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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 204 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 309 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 129 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 426 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 321 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 429 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 1182 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 339 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 3105 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


SC Allows GST Appeal Without Pre-Deposit as Amendment Came After Appealable Order

Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court permitted the appeal to be entertained without pre-deposit after noting that the appealable order predated the a...

June 16, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

GST Appeal Can Be Filed Without 10% Pre-Deposit as Right of Appeal May Have Vested Earlier

Goods and Services Tax : The High Court held that the issue requires consideration where the show cause notice preceded the amendment. It granted interim r...

June 16, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC quashes Non-Speaking Order Rejecting Delayed GST Registration Revocation Plea

Goods and Services Tax : The issue involved rejection of a delayed revocation application for cancelled GST registration. The Telangana High Court held tha...

June 16, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Orders GST Officer to Decide Rectification Plea in 2 Weeks

Goods and Services Tax : The issue involved delay in disposal of a rectification application filed against a GST order. The Telangana High Court directed t...

June 16, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Directs Taxpayer to File GST Appeal Against Assessment Order

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether a taxpayer could directly invoke writ jurisdiction claiming that a GST show cause notice and order were mere...

June 16, 2026 72 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 177 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 354 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 390 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 14013 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


No late fee for GSTR 9

March 16, 2020 155676 Views 27 comments Print

CBIC vide press release dated 14 March 2020 stated that No Late fees for delayed filing of the Annual Return for the financial year 2017-18 and 2018-19 for taxpayers with aggregate turnover less than Rs. 2 crores. Before this, filing of GSTR 9 was made optional for those with a turnover of less than Rs 2 crores […]

Legal Analysis of condition of payment of tax by seller for availing ITC by buyer [Section 16(2)(c)]

March 16, 2020 8175 Views 0 comment Print

Legal Analysis of the condition of payment of tax by the seller for availing ITC by buyer [Section 16(2)(c)] Input Tax Credit is the soul of the GST Law. Ever since the enactment of the Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 conditions for availment of input tax credit has been the subject matter of debate. […]

Mobilization Advance received prior to implementation of GST

March 16, 2020 4725 Views 0 comment Print

In this article , an attempt has been made to simplify the content of Ruling by Tamilnadu AAR in response to question raised by M/S Shapporji Pallonji & Co Pvt Ltd.   Whether mobilization advance received prior to implementation of GST towards supply of Works Contract Service is subjected to GST? Facts & Figures: M/s. […]

Note on Recommendations Made In 39th GST Council Meeting

March 16, 2020 2598 Views 0 comment Print

Various recommendations have been made by the GST Council in its meeting held on 14.03.2020 which is likely to be notified soon. Relevant points are as follows: 1. Interest for delay in payment of GST to be charged on net cash tax liability w.e.f. 01.07.2017 instead of gross tax liability (Law to be amended retrospectively). 2. […]

39th GST Council Recommendations on changes in Law & Procedures

March 16, 2020 2202 Views 0 comment Print

The 39th GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman on 14th March 2020. Many long awaited issues are discussed and useful clarifications are recommended by Council. The GST Council has made the following recommendations on Law & Procedures changes. Press release issued by the Ministry of […]

Disallowance of ITC by invoking Section 16(4) is bad in law

March 16, 2020 31575 Views 3 comments Print

The sole objectives of bringing the GST law were to avoid the cascading effect and to have seamless flow of credit. It wanted to bring all the taxpayers into one system and to reduce error digitalization of the whole process. GST being e System filing, assessment system but a new born baby, everyone including assessee, […]

Decisions Taken In 39th GST Council Meeting

March 16, 2020 2298 Views 0 comment Print

Article summarises Decisions Taken In 39th Meeting of GST Council on 14th March 2020. ANNUAL RETURN Relaxation of MSMEs from furnishing of Reconciliation Statement in FORM GSTR 9C for the F.Y. 2018-2019, for  taxpayers having aggregate turnover > Rs.5 crores. Due date for filling Annual Return and the Reconciliation Statement for the F.Y. 2018-2019 to […]

KGST- Assessment cannot be reopened after 14 years unless fresh receipt of materials for tax evasion

March 16, 2020 1575 Views 0 comment Print

Hence, the High Court of Kerala quashed the reassessment proceedings under section 17D of the Kerala General Sales Tax Act (KGST), 1961 since the provision does not prescribe any time limit and no additional material to undertake the fast track assessment was presented by the department.

No detention of goods & vehicle on value of goods being less than MRP

March 16, 2020 3018 Views 0 comment Print

Chhattisgarh High Court observed that, under valuation of a goods in the invoice cannot be a ground for detention of the goods and vehicle for a proceeding to be drawn under Section 129 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (

39th GST council meeting- Key Recommendations

March 16, 2020 2520 Views 0 comment Print

The 39th GST Council meeting held on 14th March 2020 took decisions on various important issues and came up with following stress busting recommendations: INTEREST 1. Interest on delay in payment of GST shall be collected on Net Cash payment only w.e.f 01.07.2017; REVOCATION OF CANCELLATION 2. One time measure for Revocation of cancellation of registration […]

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