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Extending ‘employee’ status to Gig Workers – Implications of employee misclassification02 December 2024
NEWS
22 November 2024
The Supreme Court has on 20 November 2024 held that the telecom companies are entitled to avail Cenvat credit of the central excise duty paid on towers and shelters/Pre-fabricated buildings (PFBs) procured by them and installed/erected for providing output services of telecommunication services. One of the assessee was represented by Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys here.
NEWS
23 October 2024
The provisions relating to reopening of assessments, as they stood prior to the Finance Act, 2021, were contained in Sections 147 to 151 of the Act[1] (‘Old Law’). Under the Old Law, if the AO[2] had reasons to believe that an income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment, then the AO could reopen the assessment by issuing a notice u/s. 148 of the Act. Such notice could have been issued within 4 / 6 years from end of relevant assessment year.
NEWS
10 October 2024
The Supreme Court has held that if the building in which the premises are situated qualifies for a ‘plant’, Input Tax Credit (ITC) can be allowed on goods and services used in setting up the immovable property, which is a plant.