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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


GST applicable on “Tertiary Treated Water” supplied to MAHACENCO for Industrial use

July 27, 2021 3114 Views 0 comment Print

In re Nagpur Waste Water Management Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Maharashtra) It is observed that the applicant has processed the sewage water which contains various kinds of organic and inorganic impurities like sand. Silt, clay, chemicals, organisms, etc. The sewage water Cannot be used, in any way, in its original form. Sewage water can be […]

Bakery selling eatables on take away basis cannot be treated as restaurant

July 27, 2021 14754 Views 0 comment Print

In Assistant Commissioner, CGST & Central Excise Vs. M/s. Pioneer Bakers (GST AAAR Odisha) During the P.H., the Jurisdictional Officer, Sri Goutam Kumar Biswas(Appellant), Asst. Commissioner, CGST, Sambalpur-I Division stated that the applicant is running a bakery business, where different items likes cakes, bakery items, ice creams, chocolates, drinks & other eatable products are sold […]

New functionality on Annual Aggregate Turnover on GST Portal

July 27, 2021 14412 Views 2 comments Print

New functionality on Annual Aggregate Turnover (AATO) deployed on GST Portal for taxpayers. GSTN has implemented a new functionality on taxpayers’ dashboards with the following features: The taxpayers can now see the exact Annual Aggregate Turnover (AATO) for the previous FY, instead of just the two slabs of Above or Upto Rs. 5 Cr. The […]

The curious case of Credit Notes under GST

July 26, 2021 73068 Views 5 comments Print

There is no denying that GST was meant to be an easy law, easy to comprehend and easy to understand. With four years and plus of the GST law, we still have issues where the portal and the law don’t seem to go hand in hand. One such issue is in respect of credit notes. […]

Penalty not justified where E way bill was generated against Invoice Number instead of Bill of Entry

July 26, 2021 2157 Views 0 comment Print

Bacardi India (P) Ltd. vs. Commissioner State Tax (Joint Commissioner (Appeal), State Tax, Haldani); Appeal Number: 24/2020; Date of Decision: 21/11/2020 Uttarakhand GST Appellate authority sets aside penalty order under section 129 for minor error in e waybill. In the E way bill Invoice Number was mentioned instead of Bill of Entry number. Joint Commissioner […]

Sale of Land and Sale of Developed Plot of Land under GST

July 26, 2021 80559 Views 12 comments Print

Dear Colleagues, Good day to you. I have received queries relating to ‘Real Estate Sector’. Particularly they are asking doubts on ‘Sale of Land and Sale of Development Plot’ under GST Law. Here I wrote an article to clarify our Colleagues doubts on the above subject at my best of knowledge. Real Estate Sector is […]

Rajasthan VAT Amnesty Scheme: Request to clarify category of outstanding demand

July 26, 2021 5538 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Bar Association Ref: 005/2021 (Date: 25th July 2021) To The Hon’ble Chief Commissioner State Taxes Kar Bhawan Ambedkar Circle Jaipur Sub: – Request for clarification of category of outstanding demand or disputed demand with reference to the Amnesty Scheme -2021 Reference: Notification No. No.F.12(29) FD/Tax/2021-269 dated 24th February 2021 Dear Sir, At the outset, we […]

GST payable at the time of transfer of possession/ rights in the building to person supplying development rights

July 26, 2021 2859 Views 0 comment Print

GST payable at the time of transfer of possession/ rights in the building to person supplying development rights In Re: M/s. Vajra Infracorp India Private Limited [TSAAR Order No.03/2021 decided on July 19, 2021] wherein the assesee is provider of taxable services of construction of residential complexes. The assessee entered into a supplementary agreement with […]

Levy of GST on immovable property including transfer of development rights

July 26, 2021 64452 Views 1 comment Print

Introduction Article 366 of the Constitution defines Goods as “Goods includes all materials, commodities and articles” and Services as “Service means anything other than goods. Goods and Service Tax (hereinafter referred as ‘GST’) is a destination based Tax which is based on the destination or consumption of the goods or services. Hence, to levy GST […]

54,439 appreciation certificates given to GST taxpayers

July 26, 2021 12582 Views 0 comment Print

The Government has awarded Appreciation Certificates, on the eve of completion of 4 years of GST, to 54,439 (Fifty-four thousand four hundred and thirty-nine) taxpayers who have made substantial contribution in payment of GST and filed their returns in a timely manner.

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