The GST portal now enforces mandatory bank account validation for registered taxpayers. Failure to link or validate bank details within the prescribed time can result in automatic GSTIN suspension.
The law blocks input tax credit for passenger vehicles with seating capacity up to 13 persons. Credit is allowed only when the vehicle is used for specified taxable supplies such as passenger transport or resale.
The court held that fees such as affiliation, examination, and migration charges collected by a university are statutory in nature. Since they are not commercial activities, they do not qualify as “supply” under GST.
Courts and CBIC clarifications state that minor clerical mistakes in e-way bills should not trigger detention under GST law. Such errors should attract only nominal penalties when there is no intent to evade tax.
GSTN clarified that payments made through Form GST DRC-03 are not automatically adjusted against a demand order. Taxpayers must file Form GST DRC-03A to link the payment before filing an appeal.
The Tribunal held that capital gains from property transferred to a spouse without consideration must be taxed in the hands of the transferor under Section 64(1)(iv). Assessing it again in the transferee spouse’s hands was invalid.
The Tribunal held that reopening beyond three years requires sanction from higher authorities under Section 151(ii). Since approval was obtained only from the PCIT, the reassessment notice was declared invalid.
The Tribunal held that Section 269SS does not apply when cash is received as part of final sale consideration at the time of property registration. Since no advance was involved, penalty under Section 271D was deleted.
The tribunal examined whether the tax authority correctly calculated allowable promotional expenses. It held that the disallowance based on an incorrect assumption about the number of gifts issued was unsustainable.
The Tribunal held that reopening an assessment after four years is invalid when the assessee has fully disclosed all material facts during the original scrutiny. The reassessment was quashed for lack of new material evidence.
