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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 219 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 216 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 300 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 162 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 246 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 351 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 1143 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 3081 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 87 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 72 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 99 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 108 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 75 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 114 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 276 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 363 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 13818 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 672 Views 0 comment Print


GST on supply installation, operation & maintenance of Greenfield Public Street Lighting System

January 20, 2021 1851 Views 0 comment Print

In re Nexustar Lighting Project Private Limited (GST AAR Odisha) Question No. 1 Whether in facts and circumstances of the case, the activities of supply installation, operation and maintenance of Greenfield Public Street Lighting System (GPSLS) carried out by the Applicant is classifiable as a supply of Works Contract Services? Answer:- Answered in the negative. […]

GST on Solar DC Cables- No Decision by AAR due to non-submission of details

January 20, 2021 1797 Views 0 comment Print

In re Apar Industries Limited (GST AAR Gujarat) Question: Whether the applicability or determination of liability to pay Tax on supply of ‘Solar DC Cables’, for use as Parts in the manufacture of Solar Power Generating System at 5% GST rate is legally correct and in order in terms of Schedule-I of Notification No.01 / […]

GST on reverse charge basis on amount paid for reimbursement of Stamp tax as pure agent

January 20, 2021 4338 Views 0 comment Print

 The applicant is liable to pay GST on reverse charge basis on amount paid for reimbursement of Stamp tax paid by the supplier M/s. Enpay Turkey on behalf of the applicant, since the supplier of the applicant does not fulfil/satisfy all the conditions required for being a ‘Pure agent’ in terms of the provisions of Rule 33 of the CGST Rules, 2017 for the reasons discussed hereinabove.

Gujarat HC grants regular bail to assessee arrested for offences punishable under Section 132(1)(a) of CGST Act

January 19, 2021 5265 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble Gujarat High Court, in Idrish Yusufbhai Malvasi v. State of Gujarat and Ors. [R/Criminal Misc. Application No. 18320 of 2020 decided on December 10, 2020] grants regular bail to the Managing Director of M/s. Mishkat Agro Industries Pvt. Ltd., who was arrested mainly on the allegations of wrongfully availing tax exemption by mis-applying […]

Rule 138(5) not applies to goods transported from one state to another state

January 19, 2021 1980 Views 0 comment Print

UP And UP Elevators Vs State of Kerala (Kerala High Court) Undisputedly, goods which were sought to be transported from Bangalore to Cherthala came to be intercepted by the GST authorities on 15.01.2021 and at that time, the authorities found that e-way bill had expired on 14.01.2020. Therefore, goods were detained and detention order came […]

Allow ‘NIXI’ to rectify bona fide human error in Form GST TRAN-1: HC

January 19, 2021 1587 Views 0 comment Print

National Internet Exchange of India Vs Union of India & Ors. (Delhi High Court) On perusal of the record, it emerges that Petitioner has filed TRAN-1 form within the time prescribed by the Respondents under the rules. Petitioner is holding documents evidencing payment of tax by it on such inputs / input services received under […]

NO ITC on construction material to provide constructions services for furtherance of business

January 19, 2021 3660 Views 0 comment Print

In re Karthikeya Projects (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) We find that the basic issue before us is to determine the eligibility of Input tax credit on the purchases made by the applicant on their own account for furtherance of business under the provisions of the Section 17 sub-section (5) (d) of the CGST/APGST Act, 2017. […]

File GSTR 3B and GSTR-5 on or before January 20, 2021

January 19, 2021 3204 Views 0 comment Print

Attention GST Taxpayers whose Aggregate Annual Turnover is more than Rs. 5 crores during FY 2019-20! Remember to file your monthly GSTR-3B Return for December, 2020 on or before January 20, 2021. Attention GST Taxpayers! (whose Aggregate Annual Turnover is more than Rs. 5 Crore during the FY 2019-20) Remember to file your monthly GSTR-3B Return […]

GST Liability on Ocean Freight In Case of Import of Goods

January 19, 2021 20079 Views 6 comments Print

Ocean/sea freight is a method of transporting large quantities of a product via cargo ships; goods are packed into containers and these containers are loaded onto a vessel, where they will be sailed to their destination country. Almost 90% of everything we buy in today’s world arrives through ocean freight. Containers are the blood cells […]

GST would be levied on recovery of canteen services regardless of “profit-making” aspect

January 19, 2021 4212 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble Gujarat AAR, in the matter of M/s Amneal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. [Advance Ruling No. GUJ/GAAR/R/50/2020, dated July 30, 2020] held that GST would be levied on recovery of amount from employee on account of third party canteen services provided by a company to their employees which is obligatory under Factories Act 1948 (Factories […]

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