Articles by Vivek Jalan

Role of Compensatory Penalties in Business Regulation and the Pitfalls of Punitive Measures

Vivek Jalan 12 December 2023 at 14:33

Penalty is allowed if it is compensatory and teaches the assessee how to run its business in future. It is disallowed if it is a punishment for intentional violation of a law

Exploring the Resale Method in Transactions with Limited Value Addition by Distributors

Vivek Jalan 08 December 2023 at 15:10

Resale method appropriate in Transfer Pricing where there is no Value Addition to traded goods by the distributor

Strategic Considerations in Capital Asset Transfers: Pre and Post AY 2017-18 Perspectives

Vivek Jalan 07 December 2023 at 09:05

Determination of date of transfer of capital asset before and after AY 2017-18... where two AYs are involved

GST DRC-01 and DRC-07 Notices/Orders Served Beyond the Portal

Vivek Jalan 30 November 2023 at 10:20

Serving Of GST Notices In Form GST DRC-01 And Order In Form GST DRC-07 Other Than On The GST Portal Renders Notices/Orders Illegal

Can a Charitable Institution Register Without Prior Registration Under Another Law?

Vivek Jalan 17 November 2023 at 15:02

Does the Income Tax Law debar a charitable institution from getting registered until it is registered under another Law?

RBI's Move Towards Direct Regulation: Impact on Cross Border Payment Aggregators

Vivek Jalan 11 November 2023 at 15:08

Cross border Payment Aggregators like Amazon (Pay) India, Google India, Razorpay, Pine Labs, PayPal, Cashfree, Paymate, etc to be directly regulated by RBI now

Income Tax bitter pill for the business of prescription of medicines

Vivek Jalan 07 November 2023 at 10:26

Not every doctor is corrupt and not every pharmaceutical firm resorts to unethical means to sell their products. However, there is no denying that a large number of doctors and medical companies adopt unfair means. Even the Supreme Court frowned at the expenses incurred on sales promotion of certain medicines

Tax Planning vide colourable device u/s 45(3) not allowed?

Vivek Jalan 01 November 2023 at 13:21

Is tax planning an offence or not? From the Apex Court's decision in the case of Union of India vs. Azadi Bachao Andolan [2003] 263 ITR 706 (SC), it is transpired that once the transaction is genuine, merely because it was entered into with a motive to plan tax, it would not become a colourable device, nor does it earn any disqualification.

Analysis of taxability of personal guarantee and corporate guarantee under GST from October 2023

Vivek Jalan 30 October 2023 at 14:22

Whether GST on Corporate guarantees provided by one person to another is applicable retrospectively or prospectively from 26th October 2023?

GST Treatment of Gold Coins & White Goods as Dealer Incentives

Vivek Jalan 27 October 2023 at 14:15

Gold Coins / white goods given free by principals to dealers for achieving targets are supply under GST