Chewing gum is not an eatable item says Gujarat HC: Bubble gum is not swallowed hence it attracts higher 12.5% tax, rules courtGujarat High Court has ruled that chewing gum cannot be classified as an edible sweet or sweetmeat under state Value Added Tax provisions b...
13 Oct, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Landowner gets Rs 6 crore by selling TDRs received for giving up land for road widening, pays no tax; ITAT Bangalore rules TDR sale taxable as capital gainsFor giving up 2,839 sq. metres of land, BBMP gives landowner TDRs which landowner sells to builder for Rs 6 crore; Income Tax Dept sends no...
10 Oct, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Irish company tax ruling offers capital gains relief hope to foreign investorsIn a noteworthy decision, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has exempted Fireeye, an Irish company, from capital gains tax on an indirect t...
05 Oct, 2026, 07.36 AM IST
Moving from UAE to India? 6-step financial homecoming guidebook to manage tax residency, bank accounts, Dubai property, and gratuityTax residency, bank accounts, Dubai property and gratuity all need sorting before and after you fly home.
28 Sep, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
Taxman's JAARing move opens fresh debate over Mauritius treatyThe recent invocation of JAAR, a GAAR-type tool in the armoury of the taxman, in a certain case has stunned many. Even though technically t...
17 Sep, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
Rs 34 lakh F&O trading loss: Income Tax dept calls it speculative, ITAT Delhi treats Rs 25 lakh as business lossTaxpayer lost Rs 34 lakh in F&O trading but reports it as business loss; Income Tax dept treats it as speculative loss; ITAT Delhi treats R...
09 Sep, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
Wife gets income tax notice after husband sells joint property Rs 14 lakh below market price; she fights back and wins the case in ITAT KolkataWife escaped income tax notice as she proved in ITAT that her husband entirely paid for their joint property which was sold for Rs 14 lakh ...
01 Sep, 2026, 12.03 PM IST
Rs 16 lakh cash seized in income tax raid, tax officer calls it unexplained cash; Taxpayer claims it to be family money, he fights and wins the case in ITAT MumbaiDuring an income tax search operation (raid) Rs 16 lakh cash was seized; Man says its family cash; tax officer does not believe him and cal...
31 Aug, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
Unsuspecting landowner got income tax notice as his land was sold for Rs 6.82 crore cash by someone via forged sale deed; he fights back and wins tax case in ITAT Ahmedabad on this groundFor Rs 6.82 crore cash notorious land grabbing gang sold land via forged sale deed with forged signature of landowner; however landowner go...
20 Aug, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
Man constructs a house before selling his old property and claims income tax exemption under Section 54; Income Tax Department sends notice; he wins case in ITAT DelhiConstructs house for Rs 47 lakh in Tilak Nagar, sells old property in Paschim Viharfor Rs 53 lakh, pays no tax, tax dept sent notice, man w...
19 Aug, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
SBI's error in depositing TDS cost landlord Rs 2.7 lakh in TDS credit; Landlord fights in ITAT Agra and wins the caseSBI paid Rs 40.62 lakh rent to three landlords but erroneously reported entire TDS against one landlord's PAN, leading to tax dept denying ...
18 Aug, 2026, 02.35 PM IST
UK based employee sold ESOP worth Rs 26 lakh, declared Rs 1 lakh short-term capital loss, Income Tax dept treated it as unexplained gains; He fights and wins case in ITAT MumbaiUK-based Indian employee sold 1,540 L&T Infotech shares for Rs 26 lakh which he had acquired through ESOPs, declared Rs 1 lakh short-term c...
17 Aug, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
Inherited mother's land, converted it into business stock, and invested over Rs 5 crore in a new home; ITAT Surat grants Section 54F tax exemption relying on a 1983 CBDT circular; Know whySon inherited 50% of mother’s land and took it in his real estate business as business stock; brought an even larger plot for Rs 2 crore cl...
17 Aug, 2026, 10.30 AM IST
NRI used NRE account to buy Rs 79 lakh property, got ‘unexplained cash’ tax notice; ITAT Ahmedabad grants full reliefNRI used money from his NRE bank a/c to buy property for Rs 79 lakh, files no ITR; tax dept sent notice for unexplained cash; he wins case ...
14 Aug, 2026, 01.24 PM IST
Property dealer deposits Rs 54 lakh cash in bank, files no ITR, gets tax notice, does not respond, wins case in ITAT Delhi; Know whyProperty buyers gave Rs 54 lakh to property dealer who deposited it in his own bank a/c; dealer gets tax notice, he fights and wins case in...
13 Aug, 2026, 11.16 AM IST
Paid Rs 6.5 crore and bought a property with stamp duty value of Rs 8.85 crore, got income tax notice for unexplained investment; He fought back won relief in ITATBuyer purchased Rs 8.85 crore worth property by paying Rs 6.5 crore; Tax dept sent notice for unexplained property investment u/s 69B; Know...
11 Aug, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
After my death, can my wife transfer our 2BHK to our son via gift deed without an NOC from our daughter?ET Wealth Reader's Query: I own a 2-BHK flat and my wife is a joint owner. We have two children, who are settled abroad. After my death, th...
04 Aug, 2026, 12.12 PM IST