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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 195 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 303 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 426 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 105 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 105 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


GST on Ocean Freight – A failed Tax Adventure?

January 24, 2020 30357 Views 3 comments Print

1. The Central Government had issued Notification No. 8/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate), dated 28.06.2017, notifying the rate of IGST for the services described therein and also the conditions in certain cases. 2. Section 9(3) of the CGST Act, 2017 and 5(3) of the IGST Act, 2017 empowers the Central Government, on the recommendation of the GST […]

GST: Delegation of powers for blocking of ITC under rule 86A

January 24, 2020 2601 Views 0 comment Print

Delegation of powers to all the Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners and to all the State Tax Officers for blocking of ITC under rule 86A of MGST Rules, 2017 COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX, MAHARASHTRA STATE GST Bhavan, Mazgaon, Mumbai 400 010, dated 24th January 2020 Order MAHARASHTRA GOODS AND SERVICES TAX ACT, 2017. No. D.C.(A&R)-2/GST/PWR/Section/2017-18/ADM-8.—In exercise […]

How to resolve technical Errors while uploading GSTR 9C

January 23, 2020 58278 Views 7 comments Print

How to resolve technical Error while uploading GSTR 9C Errors while uploading the GSTR 9C JSON file ♣ Error Occurred The most common error it’s showed on the website while we uploading the GSTR 9C, this error may come due to GSTR 9C Form format are not matching with their standard. This error may be […]

Vehicle cannot be released if Owner of vehicle failed to prove that he had no knowledge about the goods

January 23, 2020 1116 Views 0 comment Print

It is a case where a vehicle alongwith goods were seized when it was found carrying goods in violation of the Act of 2017. The petitioner alongwith owner of the goods was served with the notice before seizure of the goods.

Fake GST Bill/ITC: SOP to be followed by exporters

January 23, 2020 12060 Views 0 comment Print

As you are aware, several cases of monetisation of credit fraudulently obtained or ineligible credit through refund of Integrated Goods & Service Tax (IGST) on exports of goods have been detected in past few months. On verification, several such exporters were found to be non-existent in a number of cases. In all these cases it has been found that the Input Tax Credit (ITC) was taken by the exporters on the basis of fake invoices and IGST on exports was paid using such ITC.

HC denies Bail for alleged Fake GST Invoicing / Bogus ITC Claim

January 23, 2020 1692 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab HC refuses to grant Bail in the case where petitioner was alleged to create fake invoices in order to avail the benefits under Input Tax Credit (ITC). Sanjay Dhingra Vs DG GSTI (Punjab and Haryana High Court)

No ruling by AAAR on GST on Deposit Work due to difference of Opinion

January 23, 2020 3234 Views 0 comment Print

In re Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corpo. Ltd (GST AAAR Uttar Pradesh)  i. Whether the Deposit Work undertaken by Appellant is an integral part of supply of services of transmission or distribution of electricity? ii. Whether the Deposit Work undertaken by Appellant is ancillary to the principal supply of transmission or distribution of electricity? iii. […]

GST not leviable on Ocean Freight for transportation of goods by foreign seller: HC

January 23, 2020 14880 Views 0 comment Print

On Appeal High Court held that no GST is leviable under the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2007, on the ocean freight for the services provided by a person located in a non-taxable territory by way of transportation of goods by a vessel from a place outside India upto the customs station of clearance in India and the levy and collection of tax of such ocean freight under the impugned Notification Notification No.8 of 2017 – Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28th June 2017 and Notification No. 10 of 2017 – Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28th June 2017   is not permissible in law.

Staggered Filling of GSTR – 3B : Distresses Last Moment Rush

January 23, 2020 4989 Views 0 comment Print

Presently the last date of filing GSTR-3B returns for every Regular Taxpayer is 20th of every month. It is been observed that out of over 1.03 Cr Regular Tax Payers, most of them are filling the GSTR – 3B Return on the Last Day, thereby putting Excessive Load on the System, leading to Slowing Down […]

Recent Amendments – Rule 36(4) of CGST Rules & GST E-Invoicing

January 22, 2020 15903 Views 0 comment Print

GST has been a major structural reform of the current government. Replacing multiple taxes of state and central governments into a single tax has given a major relief to trade and industry. However, since the introduction of GST in India in 2017, it has seen several changes. The current article covers some of such significant […]

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