GST rates for food in 2025: 0% for unbranded essentials (milk, grains), 5% for packaged items (butter, paneer), and 12-18% for branded/restaurant foods.
Practical guide to responding to GST notices for ITC reversal. Covers Sections 16/17, Rule 37, 18% interest under Sec 50(3), and payment via DRC-03 for wrongly utilized credit.
Learn key provisions of depreciation under Section 32, including eligibility, ownership, usage conditions, asset types, and applicable rates for tax purposes.
Delhi High Court confirms GST Appellate Authority’s full power under Sec. 107(11) to re-adjudicate refund claims, consider new evidence, and prevent inconsistent, piecemeal orders.
Delhi HC rules provisional attachment of bank accounts under GST is unsustainable and must be set aside once the taxpayer files an appeal and makes the mandatory pre-deposit under Section 107(6).
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended deadline for filing e-form DIR-3-KYC and DIR-3-KYC-WEB without fee until October 15, 2025.
The Gujarat High Court ruled in MC Bauchemie that a discrepancy between E-way bill turnover and GSTR-9 turnover is insufficient alone to invoke GST demand proceedings under Section 73. Authorities must establish fraud, willful misstatement, or suppression to assume jurisdiction.
Jewellers Get ITAT Relief: Inventory Software Unaccounted Income. ITAT Chennai restricts profit on unaccounted sales to 2.5% for Mohanlal Jewellers; deletes additions on Ghat, MC Khata, Byaj, and Vatav. Corroboration is key.
Analysis of key features of a good indirect tax law, India’s GST framework, global VAT benchmarks, case studies, and compliance lessons for businesses.
India amended fast-track merger rules (Rule 25, Companies Act) w.e.f. 04 Sept 2025. Scope expands to unlisted companies (borrowing ≤ ₹200cr) and cross-border mergers.
