45th GST Council Meeting was held on 17th September, 2021 in Lucknow under the chairmanship of FM Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. The GST Council has inter-alia made the following recommendations relating to GST law and procedure that are now Notified/Clarified: A. Measures for Trade facilitation: S. No. Recommendation Notification/ Circular No. Date of Applicability Amendment in […]
The GST Council’s 45th meeting was held on 17th September, 2021 in Lucknow under the chairmanship of FM Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. The GST Council has inter-alia made the following recommendations relating to changes in GST rates on supply of goods and services and changes related to GST law and procedure: Recommendations relating to GST rates […]
Inverted Duty Structure refers to a situation where the rate of tax on inputs being higher than the rate of tax on output supplies. In such a case, Input Tax Credit gets accumulated and registered person can claim refund. Section 54 of CGST Act, 2017 is the principal Section for claiming refunds. First proviso to […]
The Central Board for Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) here today launched the Indian Customs Compliance Information Portal (CIP) at www.cip.icegate.gov.in/CIP for providing free access to information on all Customs procedures and regulatory compliance for nearly 12,000 Customs Tariff Items.
Section 77 of CGST Act, 2017 read with Section 19 of IGST Act, 2017 governs the provisions for Tax wrongfully collected and paid to Central Government or State Government. The same is decided in the case of Shree Nanak Ferro Alloys (P.) Ltd. v. Union of India and details thereof are as follows:- ♦ Facts […]
Circular No. 76/50/2018-GST dated 31st December, 2018 provides clarification on issues in case of sale of used vehicles, seized and confiscated goods, old and used goods, waste and scrap by Government departments. 1. Is supply of used vehicles, seized and confiscated goods, old and used goods, waste and scrap by Government departments are taxable? Yes, […]
Service tax under the category of OIDAR, therefore, cannot be levied upon a user merely because he receives a code for getting a printout of the ticket from the cinema hall.
Section 144 of CGST Act, 2017 read with Section 145 of CGST Act, 2017 governs the provisions for Presumption as to documents in certain cases & Admissibility of micro films, facsimile copies of documents and computer printouts as documents and as evidence. Following aspects are dealt in the form of questions and their answers. 1. […]
Section 80 of the CGST Act, 2017 read with Rule 158 of the CGST Rules, 2017 governs the provisions for Payment of tax and other amounts in installments. Following aspects are dealt in the form of questions and their answers. Q 1. Who is allowed to make payment of tax and other amount in installments? […]
In this article, author has analysed and gathered together all the exemptions which are for Government related Services provided to or by central government, state government or union territory or local authority or a government entity or governmental authority. Also, various definitions of the terms used under these exemptions are produced herein.
