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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 207 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 324 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 432 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 1188 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 120 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 156 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 75 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 72 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 78 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 183 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 360 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 690 Views 0 comment Print


Accommodation services to SEZ units can be treated as zero rated supplies

September 16, 2019 9795 Views 0 comment Print

In re Carnation Hotels Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) a. Whether accommodation service proposed to be rendered by the applicant to SEZ units are liable to CGST and SGST or IGST? The accommodation service proposed to be rendered by the applicant to SEZ units are covered under the IGST as it is an inter-State supply […]

GST on Printing of books etc. for which materials are provided by customers

September 16, 2019 43068 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sukee Printpack LLP (GST AAR Karnataka) 1. In the case where applicant is supplying the paper and paper board printed with content supplied by the recipient of the goods made using physical inputs including paper belonging to the recipient and – a. If the final printed material is a book or a journal […]

Pattadar Passbook cum Title Deed classifiable under HSN 4820

September 16, 2019 4653 Views 0 comment Print

In re Manipal Technologies Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether Pattadar Passbook cum Title Deed is a ‘Document of Title’ so as to classify under HSN 4907 or as a ‘Passbook’ under HSN 4820. Section 3 of Telangana State Rights in Land Pattadar Passbooks Act – 1971, provides that a record of rights shall be created. […]

GST payable on reimbursement of discount / rebate from principal company

September 16, 2019 7131 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Santhos Distributors (GST AAR Kerala) It is established from the statement of the applicant that the prices of the products supplied by the applicant is determined by the supplier /principal company and the applicant has no control on the price of the products. Therefore, it is evident that the additional discount given […]

GST on services related to gold ornaments

September 16, 2019 36645 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. CGR Gold Trading (GST AAR Kerala) i) The tax liability of the applicant; the rate of tax for the services rendered by the applicant on quality testing and certification of gold ornaments. The quality testing and certification of gold ornaments are covered under Service Classification Code, 998346 – Technical testing and analysis […]

GST on discount offered by Company through dealers to Customers

September 16, 2019 7062 Views 0 comment Print

In re Santosh Distributors (GST AAR Kerala) Q.1: The applicant is paying the tax due as per the invoice value issued by the applicant and availing the input tax credit of GST shown in the inward invoice received by the applicant from the Principal Company or their stockist. The tax liability of the applicant for […]

ITC wrongly availed but no utilised shall not draw penal proceedings under GST

September 16, 2019 51732 Views 3 comments Print

“availment of a credit is a positive act and unless carried out for reducing any tax liability by its reflection in the return filed for any financial year, it cannot be a case of either availment or utilization” The above quote is from the judgement pronounced on 18.07.2019 by The Hon’ble High Court of Patna […]

CGST Delhi busted a racket of issuance of invoices without actual supply of goods

September 16, 2019 1512 Views 0 comment Print

Racket of Issuance of Invoices Without Actual Supply of Goods Busted In Delhi CGST Delhi West and CGST Delhi North in a joint operation busted a racket of issuance of invoices without actual supply of goods. The taxpayer availed fraudulent Input Tax Credit for seeking IGST Refunds from Customs formations. Investigations revealed a novel modus […]

Director Bank Account Attachment for default in MVAT Payment by Public Company is unjustified

September 15, 2019 5715 Views 0 comment Print

Girdhari Lal Lath Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. (Bombay High Court) Since Sub Section (6) of Section 44 of the MVAT Act is subject to the Companies Act, 2013 the definitions and distinctions laid down in the Companies Act, 2013 vis-a-vis public company and private company would be applicable to Section 44(6) of the […]

Important Clarification on Form GST DRC-03

September 15, 2019 8724 Views 0 comment Print

GSTN Clarification on Form GST DRC-03 for Payment of tax on voluntary basis Form GST DRC-03 DRC-03 is a payment form in which a taxpayer can pay the GST by raising its liability voluntarily or in response to the show cause notice (SCN) raised by the GST Department. Payment on Voluntary Basis can be made […]

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