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Claims Court OKs $49.4M In Cash Grants For Calif. Wind Farm
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has approved $49.4 million in Section 1603 cash grants for a California wind farm,…
Cryptocurrency Trade Group Sues Illinois Over Digital Asset Tax
A cryptocurrency trade group has filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois challenging a digital asset tax. The legal…
NC Contractor Pushes For Employee Retention Credit Refund
A North Carolina contractor is pursuing a refund claim in court related to the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), a pandemic-era…
Toy Manufacturer Sues Trump Administration Again Over New Round of Tariffs
An Illinois toy manufacturer has filed a second lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging a new round of tariffs. The…
NYC Limits Options for Owners of Second Homes to Appeal New Tax
New York City has introduced restrictions limiting the ability of second home owners to appeal a newly enacted tax targeting…
FTO declares higher tax deduction on teachers’ examination duty unlawful
Pakistan's Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has ruled that higher tax deductions applied to teachers performing examination duties are unlawful. The…
Allahabad High Court Sets Aside IT Reassessment Notice Issued After Assessee’s Death
The Allahabad High Court has set aside an income tax reassessment notice issued to a deceased assessee, ruling the notice…
New ITR-BN Form for Block Assessment in Search and Seizure Cases
India's tax authorities have introduced a new ITR-BN form specifically designed for block assessments arising from search and seizure operations.…
Gujarat HC Allows GST Refund Interest from Original Application Date After Illegal Rejection
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that GST refund interest must be calculated from the date of the original refund…
Gauhati HC Directs Authorities to Restore Registration After Filing Pending GST Returns and Clearing Dues
The Gauhati High Court has directed tax authorities to restore GST registration for a taxpayer after they filed all pending…
Legal Heir Is Not Always the Legal Representative: ITAT Agra Quashes Assessment Passed Without Proper Compliance Under Section 159
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Agra has quashed a tax assessment made against a legal heir, ruling that a…
Section 56(2)(x): Can Stamp Duty Value on Registration Date Trigger Tax Even When the Property Deal Was Finalised Years Earlier? ITAT Ahmedabad Says No
The ITAT Ahmedabad has ruled that stamp duty value at the date of property registration cannot trigger tax liability under…
Sold Multiple Houses in the Same Year? ITAT Bangalore Rules Section 54 Exemption Is Available for Each House Separately
The ITAT Bangalore has ruled that the Section 54 capital gains exemption on reinvestment in residential property is available separately…
Andhra Pradesh Inaugurates Two New GSTAT Benches to Hear GST Appeals
Andhra Pradesh has inaugurated two new benches of the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) to handle the growing backlog of GST-related…
The Five Stages of Tax Disputes: From Audit to Resolution
This KPMG article outlines a five-stage framework for managing tax disputes involving multinational organizations, covering the full lifecycle from initial…
2025 Transfer Pricing Year in Review
KPMG's 2025 Transfer Pricing Year in Review examines how multinational enterprises are navigating a rapidly evolving global transfer pricing landscape…
Gauhati HC: ITC Can’t Be Refused to Bona Fide Purchaser for Seller’s Failure to File GST Returns
The Gauhati High Court ruled that input tax credit (ITC) cannot be denied to a bona fide purchaser solely because…
Wrong Income Tax Officer? Entire Reassessment Can Be Quashed – Why Your Returned Income Decides Your Jurisdiction
An Indian tax ruling clarifies that jurisdiction for income tax reassessment is determined by the taxpayer's returned income, not assessed…
Can You Claim Section 54 Exemption for Multiple Floors in One Redeveloped Building? ITAT Mumbai Gives a Big Relief
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Mumbai has ruled that a taxpayer can claim Section 54 capital gains exemption for…
Supreme Court: Section 74 Cannot Be Invoked Without Proof of Fraud or Fake ITC
India's Supreme Court ruled that Section 74 of the GST Act, which deals with tax evasion through fraud or suppression…
Tennessee Farmer Tried to Return $20,000 to IRS. Years Later, He’s Still Fighting
A Tennessee farmer received a $20,000 IRS payment he believed was an error and attempted to return the funds, only…
Author Trust Royalties Are Capital, Not Income, UK Court Says
A UK court has ruled that royalties received by an author's trust are capital in nature rather than income, a…
Tax Court of Canada says CRA Cannot Use ‘Fairness’ Reassessment to Immunize a Tax Increase from Appeal: A Canadian Tax Lawyer Analyzes Forrest v The King
The Tax Court of Canada ruled in Forrest v The King that the CRA cannot use a 'fairness' reassessment as…
Owner Of Dissolved UK Biz Allowed To Fight Capital Gains Tax
A UK tribunal has permitted the owner of a dissolved UK business to contest a capital gains tax assessment, despite…
Digital Asset Industry Group Sues to Block Illinois’ First-in-the-Nation Crypto Tax
A digital asset industry group has filed a lawsuit seeking to block Illinois from enforcing what is described as the…
Bad Debts and “Pass-Through” Items – Proof and Invoicing Matter
This article examines VAT treatment of bad debts and pass-through items, highlighting that proper documentation and invoicing are critical for…
Can Income Tax Additions Be Made Solely on Third-Party Evidence? ITAT Mumbai Says No – A Landmark Judgment Every Taxpayer Must Know
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Mumbai has issued a significant ruling clarifying that tax additions cannot be made solely…
Partner’s Remuneration Under Section 44ADA: Delhi ITAT Opens the Door, But Is the Debate Really Over?
The Delhi Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has ruled on the deductibility of partner remuneration under Section 44ADA of India's Income…
EU Excise Duty Law: Key Rulings on Direct Delivery, Security Deposits, and Formal Requirements
A series of EU Court of Justice rulings has clarified key aspects of excise duty law, addressing direct delivery arrangements,…
Bloomberg: Amgen Settles Investor Suit Over Tax Liability for $74 Million
Amgen has settled an investor lawsuit for $74 million related to disclosures about its tax liabilities. The case centered on…
Delhi HC Declines Plea Against 18% Tax on Diagnostic Services, Directs Matter to GST AAR
The Delhi High Court has declined to entertain a petition challenging the 18% GST levy on diagnostic services, instead directing…
Punjab & Haryana HC Invalidates GST Show Cause Notice Prepared Using AI Tool
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has invalidated a GST show cause notice on the grounds that it was generated…
CBP Protests and Post-Entry Corrections
This article covers the process for filing protests and making post-entry corrections with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). It…
Seven Form 990 Red Flags CPAs Should Not Ignore
CPAs reviewing Form 990 filings for tax-exempt organizations should watch for seven key red flags that may signal compliance issues…
D.C. Circuit Affirms Sentence for Trump Tax Return Leaker
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has affirmed the criminal sentence imposed on Charles Littlejohn, the IRS…
Coffee Co. Says Acquired Biz's Founder Hid Tax Designation
A coffee company has filed suit alleging that the founder of a business it acquired concealed a tax designation during…
Feds Ask Wash. Judge To Back Canadian's $700K FBAR Fines
Federal prosecutors are urging a Washington court to uphold approximately $700,000 in FBAR (Foreign Bank Account Report) penalties against a…
Illinois Crypto Tax Unfairly Targets Traders, Suit Says
A lawsuit has been filed challenging Illinois's taxation of cryptocurrency traders, alleging the state's crypto tax rules unfairly discriminate against…
FTO makes online hearings default for tax complaints
Pakistan's Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has made online hearings the default format for handling tax complaints, marking a procedural shift…
Multistate Tax Trends: SALT Litigator Zachary Milliken on Texas Franchise Tax Mistakes, AI Sales Tax Risks, Successful Dispute Resolution, and the Future of State Tax Audits
A SALT litigator discusses common mistakes in Texas franchise tax compliance, the emerging risks of using AI tools for sales…
Kansas City Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Two Financial Fraud Schemes
A Kansas City tax preparer has been sentenced to prison for two financial fraud schemes. The case involves fraudulent tax…
Supreme Court Upholds Allahabad HC Decision Describing GST Registration Cancellation as ‘Economic Death’ of Business
The Supreme Court of India has upheld an Allahabad High Court decision characterizing GST registration cancellation as the 'economic death'…
Tax Court Says CRA Must Honour Stale-Dated Input Tax Credits — The Ontario Tire Stewardship Win
Canada's Tax Court ruled in favour of Ontario Tire Stewardship, holding that the Canada Revenue Agency must honour input tax…
Rajasthan Government Issues New Guidelines for GST Return Scrutiny
The Rajasthan state government has issued new guidelines governing the scrutiny of GST returns filed by taxpayers within the state.…
Suspicion Alone Cannot Justify Income Tax Additions: Supreme Court Upholds Deletion of ₹16.61 Crore Alleged Unaccounted Sales
India's Supreme Court upheld the deletion of a ₹16.61 crore income tax addition related to alleged unaccounted sales, ruling that…
Refund Cannot Be Denied for Mere Technical Lapse: ITAT Invokes Article 265 to Protect Taxpayer’s Rights
India's Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ruled that tax refunds cannot be denied solely due to technical lapses by the taxpayer,…
Breaking News: Supreme Court Upholds Gujarat High Court Verdict – No GST on Transfer of Long-Term Leasehold Rights of Industrial Plots
India's Supreme Court upheld a Gujarat High Court verdict ruling that the transfer of long-term leasehold rights over industrial plots…
Malaysia Introduces e-Invoice Voluntary Disclosure Programme
Malaysia has introduced an e-Invoice Voluntary Disclosure Programme, offering taxpayers an opportunity to come forward and rectify non-compliance with the…
Madras HC: Govt. Contractors Eligible for Additional GST Reimbursement Following VAT-to-GST Transition
The Madras High Court has ruled that government contractors are entitled to additional GST reimbursement to compensate for the increased…
ECJ Case: Company director’s right to challenge VAT liability
A European Court of Justice case addresses whether a company director has the right to challenge a VAT liability assessment.…
Delhi HC Restores GST Registration of Tempo Owner, Citing Impact of Cancellation on Livelihood
The Delhi High Court has ordered the restoration of GST registration for a tempo (commercial vehicle) owner whose registration had…
A Matter of Balance: IRS Appeals Processes, Staffing Create Growing Concerns for Practitioners, Taxpayers
Practitioners and taxpayers are raising growing concerns about IRS Appeals processes and staffing shortfalls that are creating significant delays and…
Arbitration Valid In Tax Privacy Suit, H&R Block Tells 9th Circ.
H&R Block is arguing before the Ninth Circuit that an arbitration clause is valid in a tax privacy lawsuit. The…
IRS Lacks Expert Testimony In Easement Fight, Donor Says
A taxpayer involved in a conservation easement dispute is challenging the IRS in Tax Court, arguing that the government lacks…
Amgen To Pay $74M To End Investor Suit Over $10.7B Tax Bill
Amgen has agreed to pay $74 million to settle an investor lawsuit stemming from a $10.7 billion IRS tax bill…
Gambling Loss Limitations Condemned at IRS Hearing
At an IRS public hearing, taxpayers and advocates strongly criticized proposed regulations that would limit the deductibility of gambling losses.…
FTO orders FBR to fix IRIS glitches blocking Rs2.3m tax credit
Pakistan's Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has ordered the FBR to resolve technical glitches in its IRIS tax filing system that…
PTBA raises legal concerns over fixed Tax Scheme for small shopkeepers
The Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has raised legal objections to the government's Fixed Tax Scheme designed for small shopkeepers,…
Section 87A Rebate Litigation: Is the ITAT Appeal Fee Always ₹10,000? A Fresh Perspective
An analysis of whether the appeal fee before India's Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) is always ₹10,000 in Section 87A…
Can CPC Apply the Supreme Court’s Checkmate Judgment Retrospectively? ITAT Says No
India's ITAT has ruled that the Centralised Processing Centre (CPC) cannot apply the Supreme Court's Checkmate Services judgment retrospectively to…
Calcutta HC Stays ₹3.91 Lakh GST Demand, Questions Jurisdiction in Section 74 Proceedings
The Calcutta High Court has stayed a ₹3.91 lakh GST demand notice, raising questions about jurisdictional authority in proceedings initiated…
Rajasthan High Court: GST Not Applicable on University Affiliation Fees
The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that GST is not applicable on university affiliation fees charged by universities to affiliated…
FOI release: Number of live Corporate Criminal Offences investigations
A UK Freedom of Information release reveals the number of live Corporate Criminal Offences (CCO) investigations being conducted by HMRC.…
Madras HC Orders GST Authorities to Adjust Tax Paid Under Wrong Head Instead of Seeking Fresh Payment
The Madras High Court has ruled that GST authorities must adjust tax payments made under the wrong head rather than…
The future of tax disputes – will a tax settlement change the relationship between the tax authorities and the taxpayer?
This analysis examines whether formalised tax settlement mechanisms could reshape the relationship between tax authorities and taxpayers in resolving disputes.…
Allahabad HC Seeks Centre, CBDT’s Response on Judge’s Plea Against Tax Exemption Denial Under New Tax Regime
The Allahabad High Court has sought responses from the Central Government and the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) following…
Mike Lindell Had Wages Garnished, IRS Lien on Texas House in 2024
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell faced significant IRS enforcement actions in 2024, including wage garnishment and a federal tax lien placed…
EY Sued Over Breach Targeting Client Tax, Financial Info
EY faces a lawsuit alleging a data breach compromised sensitive client tax and financial information. The case raises significant concerns…
Energy Cash-Grant Case Casts Light On Investment Tax Credit
A court case involving energy cash grants is drawing attention to the scope and application of the federal Investment Tax…
IRS Introduces Automatic Penalty Relief for Eligible Taxpayers
The IRS has introduced an automatic penalty relief program for eligible taxpayers who failed to meet certain tax obligations, removing…
Limited Partner Self-Employment Tax Exception Faces Critical Appellate Test
The limited partner self-employment tax exception under IRC Section 1402(a)(13) is facing a critical appellate court test that could significantly…
SC rejects FBR bid to impose 35pc tax on dividend income
Pakistan's Supreme Court has rejected the Federal Board of Revenue's attempt to impose a 35% tax on dividend income. The…
No GST Demand Order Within Deadline: Delhi High Court Quashes ADT-03 Audit Notice and DRC-01
The Delhi High Court quashed a GST audit notice (ADT-03) and demand notice (DRC-01) issued against a taxpayer after the…
France extends audit retention period from six to ten years
France has extended the audit retention period for tax records from six to ten years. This regulatory change significantly impacts…
Calcutta HC: GST Order U/S 73 Remains Valid If Digitally Signed on or Before the Limitation Deadline
The Calcutta High Court held that a GST demand order issued under Section 73 remains legally valid if it is…
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