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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 312 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 429 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 14037 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


GST Input Tax Credit in respect of Work Contract Service Relates to Earth Work

July 15, 2019 13830 Views 3 comments Print

Now a question come whether ITC credit available in respect of such earthing work like earth excavation, filing land, piling, flatting surface, piping, cutting tree, Concrete works, Reinforcement Steel, Shuttering, Aggregate from Crusher, Brick Work, Random Rubble Masonry, Dismantling of Brick, RCC 86 Anti Termite Treatment, Blasting studies, etc.

Components of Levy of GST

July 14, 2019 6297 Views 1 comment Print

Provisions of GST Acts, which provide for levy and collection of tax, provide that tax shall be levied on supply of goods or services or both. In my personal opinion, expression supply of goods or services or both used in Article 366(12A) of the Constitution refers to completed supply of goods or services or both and expression supply of goods or services or both does not include an agreement of supply of goods or services or both.

GSTR-3B is not a “Return” : Gujarat High Court

July 14, 2019 20607 Views 4 comments Print

On 24th June 2019 the Hon’ble Gujarat High Court has given a landmark ruling in the case of AAP & Company, Chartered Accountants v/s Union of India that the FORM GSTR-3B is not a ‘Return’, rather Return specified for Section 39 in FORM GSTR-3 is a ‘Return’.

Body Building of Buses Whether Supply of Goods or Services

July 14, 2019 5568 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the activity of building and mounting of the body on the chassis by the applicant will result in supply of goods under HSN 8707 or supply of services under SAC 9988? The above question is related to Section 97 (2) (a) of CGST Act,2017 as it is with regard to Classification & hence permitted under the said act.

GST Implications on inter-unit service cost cross charges

July 14, 2019 21822 Views 0 comment Print

GST implementation in India piloted various new concepts of indirect taxation. The cause for the levy of indirect taxes shifted from the concept of manufacturing, service and sales to the concept of ‘supply’. The indirect tax system itself transitioned from an origin-based taxation to a largely destination / consumption-based taxation system. An important change under […]

GST on educational service provided by IIM

July 14, 2019 5055 Views 0 comment Print

Indian institution of Management Act, 2018 which came into force from 31.01.2018 states  that IIM’s listed in the schedule of the said Act shall be consider the ‘institute of national Importance’. Thus the same has been defined as educational institute under notification no.12/2017 –CT (R) dated 28.06.2017 as they provide education as part of curriculum […]

GST on sprinklers irrigation system

July 14, 2019 3420 Views 0 comment Print

Initially w.e.f. 01.07.2018 mechanical appliances (whether or not home operated) for projecting, dispersing or spraying the liquid or powder spray guns and similar appliances stem or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines (other than fire extinguishers, whether or not charged), vide HSN 8424 were placed under 18% slab. Subsequently from 22.09.2017 “Nozzles for […]

GST Audit Questionnaire for review of internal control & walk through

July 14, 2019 13536 Views 0 comment Print

GST AUDIT QUESTIONNARE FOR REVIEW OF INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND WALK THROUGH. PURCHASES – INWARD SUPPLIES 1. Whether all purchases are centralised or de-centralised. If all purchases are authorised by few key persons like owner or Managing Director etc, it may require in-depth study of purchases. 2. Whether all the purchases are made only by […]

Ratio Analysis of Database for GST Audit by Department

July 14, 2019 12138 Views 0 comment Print

RATIO ANALYSIS OF DATABASE FOR AUDIT BY GST DEPARTMENT to detect wrong Input Tax Credit availed, To identify under valuation of goods as value-addition should involve adequate difference between the two, To identify removal of goods without payment of duty, To identify claiming of input tax credit on inputs used in exempted products, to identify […]

List of Documents required for GST Scrutiny at Desk Review Stage

July 14, 2019 6177 Views 2 comments Print

ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS FOR GST SCRUTINY AT DESK REVIEW STAGE PART-A (FOR GOODS) I. Check of Documents during Desk Review – Sr. No. Name of the Record/Document Relevance of the documents and checks to be done 1. Annual Report & Director’s Report The Annual Report prepared prepared by a company inter alia contains the […]

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