Follow Us:

Goods and Services Tax

Goods and Services Tax India: Read all latest GST news, articles, notification, circulars, case laws news on, MVAT DVAT PVAT GST GSTN IGST CGST GST Council GST Rates SGST GST Forms GST Rules.

Latest Articles


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 153 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 240 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 93 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 408 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 303 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 420 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 1170 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 3099 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 885 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


QIP Service ITC Available for Debt Repayment, Not Subsidiary Investment: AAAR Haryana

Goods and Services Tax : The ruling held that ITC on QIP-related services was available only to the extent the funds were used for repayment of borrowings....

June 16, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

No ITC on Solar Plant Costs as Electricity Attracts Nil GST: AAAR Rajasthan

Goods and Services Tax : The Authority held that electricity transferred to the DISCOM grid constituted a supply under GST. Since electricity attracted a n...

June 16, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

Municipal Water Supply Services Eligible for GST Exemption: AAR Uttarakhand

Goods and Services Tax : Uttarakhand AAR held that services relating to municipal water supply functions qualified for GST exemption under Notification No....

June 16, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

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 138 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 366 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 165 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 327 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 375 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 13959 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


Three year time-limit for filing TRAN-1 – Delhi HC Judgment

May 20, 2020 2205 Views 2 comments Print

Rule 117 as being directory in nature, insofar as it prescribes the time-limit for transitioning of credit and therefore, the same would not result in the forfeiture of the rights, in case the credit is not availed within the period prescribed. This however, does not mean that the availing of CENVAT credit can be in perpetuity.

Credit and Debit note under GST

May 20, 2020 10548 Views 0 comment Print

Credit and Debit note under GST Introduction of credit note A supplier of goods or services or both is mandatorily required to issue a tax invoice.However, during the course of trade or commerce, after the invoice has been issued there could be situations like: Original tax invoice has been issued and taxable value in the […]

Refund on Compensation Cess under GST regime

May 20, 2020 83754 Views 7 comments Print

What is Compensation Cess :For the purpose of providing compensation to the States for any loss of revenue post GST regime, compensation cess (CC) provisions were introduced for a period of 5 years (till 30.6.2022). Following goods are covered [Schedule u/s 8(2) of GST (compensation) Act or CESS Act] on which CC would be levied […]

GST series Part 4 | Charging section 9 Levy & collection of GST

May 20, 2020 87153 Views 2 comments Print

1. The charging section (Section 9 of CGST Act, 2017, Levy and collection of GST) is the most important section in any law for levy (impose) and collection (payment) of taxes. The very basic for the charge of tax in any taxing statute is taxable event. i. e. the point of time when tax will […]

Transitional Credits- Retrospective amendment & its Implications

May 20, 2020 7065 Views 0 comment Print

1. While transitioning from the previous taxation regime to the new GST regime, eligible taxes paid in the previous regime were allowed as transitional credits under GST. It was intended to lower the cascading effect and preserve the vested credits. Sec. 140 of the CGST Act, 2017 along with Rule 117 contains the provisions related […]

Input Tax Credit under GST | Section 16 to 18 | CGST Act 2017

May 20, 2020 106557 Views 8 comments Print

Input Tax Credit (ITC) means the amount of tax paid on purchase of Input Goods, Input Services and Capital Goods and includes tax paid under Reverse charge. Then at the time of paying tax on output, you can reduce the tax you have already paid on inputs and pay the balance amount. This mechanism is […]

GST exemption on Services relating to rearing of all life forms of animals

May 20, 2020 11169 Views 0 comment Print

In re George Jacob (GST AAR Kerala) Services relating to rearing of all life forms of animals by way of renting or leasing of vacant land is eligible for GST exemption Whether lease rent charged by the municipality for land i.e., water channel used for fish farming falls within the meaning of “services relating to […]

Services for construction of low cost housing units liable to 12% GST

May 20, 2020 1725 Views 0 comment Print

In re Habitat Technology Group (GST AAR Kerala) i. Whether the services provided by the applicant to Sri Sathya Sai Trust for construction of low cost housing units for flood-affected individuals in Kerala fall within the ambit of Serial number (i), (v) or (va) of Notification No. 11/2017-CT(R) dated 28.06.2017 as amended by Notification No. […]

Co-op Credit Society eligible for 50% ITC- Section 17(4) of CGST Act

May 20, 2020 13515 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the applicant is eligible for availing the option provided under Section 17(4) of the CGST Act which prescribes to avail an amount equal to 50% of eligible credit of input tax, on inputs, capital goods and input services in that month and the rest shall lapse.

ITC benefit passing requirement is outside the purview of AAR

May 20, 2020 1008 Views 0 comment Print

In Re Shriram EPC Limited (GST AAR Kerala) The issues raised in the instant application is regarding the requirement of the passing over of the benefit of ITC on goods lying in stock as on the appointed date i.e; 01.07.2017 and in respect of the goods procured after the appointed date, which is outside the […]

Search Post by Date
June 2026
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930