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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 168 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 195 Views 0 comment Print

Limitation for Filing Appeal before GSTAT – A Legal Analysis

Goods and Services Tax : The article explains that taxpayers with orders communicated before 1 April 2026 must file GSTAT appeals by 30 June 2026 to preser...

June 15, 2026 282 Views 0 comment Print

Cancelled Registration, Notice Buried on Portal Can Department Still Insist “You Were Served”?

Goods and Services Tax : High Courts have held that taxpayers with cancelled GST registrations cannot be expected to monitor the portal continuously, makin...

June 15, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

Composition Levy under GST: Should Your Small Business Really Opt for It?

Goods and Services Tax : The article examines the benefits and trade-offs of the composition scheme, helping small businesses determine whether the concess...

June 15, 2026 222 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 324 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 1137 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 324 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 3075 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 870 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 57 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 51 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 66 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 69 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 60 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 75 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 264 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 357 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 13791 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 666 Views 0 comment Print


SC dismissed SLP filed by department for being a “certificate cases” filed only to save ‘skin of defaulting officers

August 21, 2021 1698 Views 0 comment Print

SC dismissed SLP filed by the department for being a ‘certificate cases’ filed only to save the skin of defaulting officers In Re Union of India vs Vishnu Aroma Pouching (P.) Ltd. [SLP (Civil) DIARY NO(S). 1434/2021 decided on June 29, 2021] the Hon’ble Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition by looking to the […]

Is GST applicable on Reimbursement?

August 21, 2021 30210 Views 1 comment Print

Generally, tax is levied only on the profit margin and not on any reimbursement amount (cost or expense), which we pay on behalf of the recipient to carry out the principal work. But this is not as simple as it looks. Let’s discuss the applicability of GST on reimbursement amount. In GST, tax is charged […]

GST-Sections not enacted yet -part-3/3

August 20, 2021 2481 Views 1 comment Print

THE FINANCE ACT, 2020 (NO. 12 OF 2020) There are sixteen sections of CGST Act, 2017 got amended through Finance Act, 2020 and the same have been enacted by different notifications from different dates. Section 118 to Section 133 under Chapter-IV of said Act, deal with the amended provisions of Central Goods and Service Tax […]

What is recourse available to deal with Notices on Mismatch of GSTR-2A & GSTR-3B

August 20, 2021 42783 Views 0 comment Print

Since the Goods and Services Tax (GST) got introduced from July 2017, there has always been issues of specifically matching and reconciling of Input Tax Credit (ITC) claimed in self-declared tax summary return i.e GSTR-3B with the data under auto generated form GSTR-2A/ 2B. Conceptual Understanding- GSTR-3B is a consolidated form of monthly summary return […]

Letter of Undertaking (GST)

August 20, 2021 64356 Views 5 comments Print

1. WHAT IS LETTER OF UNDERTAKING? Letter of Undertaking is a document that exporters can file to export goods or services without having to pay taxes. Under the new GST regime, all exports are subject to IGST, which can later be reclaimed via a refund against the tax paid. An LUT (Letter of Undertaking) spares […]

No GST on reimbursement received of stipend paid to trainees

August 20, 2021 2655 Views 0 comment Print

In re Yashaswi Academy for Skills (GST AAR Maharashtra) Regarding the issue before us in respect of stipend paid to the trainees by the applicant, by the industry partner which provides training to the trainees and is required to pay stipend to the trainees. This stipend is not directly paid to the trainees by the […]

Stipends reimbursed by Trainer Companies doesn’t attract GST

August 20, 2021 5217 Views 0 comment Print

In re Yashaswi Academy For Skills (GST AAR Maharashtra) No GST on reimbursement received by applicant of stipend paid to trainees  M/s. Yashaswi Academy for Skills (the Applicant) has sought a clarification on the issue as to whether the reimbursement by the companies to the Appellant of the stipend paid to students attract Goods and […]

GST on services by World Economic Forum to its Liaison office in India

August 20, 2021 2580 Views 0 comment Print

In re World Economic Forum, India Liaison Office (AAR Maharashtra) Question 1. Whether the activities carried by the Applicant’s Head office located outside India and rendered to the Applicant will amount to supply as envisaged under Section 7 of the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017 considering that the Applicant is not engaged in any […]

GST on hiring of Non-AC buses to Company for Transport of Staff

August 20, 2021 14889 Views 0 comment Print

In re Shailesh Ramsunder Pande (GST AAR Maharashtra) Iin the instant case, the applicant has an agreement with RIPL for supplying Non-AC buses to transport staff of RIPL and the buses are owned by the applicant. Further, the applicant also incurs expenses on fuel and maintenance of the buses and for all these services provided […]

Transition troubles for ‘Cesses’: Ray of Hope for claiming refund

August 20, 2021 5385 Views 0 comment Print

Background of transitional credit:  Ever since introduction of GST, the eligibility of the cess credit for carry forward in GST period or claiming of its refund under law has been subject matter of intense debate. Section 140 (1) of CGST Act originally allowed to carry forward CENVAT Credit which inter-alia included the Cess Credit also. […]

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