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Goods and Services Tax : The guide explains that GST registration certificates are available only through the GST Portal and must be downloaded manually. I...
Goods and Services Tax : From 22 September 2025, accommodation below ₹7,500 per day attracts 5% GST without ITC instead of 12%. The change aims to reduce...
Goods and Services Tax : This guide explains the fundamentals of GST, including CGST, SGST, IGST, and UTGST. It also highlights how these classifications i...
Goods and Services Tax : A single visit revealing closed premises is not sufficient to cancel GST registration. The department must establish statutory gro...
Goods and Services Tax : The article explains the crucial distinction between GST Credit Notes and Commercial Credit Notes. Once the Section 34 deadline ex...
Goods and Services Tax : Haryana recorded the highest State GST growth rate in India at 22% in May 2026. The achievement is attributed to strong tax admini...
Goods and Services Tax : Practitioners are reportedly following different methods while completing GSTAT appeal forms because of inadequate guidance. The r...
Goods and Services Tax : The certificate clarifies that dealing and investment in securities are outside the scope of GST. Companies engaged solely in secu...
Goods and Services Tax : Representation addressed to Union Finance Minister, GST Council and CBIC seeks legislative and administrative relief for bona fide...
Goods and Services Tax : Persistent technical issues prevented users from accessing the portal and completing filings. The representation seeks urgent fixe...
Goods and Services Tax : The Delhi High Court held that directing GST authorities to provide seven days' prior notice before coercive action does not amoun...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT accepted the DGAP finding that the ratio of credit availed to purchase value declined after GST implementation. Since no add...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT held that the retailer failed to pass on the benefit of GST reduction from 28% to 18% through commensurate price cuts. The T...
Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court issued notice in a challenge to West Bengals entry tax regime concerning goods meant for export. Interim protect...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court set aside the 2013 judgment striking down the Entry Tax Act after holding that the precedents relied upon had been overr...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has postponed the implementation of mandatory "Ship To GSTIN" capture and voluntary E-Way Bill closure to 1 August 2026. The ...
Goods and Services Tax : Gross GST collections reached ₹1.94 lakh crore in May 2026, registering 3.2% growth. The increase was driven largely by a 19.1% ...
Goods and Services Tax : The West Bengal GST Department ruled that intra-State movement of goods related to job work remains exempt from e-way bill generat...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has announced mandatory capture of Ship-To GSTIN in Bill-To/Ship-To transactions under the EWB system. The change aims to imp...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has launched a standardized Annexure-B Offline Utility for refund applications involving accumulated ITC to enable automated ...
GST exemption is available only if services are pure, provided to eligible government bodies, and linked to constitutional functions. All three conditions must be strictly satisfied.
The Gujarat High Court granted bail in a GST ITC fraud case, noting that investigation was complete and the charge-sheet filed. Continued custody was held unnecessary at this stage.
The Court held that an appeal filed nearly three years after the original order was barred by limitation under Section 107 of the CGST Act. Uploading the order on the GST portal was deemed valid service.
Weak GST registration checks allow shell firms to obtain GSTINs and issue fake invoices, later leading to ITC denial for genuine buyers. Courts have stressed that compliant recipients should not suffer for failures in departmental verification.
Tax can only be imposed by lawful authority and competent legislature. The Constitution safeguards citizens from arbitrary taxation.
Observing that Rule 86A is meant to secure revenue pending adjudication, the Court found the officer’s stance legally unsustainable and mandated time-bound decision-making.
The High Court set aside the appellate order for questioning transaction genuineness without prior notice, reiterating that authorities cannot go beyond the original show cause notice.
The Court restored GST registration cancelled for six months non-filing of returns, accepting financial hardship as a genuine reason and imposing strict compliance conditions.
Madras HC Dismisses Plea Against GST Registration Cancellation Over Suspicious E-Way Bill, ITC Claims, Dual GST Registration at Same Premises and for Failure to Prove Physical Movement of Goods
The High Court quashed cancellation and revocation rejection orders, holding that the show-cause notice lacked material particulars. It ruled that quasi-judicial powers must be exercised independently and not mechanically.
