud allegations require supporting facts in the notice. Section 41 permits re-availment after supplier payment, and Rule 37A provides a reversal and re-availment mechanism for specified return defaults. Later conditions and mechanisms must not be applied to earlier periods.]]></description>
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<title>Classification of Two-Ton Ductless Split Air Conditioners under Tariff Item 8415 82 10</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Classification of ductless split air conditioners depends on the complete tariff description and the machine's technical characteristics. A complete, cooling-only, two-ton split air conditioner incorporating a refrigerating unit and lacking a heat-reversal valve falls within tariff item 8415 82 10 rather than the general split-system item 8415 10 10. Item 8415 82 10 inherits its parent subheading's refrigerating-unit requirement, while item 8415 83 10 requires the absence of such a unit. Capacity alone does not establish the applicable refrigeration-based entry. Technical evidence should establish whether the goods are a complete machine and identify their capacity and operating features.]]></description>
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<title>Transfer Pricing of Pre-Conversion Interest on Compulsorily Convertible Debentures</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Pre-conversion interest on compulsorily convertible debentures (CCDs) issued to a non-resident associated enterprise requires arm's length pricing. Compulsory future conversion and hybrid classification do not, by themselves, establish a nil price or extinguish an existing coupon obligation. Rule 10AB's Other Method requires a price charged, paid or expected in comparable uncontrolled circumstances, with reasonably accurate adjustments for material differences under Rule 10B. Currency, benchmark date, tenure, credit risk, security, non-redemption and conversion benefits affect comparability; a conventional bank lending rate is not automatically comparable to a long-tenor CCD.]]></description>
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<title>Real estate allottee insolvency claims require revised Form CA, while stated relief preferences do not create enforceable rights.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Financial creditors in a class must use the revised Form CA for insolvency claims filed on or after 30 October 2026; claims previously filed in the earlier form need not be resubmitted. Part I applies to creditors other than real estate allottees, while Part II collects allottee, project, unit, payment, claim and possession details. Allottees may indicate a preference for possession, title transfer, refund or other relief, but that preference creates no entitlement or obligation and does not bind the successful resolution applicant. Available relief is governed by the approved resolution plan. Claims may be submitted electronically or physically, as notified in the public announcement.]]></description>
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<title>REIT depository receipts face non-resident holding rules, exchange listing requirements and unitholder approval for fresh issues</title>
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<description><![CDATA[REIT depository receipts must be backed by REIT units and listed on India International Exchange or NSE International Exchange in the International Financial Services Centre. Holders and beneficial owners must not be residents of India. Eligibility conditions address capital market debarment, wilful default and fugitive economic offender status. Fresh issues generally require approval by at least 75% of votes cast by unitholders, subject to exceptions for simultaneous initial offerings and subsequent offerings within an approved limit. All existing unitholders must have an opportunity to tender units for a fresh issue through transfers. Underlying units count as non-public holdings for minimum public unitholding, and issue or transfer price.....]]></description>
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<title>Export payments through repatriable accounts, permitted set-offs and net retention satisfy payment conditions; unrealised goods proceeds affect refunds.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Export service payments received in convertible foreign exchange or repatriable rupee accounts, including SNRR and INR Nostro accounts, satisfy the payment condition under section 2(6)(iv) of the IGST Act. Stockbrokers' payments through NRO accounts must be routed through repatriable SNRR or NRE accounts to satisfy that condition. Export receivables set off against import payables in accordance with RBI directions, and reinsurance brokers' commission retained through net settlement, also satisfy the condition. For exported goods, proceeds unrealised beyond the FEMA-prescribed or extended period make the corresponding refund liable to deposit or recovery with interest within 30 days. Recovery does not apply to amounts written off by the RBI or an authorised dealer bank.]]></description>
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<title>Input tax credit on used vehicle trading expenses remains available under the GST margin scheme, subject to statutory conditions.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Under the GST margin scheme for old and used motor vehicles, the input tax credit restriction applies only to tax paid on the procured vehicles. Credit on other inputs and input services remains available, subject to the WBGST Act. Sublimation paper falls under tariff heading 4809 and attracts 18% GST. The toy entries cover all categories under heading 9503, with 5% GST for non-electronic toys and 18% for electronic toys. Seaweed extract-based bio-stimulants registered under Schedule VI to the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985 fall under heading 3101. Past classification and rate disputes concerning sublimation paper, and classification disputes concerning these bio-stimulants, are recommended for regularisation on an 'as is where is' basis.]]></description>
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<title>GST exemptions and valuation rules clarify treatment of grant-funded research, vehicle lease recoveries, bank fund transfers and co-lending.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Eligible government entities and notified institutions may support the GST exemption for grant-funded research and development with a certificate from their head distinguishing it from consultancy. Services imported without consideration by Indian establishments of foreign shipping companies from overseas related persons or establishments are exempt from 1 November 2026; GST payments for 1 July 2017 to 31 October 2026 are regularised on an as-is-where-is basis. Vehicle lessors' recoveries for registration, insurance and incidental costs form part of the composite lease supply and attract its GST rate. TRAI is not Government under GST law. Notional interest on loans or advances under banks' fund transfer pricing qualifies for the interest exemption. NBFC lending services to banks under co-lending arrangements are taxable at the value specified in the contract.]]></description>
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<title>Customs procedure uniformity requires adoption of model clearance practices, subject to specific local requirements and infrastructure or geographical constraints.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Customs procedures and practices followed by Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House (JNCH) apply, with necessary adaptations, at Mundra Customs to promote uniformity in clearance processes. Exceptions apply where specific local requirements, including infrastructure or geographical constraints, necessitate a different process. Importers, exporters, customs brokers, shipping lines, terminal operators, custodians and other stakeholders may report processes inconsistent with JNCH's documented procedures for examination and appropriate action.]]></description>
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<title>Flame-retardant fabric declarations require electronic qualifiers for covered textile exports, supporting product identification and recognition of incentive eligibility.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[From 1 November 2026, exporters of textile goods under specified eight-digit tariff items must identify flame-retardant and other fabrics in shipping bills filed through ICEGATE. Exporters or their authorised customs brokers must use information type code CHR with qualifier FR001 for flame-retardant fabric or FR009 for other fabric. The identifiers distinguish products sharing tariff classifications and support administration of benefits under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Textiles. Missing identifiers may result in rejection of the declaration or failure to recognise product eligibility for scheme incentives. Exporters should check their tariff classifications against the specified annexure.]]></description>
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<title>APEDA Facilitates Trial Export of 1.5 MT of Arunachal Pradesh Kiwi to Dubai</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Kiwi export promotion from Arunachal Pradesh involves a trial shipment of 1.5 metric tonnes from Ziro to Dubai, facilitated by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA). Retail-level consumer tasting and feedback are intended to assess acceptance and potential demand, as well as preferences and expectations concerning quality, packaging and presentation. The findings may help growers, cooperatives and exporters prepare for future commercial shipments and identify market opportunities.]]></description>
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<title>APEDA Facilitates Export of 1.3 MT of Sinduri Pomegranates from Kullu to Dubai</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Agricultural export facilitation linked pomegranate growers in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, with international markets through an APEDA-supported export of 1.3 metric tonnes of Sinduri pomegranates to Dubai. Uttar Pradesh-based Amama Exports sourced the produce directly from local farmers and the Bhuntar farmer producer organisation (FPO), associated with approximately 600 farmers, with procurement and coordination support from the district horticulture administration. Participating farmers realised prices 50% higher than the prevailing domestic market benchmark. Opportunities for horticultural exports to the United Arab Emirates depend on buyer demand, quality requirements and applicable import regulations.]]></description>
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<title>Identical GST Rates on Principal Input and Output Do Not Eliminate an Inverted Duty Structure</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Inverted duty structure refunds may arise where eligible inputs attract a higher GST rate than outward supplies, even if the principal input and output attract the same rate. Section 54(3)(ii) of the CGST Act does not confine the comparison to the principal commodity. The assessment must consider eligible inputs contributing to accumulated input tax credit, subject to statutory exclusions and notified restrictions. Containers, cartons and flexible packaging used to market, store, transport or sell tea may qualify without becoming part of the tea or changing its essential character.]]></description>
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<title>A Statutory Refund Entitlement Cannot Be Defeated Merely by a Subsequent Filing Date</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A prospective restriction cannot be applied to credit accumulated before its commencement merely because the refund application is filed later. An administrative circular issued for uniform administration cannot extend a prospective restriction beyond its lawful scope or impose retrospective conditions unsupported by the statute and the applicable notification. The statutory relevant date governs limitation; the accumulation period determines whether the subsequent restriction applies. Entitlement to credit does not automatically establish entitlement to its refund.]]></description>
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<title>Redesigning the Client's Chart of Accounts: Building a Ledger That Answers Management's Questions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Statutory and tax mapping should align account heads with financial statements, audit requirements, GST, TDS and income-tax schedules. Separating input tax credit ledgers by rate and type, and expense heads by TDS category, can support reconciliation. Management dimensions can provide analysis alongside statutory classifications. Ledger governance and transition require controlled account creation, consistent documentation and an annual review as business needs change. An old-to-new account mapping should be retained in working papers to support prior-year comparisons and audit trails.]]></description>
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<title>From Year-End Reconstruction to a Ten-Day Monthly Close: A Practical Blueprint for Accountants</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A practical ten-working-day timetable starts with task ownership and document collection before month-end. Entries are captured on days one to three, accounts reconciled on days three to six, adjustments posted on days six to eight, and results reviewed and reported on days eight to ten. Reconciliations should cover bank and cash accounts, debtors, creditors, tax accounts, payroll contributions, inventory, related-party balances and loans. Supporting documents and reviewer sign-off for key reconciliations provide checks against unexplained differences. Monthly management reporting is separate from statutory filing frequency.]]></description>
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<title>FILING OF GSTR – 4 ANNUAL RETURN</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Quarterly Form GST CMP-08 filings for the entire financial year are to be made before the annual return, by the 18th day of the month following each quarter. The general annual filing deadline is 19 April following the financial year; for financial years from 2024-25 onwards, Form GSTR-4 is to be furnished by 30 June. Tax and interest payable with the annual return are discharged through the electronic cash ledger. Return disclosures cover invoice-wise inter-State and intra-State inward supplies, consolidated outward supplies, reverse charge supplies and imported services.]]></description>
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<title>Competing With Corporates and Platforms: How SMEs - and Small CA Firms - Win Without Matching Their Budgets</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Compliance and integrity may differentiate smaller suppliers when larger customers, government buyers and export markets require formal business practices. These expectations may include GST registration, timely filings, proper invoices, audited accounts and responsible labour and data practices. As at October 2026, Udyam-registered MSMEs may, depending on eligibility and scheme terms, access procurement preferences, including those under the public procurement policy for micro and small enterprises, the Government e-Marketplace, priority-sector lending and credit-guarantee schemes. Eligibility and scheme terms may change and should be checked on official portals.]]></description>
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<title>Goodwill You Can't Capitalise: Why Reputation Is the Most Valuable Asset Missing From the Accounts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Internally generated goodwill and reputation cannot be recognised as assets under IAS 38 or Ind AS 38, although reputation can affect pricing, customer acquisition, recruitment, credit and resilience. Acquired goodwill arises principally in a business combination when consideration exceeds the fair value of identifiable net assets. Practitioners should measure acquired goodwill under Ind AS 103 and test it for impairment, while distinguishing it from internally built reputation that cannot be capitalised. Consumer complaints, regulatory action and litigation may also indicate contingent liabilities or going-concern issues for discussion with management.]]></description>
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<title>GST arrest safeguards require the Commissioner's recorded reasons and document identification numbers on specified arrest-related communications.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[GST arrest under Section 69 of the CGST Act requires the Commissioner personally to form and record reasons to believe, based on credible material, concerning the specified offence, the requisite intent and the justification for arrest. The reasons must identify the underlying material, show due application of mind and be communicated to the arrestee; a bare recital is insufficient. Grounds of arrest and reasons to believe require an electronically generated Document Identification Number, subject to limited exceptions and prescribed regularisation. Inclusion in an arrest memo does not dispense with that requirement.]]></description>
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<title>GST amnesty recognises adjusted tax payments from the original intimation date when assessing interest and penalty waiver eligibility.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tax paid through Form GST DRC-03 with an incorrect financial year can be adjusted against the relevant demand through Form GST DRC-03A. Under Rule 142(2B) of the CGST Rules, the adjusted amount is treated as paid towards that demand on the original DRC-03 intimation date. Accepted payment adjustments and appropriation of a pre-deposit that reduce outstanding principal tax to nil satisfy the principal-tax payment condition for interest and penalty waiver under Section 128A of the CGST Act. The competent authority must consider those adjustments in the Electronic Liability Register when examining the waiver application.]]></description>
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<title>GST recovery on disclosed works-contract price adjustments requires material showing deliberate evasion to invoke the extended limitation period.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Extended GST recovery under Section 74(1) requires a material-based conclusion, discernible from the show cause notice, that non-payment resulted from fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts with intent to evade tax. Mere non-payment or erroneous self-assessment under a bona fide belief is insufficient, and an approaching limitation deadline cannot replace the statutory preconditions. A writ challenge under Article 226 may be maintained at the show cause stage where jurisdictional conditions are absent, notwithstanding the availability of statutory remedies. An authority cannot establish jurisdiction by incorrectly determining the conditions governing its power.]]></description>
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<title>Deemed export refunds for suppliers require recipient undertakings, with supply-wise limitation and cross-year claims permitted under GST.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Suppliers may claim refunds of tax on deemed exports when recipients have not availed input tax credit and furnish undertakings permitting the claims; both parties cannot claim refunds for the same supplies. Refund applications may combine tax periods across financial years. The two-year limitation is assessed for each supply by reference to the return relating to that supply, rather than the period entered in the application. Prior intimation in Form A is required for supplies to an export-oriented unit. An appellate order granting a refund against rejection is treated as an order under Section 54(5), and interest on refunds delayed beyond 60 days is governed by Section 56.]]></description>
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<title>Transit-state penalty powers exclude documented goods without local tax incidence; revenue-neutral stock-transfer invoice timing mismatches also avoid penalties.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Inspection of goods in transit is distinct from penal jurisdiction under section 129. Where documented interstate goods merely pass through a State without a tax incidence there, its authorities cannot seize them or impose a penalty under that provision; documentary deficiencies may instead be reported to the GST authorities in the origin or destination State. Such seizure and penalties infringe freedom of trade and commerce under Article 301. Section 129 addresses deliberate tax evasion, not a revenue-neutral invoice timing mismatch between distinct registrations of the same business when valid tax invoices and e-way bills cover the movement.]]></description>
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<title>Documented input tax credit, appropriation of paid tax and timely tax and interest payment defeat disputed demands and penalties.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Verified invoices and a Chartered Accountant's certificate substantiated the disputed IGST input tax credit, and Revenue accepted that the related demand was unsustainable. CGST and SGST payments already made required full appropriation; as no tax remained unpaid, the consequential interest demand was unsustainable. Penalties for wrongful credit availment were unsustainable following payment of tax and interest within the period prescribed by section 73(8) of the CGST Act, 2017. The same reasoning applied to the IGST penalty, alongside Revenue's acceptance that the entire demand was unsustainable.]]></description>
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<title>Draft assessments for prejudicial transfer pricing adjustments protect objection rights and must precede final faceless assessments.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Section 144B applies the Section 144C procedure to faceless assessments. An eligible assessee facing a prejudicial variation following a transfer pricing officer's order must first be issued and served with a draft assessment order, preserving the right to object before the Dispute Resolution Panel. Directly issuing a final assessment without this mandatory step is a jurisdictional illegality, not a curable procedural lapse, and the final assessment may be quashed.]]></description>
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<title>Interest on enhanced land compensation under Section 28 forms part of compensation, with agricultural land claims assessed for tax refunds.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Interest under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act forms part of enhanced land acquisition compensation, while interest under Section 34 is payment for delay in paying compensation. Where compensation is claimed to have been received for agricultural land, the Assessing Officer must examine the claim and determine entitlement to a refund of tax deducted at source.]]></description>
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<title>Software services comparability depends on actual activities, credible segmental data, business scale, brands and related party transaction filters.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Functional comparability in transfer pricing depends on actual business activities, not merely a company's description. Software products, training, specialised research and niche activities may distinguish a business from a software development service provider. Under the transactional net margin method, materially different scale, intellectual property and brand strength can affect comparability. Where enterprises undertake different activities, comparison requires credible, verified financial information for functionally similar segments rather than enterprise-wide margins. Unaudited segmental information may require reconciliation with reported financial statements. A 15% related party transaction filter is appropriate where sufficient .....]]></description>
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<title>Rebuttable presumption for survey records requires cogent evidence to counter entries recording unaccounted medical receipts.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Section 292C creates a rebuttable presumption that a document found during a survey belongs to the person from whom it was found and that its contents are true. A document recording medical receipts cannot be treated as a dumb document where part of its contents is established as true; the other recorded transactions cannot then be ignored. The person concerned bears the burden of rebuttal and must provide cogent material rather than rely on a retraction treated as an afterthought.]]></description>
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<title>Stamp duty valuation certificates do not justify property sale assessment revision merely because tax officers failed to question them.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Section 43CA permits substitution of actual property sale consideration with the stamp duty valuation only where the valuation exceeds the consideration. It does not empower the Assessing Officer to question a valuation certificate issued by the Stamp Duty Authority. Revision under section 263 requires an assessment to be erroneous and prejudicial to Revenue interests. Failure to question the certificate and a direction to refer the valuation to the Stamp Duty Authority cannot establish such an error where the revision rests on incorrect facts and requires examination beyond Revenue authorities' powers.]]></description>
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<title>Territorial jurisdiction in income-tax appeals follows the assessing officer's location, not the Tribunal's seat or a subsequent acquirer's registered office.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Territorial jurisdiction for an income-tax appeal under section 260A follows the location of the Assessing Officer who passed the assessment order, not the location of the Tribunal that decided the appeal. A registered office in another jurisdiction does not change that position where the assessed company was taken over only after the assessment. An appeal must be brought before the jurisdictional High Court in accordance with law.]]></description>
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<title>Transfer pricing comparables must reflect functional similarity, with diverse activities and asset profiles supporting exclusion from contract service comparisons.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Transfer pricing comparability under Rule 10B requires a factual, data-driven assessment of functional similarity. A company with diverse functions, significant tangibles and inventories can be functionally dissimilar to a contract service provider and excluded as a comparable. Review of a comparability finding considers whether irrelevant material was taken into account, relevant material was overlooked, or the finding was perverse. Functional differences and asset profiles are therefore relevant to the selection of comparables.]]></description>
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<title>Foreign exchange gains require transaction nexus, while functional differences shape software service comparability in transfer pricing assessments.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Comparable selection for software development services depends on functional profiles, software-product activities, significant intangible assets and diversified operations. Foreign exchange gains or losses may be treated as operating items for arm's length margin calculations only when directly linked to international transactions, including operational transactions involving trade debtors and creditors. Comparability findings supported by relevant material, consistent with the applicable transfer pricing rules and free from demonstrated perversity do not raise a substantial question of law. Earlier co-ordinate bench decisions may be relied on where the factual context is relevant and no material distinction is shown.]]></description>
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<title>Agricultural land deductions cannot be revised for disagreement with a sustainable assessment; undisclosed farm income alone does not bar eligibility.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Revision under section 263 requires an assessment to be both erroneous and prejudicial to the interests of the Revenue. A sustainable assessment made after inquiry and verification cannot be revised merely because the revisional authority disagrees with it. Section 54B requires the transferred land to have been used for agricultural purposes during the two years immediately preceding transfer; it does not require agricultural income to be disclosed in returns for those years. Sale deeds and statutory land-revenue records can support evidence of agricultural use.]]></description>
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<title>Bagasse transfer pricing can rely on market quotations and adjusted tariff benchmarks rather than regulatory fuel prices alone.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Arm's length pricing of bagasse transferred from a sugar division to a power division may be supported by market quotations, an electricity tariff price adjusted for the relevant year and a valuation based on the fair and remunerative price of sugarcane; a regulatory fuel price is not necessarily determinative. Irrecoverable advances paid to vendors of a wholly owned subsidiary may qualify as business expenditure where the subsidiary extends the taxpayer's business and the payments serve that business. Direct payment and classification as loans do not by themselves negate commercial expediency. Harvesting and transportation payments forming part of sugarcane purchase costs and deducted from amounts payable to farmers do not attract tax deduction under Section 194C. If they are not part of the purchase cost, a claim that tax was deducted requires verification.]]></description>
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<title>Reassessment of newly discovered escaped income remains possible without an addition on the original ground for reopening.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Under substituted section 147, subsequently discovered escaped income may be assessed even if no addition is made on the original ground for reopening. The removal of the words 'and also' and the Explanation permit assessment of such income without fresh compliance with section 148A. Penny-stock trading losses may be disallowed where transactions are found to be colourable and the supporting findings, including unexplained share-price movements unrelated to financial results or market movements, are not rebutted by evidence.]]></description>
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<title>Joint transfer-pricing remands can attract extended limitation through timely references, while intra-group services require prescribed arm's length benchmarking.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Where a joint remand requires a transfer-pricing reference, the actual reference attracts the additional limitation period under section 153(4). A remand alone is not a deemed reference. If the draft assessment meets the section 153 deadline, sections 144C(12) and (13) govern the subsequent dispute resolution and final assessment periods; section 144C(13A) does not revive an expired draft deadline. Faceless assessment procedure requires communication of proposed prejudicial variations and an effective opportunity to respond before the draft assessment. Arm's length benchmarking under the other method requires comparable uncontrolled transaction prices; cost-based charges require scrutiny of cost pools and allocations. Tested-party selection.....]]></description>
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<title>TDS refunds after Vivad-se-Vishwas settlement depend on recognised excess payment, while verified excess recoveries are refundable.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A TDS-based refund claim raised after settlement under the Direct Tax Vivad-se-Vishwas Scheme, 2020, remained uncrystallised because no departmental order recognised the claimed excess payment. The settlement was based on the taxpayer's own computation, payment of the stipulated tax and issuance of Form No. 5. Recovery after settlement exceeding the amount payable or paid as directed in Form No. 3 must be refunded. Alleged adjustments of refunds from other assessment years against the settled demand require factual verification to establish whether excess recovery occurred.]]></description>
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<title>Satellite transmission services without customer control of equipment or access to the process do not constitute taxable royalty.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Satellite transmission receipts are not taxable as process or equipment royalty under domestic law or the India-Singapore tax treaty where customers receive transmission services and bandwidth without control or possession of the satellite or transponder, and no process, know-how or technology is made available to them. The substance of the arrangement, rather than its description as a lease, determines whether customers receive a right to use equipment or a process. Retrospective expansion of the domestic royalty definition does not expand the treaty definition without a corresponding amendment by both contracting countries.]]></description>
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<title>Real income in electricity distribution excludes surcharges and regulatory assets without reasonably certain recovery, while deductions require return-based claims.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Late-payment surcharges and regulatory assets do not accrue as taxable income where recovery lacks reasonable certainty. Unbilled revenue without such certainty is notional, while revenue already recognised in the succeeding year is excluded. Statutory tariff rates govern valuation of electricity barter transactions. An electricity-distribution business deduction must be claimed in the return; a letter and audit report do not satisfy that requirement. Costs of bringing repaired transformers into working condition form part of the asset block's actual cost for depreciation; repairs without a new asset or capacity increase remain revenue expenditure. Bad debts written off in accounts require no separate proof of irrecoverability. Age and lack.....]]></description>
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<title>Countervailing duty refunds depend on rebutting presumed passing on, with supported accounting certificates and invoices providing relevant evidence.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Countervailing duty refunds under Section 27(2) of the Customs Act, 1962 require the importer to rebut the presumption under Section 28D that the duty burden was passed on. A chartered accountant's certificate must be considered when supported by books of account and other documents. Invoices showing that the duty was neither recovered from buyers nor reflected in them support rebuttal. Non-claiming of countervailing duty as expenditure does not establish that its burden was passed on.]]></description>
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<title>Customs officer penalties for fraudulent exports require deliberate abetment and intent, not mere negligence in processing export documents.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Personal penalties on customs officers under Section 114 of the Customs Act, 1962 require proof of mens rea and a positive, deliberate act of abetment rendering goods liable to confiscation. Mere negligence, administrative oversight or inefficient performance of official duties does not establish penal abetment, although disciplinary action may follow. Relevant circumstances include the absence of personal benefit or concerted action with exporters, ordinary processing of exporter-generated documents, and prompt disclosure of a clearance completed before a cautionary alert. A later alert cannot retrospectively justify penalising an earlier clearance.]]></description>
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<title>Brown rice protein classification follows specific cereal protein descriptions, while an incorrect tariff claim alone does not establish suppression.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Non-textured brown rice protein powder containing cereal proteins is covered by the specific description under heading 3504 rather than heading 2106. The 90% protein reference for vegetable protein isolates is not a mandatory threshold for separately covered cereal proteins, and the most-akin test under Rule 4 does not apply where earlier classification rules resolve the issue. Customs authorities bear the burden of proving a different classification with reliable evidence. Where goods are correctly described and their classification is known to the department, a differing tariff interpretation alone does not establish suppression or justify the extended limitation period. An incorrect tariff claim alone does not justify confiscation where description and value are accurate; redemption fine cannot be imposed when goods are unavailable for confiscation.]]></description>
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<title>Court-directed customs deposits remain refundable outside duty refund limitation when imported goods are released without assessment.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Court-directed customs deposits made towards prospective duty liability are not subject to the statutory limitation or conditions for refund of customs duty under Section 27(1A) where imported goods are released without assessment. A bank guarantee secures the liability but does not constitute payment of customs duty. An inference of final duty determination is not an assessment by the proper officer, so the amounts retain their character as deposits. Refund of those deposits includes applicable interest from the date of deposit until the date of refund.]]></description>
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<title>Unmarked gold seizures require objective grounds for reasonable belief before the reverse burden of proof can apply.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Seizure of unmarked gold under Section 110 of the Customs Act, 1962 requires reasonable belief based on tangible material and objective circumstances existing at the time of seizure. Unexplained possession combined with purity comparable to domestic gold is insufficient, and without the required belief, the reverse burden under Section 123 cannot be invoked. Confiscation cannot rest solely on retracted statements without independent corroboration of foreign origin and smuggled character; reliance on statements also requires compliance with Section 138B. Penalties for smuggling or abetment require evidence establishing involvement.]]></description>
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<title>Related-party import prices cannot be rejected solely because of the relationship without evidence that it influenced the price.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Related-party status alone does not justify rejecting the declared transaction value of imported goods. Rule 3(3)(a) of the Customs Valuation Rules, 2007 requires examination of whether the relationship influenced the price. Accepted transaction values of identical or similar goods imported from unrelated suppliers cannot be ignored when assessing related-party imports. Valuation methods must be applied sequentially, exhausting Rules 3 to 5 before resorting to Rules 7 to 9.]]></description>
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<title>Contempt for company bank account restraint breaches requires deliberate disobedience, while contempt appeals are limited to orders imposing punishment.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Punishment for contempt under section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 requires deliberate disobedience to be established beyond doubt. Evidence of an alleged breach of a restraint on operating company bank accounts may include cheque issuance and bank statements showing encashment or withdrawals. Section 425 of the Companies Act attracts the Contempt of Courts Act, including its appellate remedy under section 19. That remedy is confined to orders punishing for contempt and does not extend to dismissal or discontinuance of contempt proceedings. A contempt applicant acts as an informer; continuation of proceedings rests with the adjudicating forum.]]></description>
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<title>Personal guarantor insolvency objections to a minority debenture holder's authority are considered after the resolution professional's report.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In personal guarantor insolvency proceedings initiated by a creditor under Section 95, appointment of a resolution professional under Section 97 is mandatory. The statutory stages under Sections 95 to 99 do not involve judicial adjudication. Objections to the creditor's locus and the maintainability of the application are determined under Section 100 after the resolution professional submits a report. This includes objections to a minority debenture holder's authority under the debenture trust deed, which cannot be adjudicated at the appointment stage.]]></description>
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<title>Recall for non-impleadment requires an adverse order and cannot replace an unavailed appeal in resolution-plan proceedings.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Recall for denial of a hearing presupposes an adverse order affecting the applicant. Non-impleadment of an enforcement authority does not justify recall where an order merely directs reconsideration of a resolution-plan proposal, leaves provisional attachment intact and does not adjudicate the authority's rights. Recall cannot be used to rehear or review the merits, replace an available but unavailed statutory appeal, or obtain a fresh declaration excluding attached property from a resolution plan. An unappealed plan-approval order that has attained finality binds stakeholders, including government authorities.]]></description>
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<title>Pre-existing operational debt disputes can prevent insolvency admission despite a delayed detailed response to the demand notice.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A genuine pre-existing dispute requires rejection of an operational creditor's application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code where it raises a plausible contention requiring further investigation; the defence need not be shown likely to succeed. Contemporaneous correspondence concerning unresolved credit-note adjustments, detention and demurrage claims, and account reconciliation can establish such a dispute. Failure to reply to a demand notice within ten days does not prevent the corporate debtor from producing evidence of a pre-existing dispute. A without-prejudice holding response denying the debt may also constitute notice of dispute, even without specific details.]]></description>
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<title>Money-laundering proceedings based solely on a quashed scheduled-offence FIR cannot survive, but may revive if predicate proceedings resume.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Money-laundering proceedings founded solely on a scheduled-offence FIR cannot survive when that FIR is quashed. Proceeds of crime must derive from criminal activity relating to a scheduled offence; property linked to a quashed offence cannot independently sustain proceedings based on that offence. An ECIR and consequential proceedings cannot continue on allegations arising solely from proceedings that no longer exist in law. Liberty to revive the ECIR proceedings may be granted if the predicate FIR proceedings are revived.]]></description>
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<title>Criminal writ review and pre-FIR hearings: constitutional review remains available, but proposed accused have no general hearing right.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Review of a criminal writ order directing registration of an FIR is available under Rule 29 of the Madras High Court Writ Rules on the grounds in Order XLVII Rule 1 CPC; the criminal procedure bars on review do not curtail constitutional writ jurisdiction. Recall for denial of hearing depends on entitlement to a hearing and is not limited to orders that leave the merits undecided. A preliminary direction to register an FIR and investigate determines no guilt and need not await every proposed accused's version. Section 175(4) BNSS applies to a Magistrate directing investigation on a complaint and does not create a general right to a hearing before a writ court acting on statutory agency information that prima facie discloses a cognizable off.....]]></description>
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<title>Single residential units outside residential complexes qualify for service tax exemption, while consolidated flat sales may retain construction abatement.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Before 1 July 2012, a residential complex required more than twelve residential units, common areas, specified facilities and an approved layout. Other independently owned houses in the same colony did not, by themselves, establish that individual construction contracts concerned a residential complex. From 1 July 2012, independently constructed single residential units outside residential complexes qualified for exemption. Separate ownership and construction agreements supported their independent character; a shared layout, boundary or amenities did not alone establish inclusion in a complex. For flats sold with an undivided land interest for consolidated consideration, the absence of a separate land valuation or precise breakdown of corne.....]]></description>
<category>Service Tax</category>
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<title>Service tax exemptions and sub-contractor liability govern public works, while reverse-charge demands require proof of taxable services.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Service tax exemptions cover construction or repair of dams and irrigation works, public roads and qualifying repairs to governmental civil structures, including office renovation. A construction sub-contractor remains independently liable after withdrawal of an applicable exemption, notwithstanding tax payment by the main contractor. Goods transport agency reverse charge applies to actual freight payments, not loading and unloading expenses or amounts in suppliers' goods invoices; the advocates' legal-services entry does not cover other professionals. Ledger descriptions alone do not establish receipt of taxable manpower supply or works contract services, and a royalty deduction alone does not establish a government grant of natural-resour.....]]></description>
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<title>Service-tax notices without document identification numbers must be treated as never issued by departmental officers under binding instructions.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Service-tax notices issued without the prescribed Document Identification Number are invalid, and departmental officers must treat them as never issued under binding instructions, although they do not become void unless set aside by a competent court or authority. Construction-service tax arises on the earlier of invoicing or receipt of payment, rather than accounting revenue recognition; reconciliation must account for amounts already taxed, current invoices and advances, and applicable abatements and exemptions. Construction-service abatement permits input-service credit but requires land value to be included in the amount charged; the department must prove a breach to deny it. Extended limitation requires deliberate suppression, not mere.....]]></description>
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<title>Interest on investigation deposits compensates for wrongful retention from deposit until refund without relying on duty-refund provisions.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Amounts paid under protest during investigation, before duty liability is determined and without self-assessment, statutory obligation or an adjudicated demand, retain their character as revenue deposits. Sections 11B and 11BB of the Central Excise Act do not govern their refund or interest, and using the statutory refund procedure does not convert them into duty. Article 265 prohibits retention of money without authority of law; compensatory interest may be awarded without an express interest provision. Interest accrues when the deposits are credited to the government account, without the three-month waiting period under Section 11BB. In the absence of a prescribed rate, judicial precedent supplies a measure of 6% per annum until actual refund.]]></description>
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<title>GST - Re-credit of Rejected Refund Amount in ECL - Export of Services with Payment of IGST</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Where the portal does not offer PMT-03, one interpretation is that Rule 93(2) addresses amounts debited from the electronic credit ledger when an unutilised input tax credit refund is claimed under Rule 89(3). A claim for IGST already paid on exports does not involve that filing-stage debit, so Rule 93(2) may not apply; this interpretation is contestable. An undertaking not to appeal may deem a refund rejected for re-credit purposes, but does not itself establish entitlement; an officer's PMT-03 order is still needed where applicable. A manual representation may be made to the jurisdictional officer, although no prescribed manual PMT-03 mechanism for this category was identified.]]></description>
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<title>Leading Today, Building for Tomorrow - Special address by Shri Swaminathan J, Deputy Governor at the Leadership Conference of Indian Bank in Chennai on October 23, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sustainable credit growth calls for sound underwriting, appropriate risk pricing and assessment of borrowers' repayment capacity, supported by a stable, diversified deposit franchise. As digital operations expand, operational and technological resilience encompasses cybersecurity, data protection, business continuity and oversight of third-party service providers. These are institution-wide priorities requiring participation by business functions and senior management, rather than responsibilities confined to technology teams.]]></description>
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<title>Amendment in the notification no. S.O. 99 Dated 29th June 2017</title>
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<description><![CDATA[With effect from 1 November 2026, persons engaged in supplying specified goods are excluded from the application of S.O. 99 dated 29 June 2017 under the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The specified goods comprise used cooking oil under heading 1518; waste and scrap of plastics under heading 3915; waste and scrap of tyres under heading 4004; metal scrap under Chapters 72 to 81; and electrical and electronics waste and scrap under heading 8549. The headings and chapters are those of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.]]></description>
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<title>NLMC Organises Pre-Bid Meeting for E-Auction of 5.119-Acre HIL (India) Limited Land Parcel in New Delhi</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The bidding parameter is the highest auction price, with bids in multiples of Rs. 1 crore per acre. Consortium participation is permitted for up to three members. Earnest money may be paid by bank guarantee or NEFT/RTGS as stipulated in the Request for Proposal. Participants must comply with the specified registration, eligibility, technical bid and auction requirements. Technical bids must be submitted by 1400 hours on 19 November 2026 through the designated e-auction portal, https://nlmc.enivida.com.]]></description>
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<title>Amendment in the notification no. S.O. 238 Dated 13th September 2018</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Registered persons receiving specified goods from another registered person fall within the substituted clause (d) of Bihar S.O. 238. The substitution takes effect on 1 November 2026. The specified goods are used cooking oil under heading 1518; plastic waste and scrap under heading 3915; tyre waste and scrap under heading 4004; metal scrap under Chapters 72 to 81; and electrical and electronic waste and scrap under heading 8549. These classifications refer to the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.]]></description>
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<title>Seeks to amend Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017 - Rates for supply of services under CGST Act</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Central GST service-rate amendments effective from 1 November 2026 revise input tax credit conditions for specified hospitality and food services. Hotel accommodation, restaurant services outside specified premises and outdoor catering permit credit for qualifying services procured in the same line of business, subject to the stated restrictions. Electric vehicle passenger transport and specified vehicle-rental services are subject to CGST at 2.5% or 9% where battery charging is included in the consideration. At 2.5%, qualifying same-line input services remain eligible for credit, subject to a limit where the input service is taxed above that rate.]]></description>
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<title>Seeks to bring in force provisions of Bihar Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sections 2 to 4 of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2026 come into force on 1 November 2026. The Governor of Bihar appointed that commencement date on 30 October 2026, acting on the recommendations of the Council and exercising the power conferred by section 1(2) of the amendment Act.]]></description>
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<title>Amendment in the notification no. S.O. 110 Dated 6th May 2020</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The specified scope of supplies under the Bihar GST framework made under rule 48(4) of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, is expanded to include supplies of goods or services received from an unregistered person where the recipient is liable to pay tax under reverse charge, and imports of services. Supplies of goods or services to registered persons and supplies for export remain covered.]]></description>
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<title>Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal Calls Upon Youth to Lead India’s Journey Towards Becoming a Developed Nation by 2047</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Minister said countries across regions were interested in entering into preferential trade agreements and free trade agreements with India. In education, he highlighted flexibility under the National Education Policy, including opportunities for students to change courses, earn credits and move between streams. He emphasised access to online knowledge through digital connectivity and encouraged students to continue learning and adapt to changing circumstances.]]></description>
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<title>Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal Chairs Roundtable on Strengthening India’s Biopharma Startup Ecosystem and Accelerating Bioeconomy Growth</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Biopharma startup regulatory reform discussions focused on streamlined regulations and faster approvals, including a proposed regulatory sandbox, single-window clearance, global regulatory alignment and simplified patent application processes. Improved access to finance and time-bound action on recommendations were also emphasised to support innovation and growth in India's bioeconomy. The discussions addressed shared infrastructure, including laboratories, testing and clinical trial facilities, to reduce costs and help startups scale.]]></description>
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<title>Amendment to Para 8.04(iii) of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023 - Mechanism for resolving Quality Complaints/Trade Disputes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Indian Missions Abroad and the concerned Foreign Trade Divisions must periodically update the action taken and the status of each complaint on the DGFT portal. Updates must continue in a timely manner until the complaint or dispute is resolved, closed or otherwise finally disposed of in accordance with the prescribed procedure. Complainants must be able to access all such updates through the portal.]]></description>
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<title>Special procedure for payment of GST by concessionaires on operation and maintenance services under the Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) model.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Registered concessionaires supplying operation and maintenance services to a concessioning authority under the Toll-Operate-Transfer model must pay Bihar State GST on the amount charged or debited from the escrow account towards operation and maintenance expenses they incur. The tax is payable for the tax period in which the expenditure is charged or debited. The escrow account must be maintained in accordance with the concession agreement, and the services must be supplied during the concession period.]]></description>
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<title>Compliance with RERA for CDs having real estate projects and disclosure of CIRP at project and office sites of the CD</title>
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<description><![CDATA[During the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) of a corporate debtor with one or more real estate projects, the interim resolution professional (IRP) or resolution professional (RP) must ensure compliance with the applicable Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, and related rules and regulations. The RP may invite the concerned RERA to provide written views on the regulatory compliance, feasibility and implementation of resolution plans under consideration by the committee of creditors. Any views furnished must be placed before the committee and made available to prospective resolution applicants.]]></description>
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<title>Introduction of revised Form CA for filing of claims by real estate allottees</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Revised Form CA applies to claims filed by financial creditors in a class under regulation 8A of the corporate insolvency resolution process regulations on or after 30 October 2026. Claims filed in the earlier form before that date need not be resubmitted. Part II requires allottee identification, project and unit details, purchase value, payments and amounts claimed, including principal and interest, possession status and supporting documents. Allottee preferences are informational only: they do not confer an entitlement, bind the successful resolution applicant or create an obligation to provide the preferred option.]]></description>
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<title>Amendments in the notification no. 17/2017-State Tax (Rate) dated 29th June, 2017</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For purposes of the services specified under section 9(5) of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, delivery services are covered other than postal and courier services. The category also excludes delivery services where the person supplying them through an electronic commerce operator is liable for registration under section 22(1) of that Act. The revised clause replaces clause (v) of the existing State Tax (Rate) framework and takes effect on 1 November 2026.]]></description>
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<title>Amendments in the notification bo. 13/2017-State Tax (Rate) dated 29th June, 2017</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bihar's State Tax (Rate) table under Notification No. 13/2017-State Tax (Rate), dated 29 June 2017, is amended at serial number 15. In column (3), the figure 6 is replaced by 9. The amendment is made by the Governor of Bihar on the Council's recommendations under section 9(3) of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. It takes effect on 1 November 2026.]]></description>
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<title>Amendments in the notification No. 09/2025-State Tax (Rate) dated 17th September, 2025</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bihar State GST at 2.5% applies to pre-packaged and labelled animal or vegetable fertilisers and organic fertilisers, including seaweed-extract-based biostimulants registered under Schedule VI to the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985. Retreaded tractor tyres under tariff heading 4012 are added to the same schedule. The 9% Schedule II entry covers retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber, excluding retreaded tractor tyres, as well as solid or cushion tyres, tyre treads and tyre flaps of rubber. The revised entries take effect on 1 November 2026.]]></description>
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<title>Amendments in the notification No. 26/2018-State Tax (Rate) dated 31st December, 2018</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The definition of Nominated Agency in clause (c) of the Explanation to Bihar's Notification No. 26/2018-State Tax (Rate) is replaced. It means entities mentioned in Appendix 4B of the Handbook of Procedures, as amended from time to time by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade. The amendment is made under section 11(1) of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, and takes effect on 1 November 2026.]]></description>
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<title>Amendments in the notification no. 4/2017-State Tax (Rate) dated 29th June, 2017</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bihar's State Goods and Services Tax reverse charge framework is extended to specified goods supplied by any unregistered person to any registered person. The registered recipient is liable to pay State tax on those supplies under section 9(3) of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The covered goods are used cooking oil, waste and scrap of plastics, waste and scrap of tyres, and electrical and electronics waste and scrap. The changes take effect on 1 November 2026.]]></description>
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<title>Amendments in the notification no. 10/2025-State Tax (Rate) dated 17th September, 2025</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Psyllium seeds (Isobgul/Isobgol), classified under tariff heading 1211 90 13, are added to the Schedule of Bihar State Tax (Rate) notification No. 10/2025, dated 17 September 2025. The entry is inserted as serial number 87A, immediately after serial number 87 and its related entries. The amendment is made by the Governor of Bihar under section 11(1) of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, on the Council's recommendations. It takes effect on 1 November 2026.]]></description>
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<title>Amendments in the notification no. 12/2017-State Tax (Rate) dated 29th June, 2017</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Entry 21A does not apply to goods transport agency services relating to goods supplied through an electronic commerce operator. A goods transport agency is defined as a person providing goods transport by road who issues a consignment note, whatever its name. Entry 24B covers storage or warehousing of cereals, pulses, fruits, vegetables and seeds meant for sowing. Nil-rated treatment also applies to grants by specified government bodies of exclusive rights of way or access, licences and authority to demand, collect and appropriate toll fees.]]></description>
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<title>Amendments in the notification no. 11/2017-State Tax (Rate) dated 29th June, 2017</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bihar's State GST rate framework revises input tax credit conditions for specified hospitality services from 1 November 2026. Credit on goods and services used to supply these services is generally unavailable, except for specified same-line inputs or input services. Passenger transport by electrically operated vehicles and renting such vehicles for passenger or goods transport have alternative State tax rates of 2.5% and 9%, where battery-charging costs are included in the consideration. Specified delivery services attract State tax at 2.5% without input tax credit.]]></description>
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<title>Special Economic Zones (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2026.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Where a Bill of Export is filed under a claim for drawback or another similar scheme laid down under the Customs and Central Excise Duties Drawback Rules, 2017, the Unit, Developer or Domestic Tariff Area supplier must claim the benefit from the Specified Officer. If the Unit or Developer does not intend to claim the benefit, it must give a disclaimer to the Domestic Tariff Area supplier so that the supplier can claim it.]]></description>
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<title>Special Economic Zone land de-notification removes specified parcels from the IT and IT-enabled services zone at Attipra.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The IT and IT-enabled services Special Economic Zone at Attipra, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is reduced by de-notifying 10.2050 hectares, leaving a notified area of 7.3816 hectares. The de-notification applies to specified whole and partial survey parcels within the zone. The change is made under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006.]]></description>
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<title>Sea cargo manifest and transshipment transitional provisions for specified ports apply until the revised regulatory deadline.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Transitional provisions for the specified ports covered by serial number 6 of the table following Form XII under the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment Regulations, 2018, apply until 31 January 2027. The amendment substitutes that date in column 3 of the table and came into force on 1 November 2026, its date of publication in the Official Gazette.]]></description>
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<title>Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2026. - Date till which the transitional provisions are applicable for specified ports</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Transitional provisions for specified ports under the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment Regulations, 2018, apply until 31 January 2027. This date replaces the entry in column (3) against serial number 6 of the table following Form XII. The substitution takes effect on 1 November 2026, the date of publication in the Official Gazette.]]></description>
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<title>SCOMET export facilitation extends to eligible status holders, while repair authorisations gain longer validity and quarterly reporting</title>
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<description><![CDATA[SCOMET authorisation-based facilitation extends to eligible holders of valid 4-Star or 5-Star Status Holder Certificates under Stock and Sale, GAER, GAET and GAEIS procedures, subject to other prescribed conditions. The certificates are alternatives to AEO certification, including AEO T2 certification for GAET and GAEIS. ICP compliance remains mandatory for GAER re-exports to vendors or OEMs. GAER validity increases from one to three years from issue, with post-shipment reports due within 30 days after the end of each quarter. The amendments take immediate effect.]]></description>
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<title>Cost audit report filings receive additional fee relief until the extended deadline, with late charges applying from the due date.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[CRA-4 filings of cost audit reports in XBRL format for financial year 2025-26 will not attract additional fees if made by 31 December 2026. Filings made after that period attract all applicable fees, including additional fees from the original due date under the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, in accordance with the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014.]]></description>
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<title>Preferential tariff claims under trade agreements require agreement-consistent origin checks, with safeguards against automatic denial for subsequent imports.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Where CAROTAR conflicts with notified trade-agreement rules of origin, the agreement prevails. Under India-UK CETA, a valid exporter or producer origin declaration supports preferential tariff claims without Form-I, which is not a precondition for preferential treatment. Form-I information may be sought only where a bill of entry is selected for origin checks and the officer has reason to believe the origin criteria are unmet. Importers need not obtain confidential exporter information; insufficient information may be verified through the exporting party's verification authority. An earlier denial may apply to subsequent identical goods from the same producer or exporter, but shared descriptions or characteristics alone do not establish ide.....]]></description>
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<title>IGST export refund delays call for shipping bill status checks, PFMS validation and an alternative route for invoice errors.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pending IGST refund claims for goods exported through the Customs EDI system at Mumbai Air Cargo Complex are listed by shipping bill and response code for the period from 1 January 2024 to 31 July 2026. Exporters and stakeholders should check the scroll status of shipping bills marked SB000 or SB005 in the SB-wise IGST Claimed Status Report and ensure importer-exporter codes are validated with PFMS for SB000. For unresolved SB005 invalid invoice number errors, exporters may use the alternative Officer Interface mechanism. Guidance is available from the IGST Refund Cell.]]></description>
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<title>Export manifest errors and missing filings prompt advice to correct discrepancies and facilitate timely processing of post-export benefits.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Export General Manifest (EGM) errors and pending filings for August 2026 are listed against the relevant shipping bills. Exporters, customs brokers and concerned airlines are advised to verify the details and ensure that errors are corrected or outstanding EGMs filed promptly, facilitating timely processing of post-export benefits and incentives. Under Section 41 of the Customs Act, 1962, the person in charge of a conveyance carrying export goods must deliver the EGM to the proper officer in the prescribed manner before departure from the customs station. Incorrect, incomplete or missing EGMs can delay export benefits.]]></description>
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<title>Export duty refund automation requires online applications, designated officer scrutiny and electronic disbursement, with restricted exceptions for manual filing.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Export duty refund applications must ordinarily be filed electronically through ICEGATE's Other Refund Module. Manual applications require specific permission from the jurisdictional Principal Commissioner or Commissioner, with reasons recorded in writing. Validated applications are routed to the jurisdictional port's AC/DC for assignment to an Appraiser or Superintendent for scrutiny and any proposed deficiency memo or acknowledgement. The AC/DC may issue a show cause notice and, after due process, approve or reject the application. On sanction, the AC/DC generates a refund scroll in ICES, with details transferred to ICEGATE for disbursement through PFMS. Export refund roles must be assigned only to designated officers.]]></description>
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<title>Export manifest errors and pending filings should be resolved through airlines to avoid delays in post-export benefits and incentives.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Export General Manifest (EGM) errors and pending filings can delay post-export benefits and incentives. Exporters and customs brokers are advised to arrange rectification or filing through the concerned airlines. Lists of affected shipping bills at Navi Mumbai International Airport identify EGM errors and pending filings for July to September 2026; lists will be issued monthly. Under section 41 of the Customs Act, 1962, the person in charge of a conveyance carrying export goods must deliver the EGM to the proper officer before departure from the customs station.]]></description>
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<title>Sea cargo manifest transition phases out legacy export messages, mandates compliant filing and avoids penal action during implementation.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Legacy export messages will be discontinued in phases across specified zones, with CIM messages mandated under the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018. The transition continues until 31 January 2027, and all stakeholders must adopt compliant software and message formats. No penal action should be taken during the implementation phase. Field formations may issue public notices and conduct stakeholder outreach, must coordinate the resolution of system issues and must refer policy issues to CBIC.]]></description>
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<title>GST rate and classification clarifications and guidance on services apply to Odisha GST implementation with necessary adaptations.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[CBIC circulars clarifying GST rates and classification of certain goods and the applicability of GST to certain services apply, with necessary adaptations, to implementation of the Odisha Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The circulars are clarificatory and are applied to ensure uniformity. Implementation difficulties may be brought to the attention of the state tax commissioner.]]></description>
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<title>Digital accessibility compliance deadlines extended for auditor appointment, platform audits and remediation of findings by regulated entities.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Regulated entities have until January 31, 2027 to appoint an IAAP auditor, conduct accessibility audits of their digital platforms and remediate audit findings. The extension applies to these specified compliance actions under the digital accessibility circulars issued for compliance with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and its rules. All other provisions of those circulars remain unchanged and must be complied with.]]></description>
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<title>GST inspection payments: missing acknowledgment and unconsidered refund representation result in refund and permission for manual appeals.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Non-issuance of a Form GST DRC-04 acknowledgment for GST payments made during inspection rendered the proceedings concluded in Form GST DRC-05 invalid. The representation disputing the payments and seeking a refund had not been considered. Delay in submitting it did not alone justify rejecting the claim, given the family wedding coinciding with the inspection and related customary formalities. The orders were set aside, and refund of IGST, CGST and SGST was directed within eight weeks of receipt of the order. Manual appeals were permitted within twelve weeks.]]></description>
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<title>Family-member surety requirements can be modified when inability to comply prevents release despite bail and affects personal liberty.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The benefit of bail cannot be denied merely because an accused cannot furnish the bail bond in the prescribed manner, as withholding it on that ground affects the right to personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution. Where a family-member surety requirement prevents release, it may be modified to permit two local solvent sureties and additional cash security. The security is to be held in an interest-bearing account at a nationalised bank, renewable until conclusion of the trial and subject to its final outcome. The remaining bail conditions stay intact.]]></description>
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<title>Principal-to-principal overseas services qualify as exports when statutory conditions are met, supporting input tax credit refunds.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Intermediaries arrange or facilitate supplies for others, while services supplied on a principal-to-principal basis on the supplier's own account are not intermediary services. Such services to overseas group entities qualify as exports where the recipient and place of supply are outside India, payment is received in convertible foreign exchange, and the Indian supplier and foreign recipient are separately incorporated. Qualifying exports support refunds of unutilised input tax credit with statutory interest. Principal Bench jurisdiction applies to refund appeals involving place of supply, including where intermediary status determines it. Refund rejection grounds must be specified in the show-cause notice and appellate findings reasoned; inadequately communicated grounds violate natural justice.]]></description>
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<title>Railway construction GST concessions require a qualifying composite works contract, not merely services supplied to the railways.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The concessional 12% GST rate for railway construction requires a composite supply of works contract relating to immovable property. Classification as construction services or supply to the railways alone does not establish eligibility. For railway earthwork, bridge and allied services, invoices described general construction services and a qualifying composite works contract was not established. The services attracted 18% GST rather than the concessional rate.]]></description>
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<title>Delayed GST refund interest remains payable despite electronic credit ledger payment or payment exceeding the statutory pre-deposit.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Section 56 provides for interest where an admissible GST refund is not granted within 60 days of receipt of the refund application. Interest cannot be denied solely because disputed tax was paid through the Electronic Credit Ledger and the debited input tax credit was restored through FORM GST PMT-03 after the demand was set aside. Sections 107(6) and 107(7) prescribe minimum payments for an appeal and the statutory stay of recovery, not a ceiling on payment. Paying the entire disputed demand does not waive entitlement to otherwise payable statutory refund interest.]]></description>
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<title>The Jurisdiction of a Single Member of GSTAT Cannot Extend to Appeals Involving Questions of Law or Exceeding the Prescribed Monetary Limit</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Single Member jurisdiction of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal depends on both the prescribed monetary limit and the absence of a question of law. Section 109(8) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, read with Rule 110A of the CGST Rules, sets the limit at Rs. 50 lakh and requires the President's approval for allocation. The tribunal's approach assesses the monetary threshold cumulatively when such connected appeals are bunched for hearing. In that context, rejected refunds were treated as outside the specified class of amounts contemplated for Single Member consideration, independently of the cumulative monetary threshold and the existence of a question of law.]]></description>
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<title>Suppressed outward supplies require transaction-wise verification and reasoned findings before diary entries can support tax and penalty determinations.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Suppressed outward supplies cannot be established by aggregate diary figures without a demonstrable factual basis. A reasoned determination requires identification and entry-wise examination of relevant transactions, reconciliation with accounts and statutory returns, and consideration of the taxpayer's explanations and supporting evidence. Missing invoices or books during investigation do not alone establish suppression; subsequently produced invoices and claims of disclosure in GSTR-1 also require verification. Consequential tax and penalty must be determined through a reasoned decision after a reasonable opportunity of hearing.]]></description>
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<title>Incomplete or expired e-way bills without valid explanation attract penalties despite matching invoices and asserted absence of tax evasion.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Incomplete or expired e-way bills can attract a penalty under Section 129(3) when goods are transported without a valid explanation. A valid e-way bill requires completed Parts A and B, including vehicle particulars. The registered person causing movement remains responsible for valid transit documentation despite transporter negligence. Compliance must exist at interception; later updates to vehicle details or disclosure in GSTR-1 returns do not cure the breach. Matching goods and invoices, or an asserted absence of intent to evade tax, do not justify waiver where the documentation defaults lack a substantiated explanation.]]></description>
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<title>Bunched export refund appeals require a Division Bench when their combined value exceeds the ceiling or legal interpretation arises.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For bunched appeals, Section 109(8) of the CGST Act, read with Rule 110A of the CGST Rules, permits placement before a Single Member Bench only with the President's approval, if their cumulative value does not exceed Rs. 50 lakh and no question of law arises. Rejection of an IGST refund is a denial of entitlement, rather than a determination against the taxpayer of tax, input tax credit, fine, fee or penalty under that provision. Whether the amending notification is curative and retrospective or substantive and prospective raises a question of law requiring Division Bench consideration. Retrospective operation and refund entitlement remain to be determined on merits.]]></description>
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<title>Paper bags made from kraft, greaseproof and glassine paper attract concessional GST, with input tax credit subject to conditions.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Kraft, greaseproof and glassine paper bags made using adhesive glue fall under HSN 48194000 as other sacks and bags, including cones, within heading 4819. They are not covered by the specified GST exemption notifications and attract GST at 5% under Entry 319 of Schedule I, comprising 2.5% central tax and 2.5% state tax. Input tax credit on inputs and input services used to manufacture these taxable bags is available subject to the conditions in section 16 of the CGST and TNGST Acts.]]></description>
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<title>TDS Registration Advisory for Dealers in Scrap and Other Notified Goods</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Additional notified goods include used cooking oil under heading 1518, plastic waste and scrap under heading 3915, tyre waste and scrap under heading 4004, and electrical and electronics waste and scrap under heading 8549. For TDS registration, taxpayers engaged in these goods categories must select "Others" under "Constitution of Business" in Part B of Table 2 of Form GST REG-07. They must specify the relevant dealer category in the text box that appears, complete the remaining details and submit the application.]]></description>
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<title>Advisory on Enhancements Related to Composition Levy Functionality under GST</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Taxpayers may select either the existing Section 10(1) categories or the new category for a person eligible under Section 10(2A), but cannot select both options. Multiple existing categories may be selected; the new category is a single selection. Composition taxpayers may change or update their category through an amendment application in Form REG-14. They must ensure that the selected category is correctly updated across all GSTINs linked to the same PAN.]]></description>
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<title>Advisory on Key Changes in the GST Registration Amendment Process</title>
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<description><![CDATA[An application to change the principal place of business continues to be examined by the proper officer under Rule 19 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017. For other changes, including the legal name, business personnel and additional places of business, the registration certificate stands amended upon submission and online validation. Online verification of the mobile number and email address of the primary authorised signatory and one selected promoter, partner, director, Karta, member or trustee is mandatory. OTP verification must be completed within three days of submission; otherwise, an Application Reference Number (ARN) will not be generated.]]></description>
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<title>Framework for Issuance of Depository Receipts on Units of REITs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Depository receipts may be issued against units of a registered real estate investment trust as foreign-currency instruments listed on specified international exchanges. The underlying units must be deposited with a registered domestic custodian. Fresh issues require approval by at least 75% of votes cast, subject to exceptions for simultaneous initial domestic offerings and subsequent offerings within a previously approved limit. Units held for DR issuance count as non-public holdings when calculating minimum public unitholding. Applicable holding limits require aggregation of domestic and DR-backed units, including holdings of persons acting in concert where relevant.]]></description>
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<title>Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A service exporter who is a resident individual is deemed to have submitted the export declaration form (EDF) when the exporter provides the authorised dealer with the information required in relation to receipt of payment for crediting the exporter's account. For a service exporter other than a resident individual, the same deemed submission applies if the inward remittance for the service does not exceed Rs. 10 lakh or its foreign-currency equivalent. For imports of services, details furnished by an importer other than a resident individual must be entered in IDPMS where the invoice or contract value exceeds Rs. 10 lakh or its foreign-currency equivalent. Entry must be made within five working days of receipt of the details.]]></description>
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<title>Framework for Issuance of Depository Receipts on Units of InvITs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For a fresh issue, the investment manager must file the initial offer document through a merchant banker with the regulator and recognised stock exchanges. The regulator endeavours to send comments within seven working days, and the exchanges must decide on in-principle approval within 15 working days of receiving the application and required documents. The final offer document must also be filed. Fresh issues generally require prior approval by at least 75% of votes cast, subject to exceptions for simultaneous initial offerings and subsequent offerings within an already approved overall limit.]]></description>
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<title>Good days are ahead for GST taxpayers. Thanks to GSTAT and GST Council.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Central field formations have been instructed, pending the recommended amendments to the CGST Act, to implement measures concerning arrest, e-way bill verification and a minimum threshold for show-cause notices. The amendments were recommended to take effect on 1 April 2027; state GST formations may issue similar instructions within their jurisdictions to promote uniformity. Proposed reforms include raising existing exemption thresholds to account for inflation and deleting the blocked input tax credit restrictions under section 17(5). Further proposals seek to reduce frivolous adjudication orders, strengthen first appeals under section 107 and shorten the time limit for issuing show-cause notices under section 74A from 42 months to 33 months.]]></description>
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<title>Provisions relating to income on receipt of capital asset or stock-in-trade by specified person from specified entity as per S.8 of ITA 2025 and S.9B of ITA 1961</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Receipt of a capital asset or stock-in-trade by a specified person from a specified entity in connection with its dissolution or reconstitution gives rise to a deemed transfer by the entity. The transfer is deemed to occur in the tax year or previous year in which the person receives the asset, even if an actual transfer occurred earlier. Profits and gains are treated as the entity's income for that year and charged as business income or capital gains. The asset's fair market value on receipt is deemed to be the full value of consideration.]]></description>
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<title>Winding Up Without Wreckage: A Practitioner's Guide to Closing a Business Properly</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The choice of exit route depends on solvency, entity type and applicable law. Where debts can be paid, voluntary winding up or, for a company without operations or liabilities, strike-off may be considered. Where debts cannot be paid in full, formal insolvency or restructuring procedures may be appropriate. Closure planning should address employee dues, creditors, customers, registrations, final filings and record preservation. Preferential payments may be reversed in insolvency, and personal guarantees generally survive closure and should be addressed with lenders.]]></description>
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<title>A GST Demand Cannot Rest on Vague Allegations or Ignore Tax Already Paid Under Another Head</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Under Section 73 of the CGST Act, recovery in cases not involving fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression with intent to evade tax requires a show cause notice identifying the factual and legal basis of the proposed demand. Payment of IGST does not automatically discharge the corresponding liabilities or permit unilateral adjustment. Where the earlier payment is identifiable, remains available and relates to the same supplies, competent authorities must arrange its appropriation through reconciliation between the Centre and the State, without requiring a second deposit of the verified equivalent amount.]]></description>
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<title>Due-Diligence Ready Every Year: Helping Clients Build a Business a Buyer Would Pay For</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Due diligence covers financial, tax, legal, commercial, employment, technology and data matters. Financial reviews examine earnings quality, revenue recognition, working capital, debt and contingent liabilities; tax reviews include pending assessments and notices, GST, TDS and transfer pricing. Legal compliance, litigation, property and intellectual-property title, employment terms, statutory contributions, cybersecurity and data protection also require scrutiny. Undisclosed liabilities and other issues may affect pricing, prompt specific indemnities or escrow arrangements, or discourage a transaction.]]></description>
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<title>Before the Client Signs the Sanction Letter: Borrowing Mistakes That Turn Business Loans Into Traps</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Business borrowing requires a clear purpose, a suitable facility structure and an identifiable repayment source. Advisers should match loan tenure to the asset or need financed and test whether operating cash flow can service the debt under realistic downside conditions. Personal guarantees can expose a promoter's savings, property and personal credit to company debt, even where the borrower is a limited company. Facility agreements may impose financial and operational covenants, and a breach may permit loan recall even when instalments are paid. Borrowers should track covenants and compare the full cost of facilities rather than the headline rate alone.]]></description>
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<title>GST Notification No. 03/2026-Central Tax: Major GST Changes Effective from 1st November 2026 - Section 154 (GST Credit Notes) Part 2 | GST Updates | Finance Act, 2026 | Section 154</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Qualifying post-supply discounts are expressly included as grounds for issuing GST credit notes under section 34(1) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, following the commencement of section 154 of the Finance Act, 2026 on 1 November 2026. A supplier must issue a proper GST credit note and comply with the applicable requirements of section 34 and prescribed statutory timelines. The recipient must reverse input tax credit attributable to the discount, and suppliers and recipients should maintain proper reconciliation. Issuing a credit note alone does not automatically permit a reduction in output tax liability; the applicable statutory conditions must also be satisfied.]]></description>
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<title>Benami deposits under void income declarations turn on consideration and benefit, with attachment machinery applying retrospectively.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Deposits under Income Declaration Scheme declarations rendered void by suppression or misrepresentation cease to be treated as tax and may constitute benami property where one person provides the consideration and another holds the property for that person's direct or indirect benefit. Requests to adjust such deposits against the provider's tax liability can evidence the consideration and contemplated benefit. The 2016 benami amendments apply retrospectively to declaratory, procedural, curative and machinery provisions, including those concerning attachment, adjudication, confiscation and appeal. Provisions creating new offences or enhancing punishment apply only prospectively. Procedural issues in benami attachment include recorded reasons to believe, their incorporation in the show-cause notice, and prior approval.]]></description>
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<title>Unverified judicial precedents cannot sustain customs reassessment treating the speaking-order deadline as directory when cited decisions are disclaimed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Judicial precedents that cannot be traced as cited and are disclaimed by respondents cannot support a customs reassessment treating the statutory period for a speaking order as directory. Adjudicative integrity precludes reliance on fabricated or hallucinated precedential material. The fifteen-day period under Section 17(5) of the Customs Act, 1962 was treated as directory on the basis of untraceable citations. The reassessment was set aside, and the notice remitted for fresh adjudication after a personal hearing and consideration of the superior customs authority's earlier classification of the same goods. The merits and jurisdictional objection remained open.]]></description>
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<title>Struck-off companies cannot pursue declarations or injunctions over contractual rights without restoration, despite the statutory saving for recoveries.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Company dissolution following striking off under Section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 ends the company's legal existence and its ability to institute or continue proceedings, subject to the statutory saving under Section 250. The saving for realisation of amounts due to the company does not sustain a suit seeking only declarations and injunctions concerning contractual rights, without a claim for monetary recovery. Such proceedings cannot be prosecuted unless the company is restored under Section 252. A plaint in a suit barred on this basis is liable to rejection under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure.]]></description>
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<title>Borrower debt acknowledgments can extend limitation for personal guarantor insolvency when the guarantee makes them binding on the guarantor.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Written acknowledgment of a subsisting liability before expiry of limitation starts a fresh limitation period, and rejection of a settlement proposal does not itself negate the acknowledgment. A borrower's acknowledgment binds a personal guarantor where the guarantee expressly provides for it, even without the guarantor's own acknowledgment. A continuing guarantee can preserve liability despite resignation as director or changes to credit facilities, unless novation or release is established. Forgery allegations concerning later documents require proof in appropriate proceedings and do not defeat proceedings independently supported by admitted earlier guarantees. Non-enforcement of collateral does not automatically discharge a guarantor; applicable statutory conditions, such as release of the principal debtor or impairment of the surety's remedies, must be established.]]></description>
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<title>MSME promoter exemptions do not bypass net-worth eligibility, while creditor committees retain control over relaxation of approved criteria.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Section 240A exempts MSME promoters only from the disqualifications under Section 29A(c) and (h); absent a notified exemption, they must satisfy separate eligibility criteria under Section 25(2)(h). Net-worth criteria must reflect the scale and complexity of the corporate debtor's business, and their relaxation is a matter for the committee of creditors. The resolution professional must verify eligibility before admitting applicants, without requiring the committee to assess every expression of interest on its merits. Recomputing a creditor's claim does not retrospectively invalidate a lawful rejection where the criterion was based on business size and value. Allegations of bias or mala fides require a clear factual foundation.]]></description>
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<title>Service by affixation can trigger service tax appeal deadlines when delivery fails and no updated address is provided.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:26:13 +0530</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Service of a service tax adjudication order by affixation on the authority's notice board can constitute valid deemed service under Section 37-C of the Central Excise Act, 1944, where personal delivery at the disclosed address fails and no updated address is supplied. Continued use of the original address despite a claimed change is relevant to the validity of service. Under Section 85(3A) of the Finance Act, 1994, the appeal period runs from receipt of the order: two months to appeal, with a further month available for condonation. An appeal beyond that condonable period is time-barred.]]></description>
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<title>Unaccounted tobacco stock found during survey attracts tax determination instead of direct confiscation, penalty and fine.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Unaccounted tobacco stock discovered during a survey is subject to tax determination under sections 73 or 74 of the CGST/UPGST Act rather than direct confiscation, penalty and fine under section 130. Section 35(6), read with section 35(1), permits the proper officer to determine tax on unaccounted goods as if they had been supplied. A departmental appeal under section 112 against a rectification that merely corrects an omission in an appellate order is not maintainable when the original appellate order remains unchallenged.]]></description>
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<title>Expired e-way bills and vehicle number mismatches can attract transport penalties where circumstances establish an intention to evade tax.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[An expired e-way bill is treated as no e-way bill for transport under section 129(1) of the CGST/UPGST Acts read with rule 138 of the CGST Rules. Fiscal penalties are civil liabilities and do not require mens rea unless the provision incorporates it, but the department must show an intention to evade tax under section 129, which may be inferred from surrounding circumstances. An incomplete e-way bill raises a rebuttable presumption of that intention. Penalty applied where Part-B showed a different vehicle number and the breakdown explanation lacked reliable contemporaneous support, although the goods, invoice and consignment note were otherwise in order.]]></description>
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<title>Departmental appeal limits permit discretionary exceptions, while penalties for technical e-way bill lapses in genuine transactions require evasion intent.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The monetary limit for departmental appeals does not apply where the State Tax Commissioner considers a contest necessary in the interests of justice or revenue. That opinion cannot be challenged, and the Commissioner need not state reasons. For a technical failure to complete e-way bill Part B in an otherwise genuine transaction, penalty under section 129 requires an intention to evade tax supported by material and reasoned findings. Genuine documents accompanying the goods can rebut a presumption of evasion; a pre-movement e-invoice can disclose the transaction on the portal and auto-populate GSTR-1.]]></description>
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<title>GST invoice penalties require evidence review and an effective hearing where material transaction facts need further verification.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[GST penalties for invoices without actual supply require collective assessment of contemporaneous records. Absence of stock at premises vacated before inspection cannot alone establish fictitious trading, while assertions of past trading do not establish genuineness. Subsequent cancellation of a supplier's registration requires verification of its status during the transactions and whether supplies were made. Books and supporting evidence must be examined, including whether the taxpayer substantiated the transactions. An ex parte penalty order is not set aside merely because the taxpayer was absent; reconsideration with an effective hearing and a reasoned order is warranted where material factual questions require further verification.]]></description>
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<title>Non-consecutive GST invoice numbers alone do not justify detention or severe penalties for documented transactions without tax evasion.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Non-consecutive invoice numbering under rule 46(b) is a technical irregularity that does not by itself make a duly documented movement of goods unlawful or untaxed. Detention and penalty under section 129(3) are not justified for a bona fide numbering lapse where transport documents are valid, the goods match their recorded quantity and description, and no tax evasion or revenue loss is established. Section 125 is the potential general penalty route for such an infraction, although the required deliberate non-compliance was absent. The transaction between registered dealers was recorded in their accounts and was revenue-neutral.]]></description>
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<title>Transitional CENVAT credit survives portal-related filing delays, while fraud demands and penalties require evidence and proper notice.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Transitional CENVAT credit under section 140(1) remains available where an undisputed balance is declared in a timely TRAN-1 and an outstanding ER-1 return is filed at the first available opportunity after departmental portal failures prevented timely filing. Such filing constitutes substantial compliance; procedural requirements cannot defeat substantive credit when compliance is impossible for reasons beyond the taxpayer's control. Section 75(7) confines adjudication to the grounds in the show-cause notice, so a fraud-based penalty cannot be imposed when the notice proposes only a non-fraud penalty. A demand under section 74(1) requires evidence of fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression to evade tax; disclosed portal difficulties and unsupported allegations do not establish those grounds.]]></description>
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<title>Input tax credit mismatches and incorrect tax-head reporting do not by themselves justify denial when eligibility is established.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mismatches between Form GSTR-3B and Form GSTR-2A warrant verification but do not alone establish failure to meet the supplier tax payment condition. Reflection of IGST in GSTR-2A, bank evidence of payment inclusive of tax, and reconciliation can discharge the recipient's burden where no material showing supplier non-payment is produced. Verification certificates under the relevant circular are not additional eligibility conditions; its specified mismatch scenarios do not apply where IGST is reflected in GSTR-2A. Inadvertently reporting otherwise admissible IGST credit under CGST and SGST heads is a reporting error, not wrong availment. Provisions governing tax paid under an incorrect head do not prescribe an exclusive remedy for recipient credit. Where appellate relief makes a statutory pre-deposit refundable, interest runs from payment until refund, even without a specific request.]]></description>
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<title>Kraft paper bag classification and GST rates: qualifying bags attract concessional tax with conditional input tax credit.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Unbranded kraft paper bags without handles and with a base width below 40 cm fall under tariff item 48194000 as other sacks and bags, rather than the entry for bags with a base width of 40 cm or more. They are not covered by the specified GST exemptions. Kraft paper bags manufactured using adhesive glue attract GST at 5% under entry 319 of Schedule I, which covers paper sacks and bags as well as biodegradable bags. Input tax credit on inputs and input services used in manufacture is available subject to the conditions in section 16 of the CGST and TNGST Acts.]]></description>
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<title>GST exemptions for government-facing incubation services depend on recipient status, while enterprise-support funds and incubator recognition affect tax treatment.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[GST exemptions requiring supply to the Government do not extend to government societies. Consultancy to establish incubators for a rural livelihoods society does not directly perform functions under Article 243G; the claimed government-recipient exemptions are unavailable, and the consultancy attracts GST at 18%. Incubation and capacity building form a composite supply, with incubation and enterprise development as the principal supply. Under the contractual arrangement, enterprise-support grants and loans form part of taxable value; passing them on to enterprises alone does not establish a pure-agent exclusion. That exclusion requires written authorisation, actual-cost recovery, separate invoicing and no ownership or benefit to the supplier. The technology business incubator exemption applies only from the effective date of NSTEDB recognition, subject to its conditions.]]></description>
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<title>GST exemption for examination services covers printing, scanning, result processing and associated delivery supplied to educational institutions.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Examination-related printing using content supplied by educational institutions is a composite supply of services under Heading 9989, with printing as the principal supply and paper as an ancillary input. The institutions retain ownership and usage rights in the content, while the supplier provides the physical inputs. GST exemption applies to services supplied to educational institutions in relation to conducting examinations, including printing question papers, hall tickets, OMR sheets and answer booklets. Post-examination scanning, result processing and printing of marksheets and certificates also qualify, as does associated transportation and delivery.]]></description>
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<title>Transfer pricing comparability excludes functionally different providers and companies whose abnormal profits from extraordinary circumstances distort pricing.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Transfer pricing comparables for software-development and IT-enabled services must be assessed for functional similarity. Substantially outsourced operations differ from in-house service models, while higher-end knowledge process outsourcing is not functionally comparable to routine IT-enabled or business process outsourcing services when determining arm's length prices using profit level indicators. Comparables with abnormal profits caused by extraordinary circumstances must be excluded where their inclusion would distort the mean profit level indicator. Excluding individual companies selected through filters is distinct from directing the use of filters or a fresh comparability exercise.]]></description>
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<title>Tax-inclusive valuation of purchases and inventory remains mandatory despite separate accounting, while revision requires an erroneous and prejudicial assessment.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tax-inclusive valuation requires purchases, sales and inventory to include tax, duty, cess or fees actually paid or incurred to bring goods or services to their location and condition on the valuation date. Separate accounting for those amounts, even if followed consistently in earlier years, does not replace the statutory requirement. Non-compliance may render an assessment erroneous and prejudicial to revenue. Revision for inadequate enquiry also requires both conditions to be met. Where cash deposits and sales have been examined, an unsupported deposit discrepancy or a general reference to a third-party search without material linking alleged payments to the relevant assessment year does not establish those conditions.]]></description>
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<title>Gross vehicle weight determines heavy goods vehicle classification for presumptive taxation, regardless of lower registered unladen weight.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For presumptive taxation under section 44AE, goods carriages other than tractors or road-rollers are classified as heavy goods vehicles by reference to gross vehicle weight, not unladen weight. Vehicles with gross vehicle weight exceeding 12,000 kilograms fall within the heavy goods vehicle category and are subject to computation under section 44AE(2)(i), rather than the fixed rate for other goods carriages under section 44AE(2)(ii). Unladen weight is relevant to the classification of tractors and road-rollers; a lower unladen weight in a registration certificate does not alter the classification of other goods carriages.]]></description>
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<title>Environmental preservation expenditure can qualify for ordinary deductions despite denied charitable registration when statutory purpose requirements are met.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Environmental preservation expenditure may qualify for deduction under ordinary tax provisions despite denial of charitable trust registration. Section 37(1) permits expenditure incurred wholly and exclusively for business purposes, including preservation or protection of the business. Section 57(iii) requires expenditure to be incurred for earning income, but does not require income actually to be earned. Disallowing expenditure supported by unrebutted books and documents, without cogent reasons or rejection of the books, is arbitrary and can result in taxation of gross receipts.]]></description>
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<title>Business celebration and unverified expenses may be deductible, while expenses identified and conceded as personal are disallowed.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Diwali celebration expenses incurred at business premises with staff qualify as business expenditure where they generate goodwill among employees and customers. General, office and sales-promotion expenses found and conceded to be personal are disallowable. Other expenses cannot be disallowed merely because bills or verifiable vouchers are unavailable, without a specific finding that they are personal or were not incurred for business purposes.]]></description>
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<title>Capital gains on land converted into development stock are taxed proportionately when the developed property is sold.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Capital gains arising on conversion of land into stock-in-trade under section 45(2) are chargeable in the previous year in which the converted stock is sold or otherwise transferred. Where land is developed under a development agreement and the owner's share of constructed property is sold in stages, the gain is taxable proportionately in the respective years of sale. If gains are already offered to tax in those years, assessing the entire gain in one year would duplicate those amounts.]]></description>
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<title>Educational institution tax exemption cannot be denied solely for non-filing before the return-filing condition took effect.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Filing a return became a condition for exemption under section 10(23C) from assessment year 2023-24 and cannot be required retrospectively for assessment year 2020-21. For that earlier year, non-filing under section 139(4C) alone does not bar an educational institution from exemption under section 10(23C)(iiiad). The institution must satisfy the substantive conditions, including the applicable receipts threshold, but registration under section 12A is not a prerequisite for that exemption.]]></description>
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<title>Treaty exemption for Mauritius investors' capital gains permits retention of brought-forward losses without prior set-off under the beneficial regime.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mauritius-resident foreign portfolio investors may claim the Article 13 exemption under the India-Mauritius tax treaty for current-year capital gains without first setting off validly brought-forward short-term and long-term capital losses. Section 90(2) permits selection of the more beneficial tax regime, and neither the Income-tax Act nor Article 13 specifically mandates such set-off before claiming treaty exemption. The previously carried-forward losses may be retained while the exemption is claimed for current-year gains.]]></description>
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<title>TMI Updates - Newsletter dated: November 04, 2026</title>
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