Income Tax Notice

Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd (DCBL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat, has received two show cause notices totalling Rs 266.3 crore from the Sales Tax Office. The notices are "issued under section 74 of the Central GST/Tamil Nadu GST Act 2017 for AY 2019-20 and AY 2022-23, the concerned Sales Tax Officer, Lalgudi, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu," according to a regulatory filing from Dalmia Bharat. For Assessment Year 2019-20, the authorities demanded a tax of Rs 128.39 crore along with a penalty of Rs 19.25 crore. For 2022-23, the show-cause notice has demanded a tax of Rs 59.32 crore, along with a penalty of the same amount. This pertains to some differences observed in taxable turnover and amount of ITC (input tax credit) for the assessment years 2019-20 and 2022-23, it said. "The Orders were received on November 28, 2025," the company said, adding "there will be no financial impact on DCBL" from these show-cause notices. Founded in 1939, Dalmia Bharat is the fourth-larges

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Food and grocery delivery platform Swiggy on Tuesday said it received an assessment order with an additional tax demand of over Rs 158 crore for the period between April 2021 and March 2022. The order has been issued by Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax, Central Circle 1 (1), Bangalore. It relates to alleged contraventions including cancellation charges paid to merchants disallowed under Section 37 of the Income-tax Act 1961 and interest income on income tax refund not being offered to tax. "The Company has received an assessment order for the period April 2021 to March 2022 where an addition of Rs 158,25,80,987 (one hundred and fifty-eight crores twenty five lakhs, eighty thousand nine hundred and eighty seven, only) has been made," Swiggy said in a regulatory filing. The company believes that it has strong arguments against the order and is taking necessary steps to protect its interest through review/appeal, it added. The company said the order has no major adverse impact on it

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Infosys has received a tax demand of Rs 341 crore for assessment year 2020-21 from the Income Tax Department, the IT services company said on Monday adding it is evaluating filing an appeal against the said order. The Bengaluru-headquartered company said it is in the process of evaluating the impact of the order on its financial statements for the quarter and year ending March 31, 2024. Infosys also said it is evaluating filing an appeal against this order. "Infosys Ltd on March 31, 2024, received order...from the Income Tax Department, Government of India for assessment year 20-21 with a tax demand of Rs 341 crore (including interest). The company is in the process of evaluating the implications of this order on the financial statements for the quarter and year ending March 31, 2024, and also evaluating filing an appeal against this order," Infosys said in a BSE filing. Further, a subsidiary of the company has received refund order from the Income Tax Department for assessment year