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No GST on Arbitral Damages: Tata Sons Ruling Clarifies ‘Toleration’

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that damages paid under an arbitral award do not qualify as consideration for a taxable service under GST. The ruli...

June 16, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

Haryana Entry Tax Notices 2025-26: HC Stay & Key Steps Before 17 July 2026

Goods and Services Tax : The Punjab and Haryana High Court has prima facie held that Haryana may have lost the constitutional power to collect entry tax af...

June 16, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

Why Redemption Fine Cannot Survive After GST Penalty Is Dropped

Goods and Services Tax : The article examines whether authorities can retain a redemption fine under Section 130 after setting aside the penalty. The key t...

June 16, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding Appeals & Revision Mechanism under GST

Goods and Services Tax : The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in India aims to establish a transparent and efficient indirect tax system. Despite the se...

June 15, 2026 372 Views 0 comment Print

Crisp Notes on Issuance of SCN Under GST

Goods and Services Tax : This article explains the legal significance of a Show Cause Notice under GST and why it forms the foundation of adjudication proc...

June 15, 2026 288 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


GST Audit Flags MSME Challenges: Key Recommendations to Improve Ease of Doing Business

Goods and Services Tax : Stakeholders identified persistent issues in GST registration, cancellations, and refund processing affecting MSMEs. The consultat...

June 13, 2026 414 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on procedural issues in filing of appeals before GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : The Rajasthan GSTAT Bar has urged the Tribunal to adopt a pragmatic approach by accepting pre-deposits made through the Electronic...

June 11, 2026 1161 Views 0 comment Print

Haryana Tops GST Growth Rankings Due to Strong Compliance & Enforcement Drive

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...

June 6, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print

Issue GSTAT FAQ as Filing Procedures Continue to Cause Confusion: MGATBA

Goods and Services Tax : Practitioners are reportedly following different methods while completing GSTAT appeal forms because of inadequate guidance. The r...

June 4, 2026 3090 Views 1 comment Print

CA Certificate Format for Non-Requirement of GST Registration for Securities Trading

Goods and Services Tax : The certificate clarifies that dealing and investment in securities are outside the scope of GST. Companies engaged solely in secu...

May 22, 2026 873 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Kerala HC Quashes GST Notice as Composite SCN Covered Multiple Assessment Years

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala High Court held that a composite show cause notice issued for multiple assessment years was legally unsustainable. The ...

June 15, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala HC Invalidates Composite GST SCN Due to Multi-Year Coverage

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala High Court held that issuing one show cause notice for multiple financial years is not legally sustainable. While quash...

June 15, 2026 282 Views 0 comment Print

TCS Paid Under Protest Counts Towards GST Appeal Pre-Deposit Requirement: Bombay HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Bombay High Court held that TCS paid under protest before assessment must be considered while calculating the mandatory pre-de...

June 15, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

Gauhati HC Quashes ITC Denial as Supplier’s Tax Default Cannot Penalize Bona Fide Purchaser

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that a purchasing dealer cannot be denied input tax credit solely because the supplier failed to deposit tax with t...

June 15, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

GST Recovery Kept in Abeyance as Export vs Intermediary Service Dispute Needs Adjudication: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court admitted writ petitions challenging a GST demand arising from the classification of logistics services as in...

June 15, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


GSTAT Bars Defect Flags on Valid Appeal Documents to Ease Initial Portal Compliance

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT instructed scrutiny officers not to raise defects where appellants have uploaded the required documents in prescribed form. ...

June 15, 2026 144 Views 0 comment Print

GSTAT Mumbai Issues Notice on Operational Launch & Appeal Filing

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT Mumbai Bench has officially commenced functioning, making it mandatory for taxpayers within its jurisdiction to file appeals...

June 12, 2026 315 Views 0 comment Print

GSTAT Committee Proposes Rule Changes to Ease Appeals

Goods and Services Tax : The Committee recommended replacing daily cause lists with weekly schedules and permitting supplementary lists when necessary. The...

June 12, 2026 366 Views 0 comment Print

GSTN Extends Timeline for ‘Ship To GSTIN’ & E-Way Bill Closure Implementation

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 ...

June 9, 2026 13911 Views 0 comment Print

Gross and Net GST revenue collections for the month of May, 2026

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% ...

June 1, 2026 681 Views 0 comment Print


Meerut Zonal Unit of DGGI unearthed fake billing racket

August 23, 2021 2292 Views 0 comment Print

Meerut Zonal Unit of DGGI has unearthed a fake billing racket involving numerous fictitious firms manipulating fake invoices to show the procurement of metal scrap, leading to the passing on of unlawful ITC of approximately Rs. 130 crores without any concomitant supply of goods.

ITC not available on Air Conditioning & Cooling System by applying Test of Permanency

August 23, 2021 6045 Views 3 comments Print

Applicant in process of establishing new factory has sought an Advance Ruling on applicability of Input Tax Credit (ITC) on various assets for their installation and commission in the factory under provisions of Section 16 and 17 of the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017 (CGST Act).

ITC not available on Works Contract Services for construction of Immovable Property

August 23, 2021 5217 Views 1 comment Print

In re The Varachha Co Op Bank Ltd [Advance Ruling No. GUJ/GAAR/R/37/2021 dated July 30, 2021], M/s. The Varachha Co Op Bank Ltd (Applicant) having undertaken construction of their New Administrative Office has sought an Advance Ruling on applicability of Input Tax Credit (ITC) on Services like Central Air Conditioning Plant, New Locker Cabinet, Lift, […]

SC issues notice on Plea challenging 18% GST on Diplomat of National Board course

August 23, 2021 2874 Views 0 comment Print

Association of Diplomate of National Board Doctors (Petitioner) has filed the current writ petition for quashing of Notification imposing of 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on fee deposited by Diplomate of National Board (DNB) students.

Contract for supply of manpower for managing solid waste not come under definition of ‘Composite supply of Goods & Service’

August 23, 2021 2019 Views 0 comment Print

In re Green Cleaning Solutions (GST AAR Uttarakhand) 1) The contract for supply of manpower for managing solid waste does not come under the definition of ‘Composite supply of Goods and Service’ at Entry No. 3A of Chapter 99 as mentioned in notification number 12/2017 – Central Tax (rate) dated 28th June 2017 as amended by Notification […]

Wearing of Uniforms by CGST officers – An unwarranted requirement

August 23, 2021 35895 Views 0 comment Print

Are CGST officers required/allowed to wear uniforms? Immediately after GST came into force, on 13.07.2017, a RTI question was asked, Under which Rule of GST or otherwise Central Excise officers are wearing uniform after 01.07.2017?

Fake invoice racket evading tax of Rs. 32.56 crores of GST busted

August 22, 2021 4053 Views 0 comment Print

Press Release by CGST Agra Commissionerate regarding busting of of fake invoice racket evading tax of Rs. 32.56 crores of GST. Total 4 persons arrested Press Release Dated: 19.08.2021 Acting upon the intelligence developed by Anti-Evasion Branch of CGST Agra, an investigation was initiated against M/s G.S. Traders (GSTIN-09BRCPG1186M1ZJ) Agra, whereby it was found that […]

GST शास्त्र – Tug of war over interest rate – 18% vs 24%

August 21, 2021 22251 Views 1 comment Print

An interesting tug-of-war between the taxpayer and Government is already emerging and likely to escalate over coming years on the issue of applicability of interest rate @18%/24% p.a for non-reflection of Input Tax Credit in GSTR-2A/GSTR2B.

Burning Issue of ITC on Construction “on his own account”?

August 21, 2021 10035 Views 1 comment Print

GST Law’s backbone is the free flow of input credit. This allows for tax-free transactions and eliminates cascading effects. Section 17(5) of 2017 CGST Act defines certain Goods and Services as Blocked Credit. This means that a taxable person cannot claim Input Tax Credit ( ITC ) for the goods or services listed under section 17(5) of the CGST Act 2017.

Refund of EC, SHEC and KKC under GST

August 21, 2021 4257 Views 0 comment Print

The enactment of GST Law has marked 4 years and yet the most buzzing issue that has always been in talks is Transitional Credit be it the availment or the retrospective amendment of Section 140 or the refund of the cess. Of late various rulings/judgements have come into picture on the issue of refund of […]

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