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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 198 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 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 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


Color printing of images from digital media is taxable @ 18% GST

April 12, 2019 5688 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Colortone Process Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Kerala) Will the service of printing work carried out by the applicant come within the purview of service of printing of pictures as covered under Cir.No.84/03/2019-GST dated 01,01.2019. The colour printing of images from digital media is covered under Service Classification Code 998386 and taxable at […]

Diagnostic Centre is providing Healthcare Service, No GST: AAR Kerala

April 12, 2019 51147 Views 0 comment Print

The Kerala Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) recently held that the services provided by diagnostic centre is a clinical establishment and providing  Health Care Service therefore exempted from GST.

AAAR dismisses Appeal as Appellant requested for withdrawal of application

April 12, 2019 1110 Views 0 comment Print

In re Jaya Lakshmi Tobacco Company (GST AAAR Andhra Pradesh) Appellant requested for withdrawal of application in the context of cancellation of registration. Appeal dismissed. M/s. Jayalakshrni Tobacco Company in their letter dated 13-02-2019 stated that they had applied for cancellation of registration and they no longer required any ruling and requested to consider their […]

AAAR rejects appeal for Procedural lapses in Appeal

April 12, 2019 1203 Views 0 comment Print

In re Divisional Forest Officer (GST AAAR Andhra Pradesh) On verification of the application filed by the applicant ,the following procedural lapses are noticed : The applicant failed to comply with the provisions of Rule 106 of the APGST Act which reads as under: Rule 106: Form & Manner of appeal to the appellate authority […]

50 Things to consider for smooth GST Compliance

April 12, 2019 39873 Views 16 comments Print

Important Things to consider by businesses and professionals for smooth GST Compliance Since the inception of GST on 1st July 2017, there has been constant tweaking in law and provisions of GST, which has kept the businesses, professionals, tax practitioners and even Government Authorities on their toes. It is important for all of us to […]

Extension of due date of Form GSTR 1 / GSTR 7 for March 2019

April 12, 2019 11244 Views 0 comment Print

GST Update – Extension of due date for furnishing of Return in Form GSTR 1 and GSTR 7 for the month of March 2019 Considering the difficulties being faced by the Taxpayers, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has extended the due date for filing GSTR-1 and GSTR-7 for the month of […]

ITC Utilization & Rule 88A

April 11, 2019 31038 Views 0 comment Print

Rule 88A of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017 read with Section 49(5), 49A and  49B of CGST Act, 2017 deals with Order of utilization of input tax credit.  Rule 88A is been inserted vide Inserted vide  Notification No. 16/2019-Central Tax (Dated 29th March, 2019) and Section 49A and 49B were inserted vide […]

Composition Scheme for Services Sector

April 11, 2019 16812 Views 3 comments Print

GST Composition Scheme for Services Sector In line with the GST Council Meeting held on 10th Jan 2019, Service Providers can opt into the Composition Tax Scheme. In order to implement the said decision of Goods and Service Tax Council, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs have issued a notification no. 2/2019-Central Tax […]

AAAR / AAR have No jurisdiction to consider admissibility of service tax /VAT credit

April 11, 2019 1389 Views 0 comment Print

In re Kolte Patil Developers Ltd. (GST AAAR Maharashtra) The Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling upheld the ruling given by the Advance Ruling Authority by observing  that  since the Appellant has raised questions on the admissibility of the credit of the service tax and VAT paid under the pre-GST regime, it is held that neither […]

GST Invoice and GST Invoice Number

April 11, 2019 252273 Views 17 comments Print

In general terms, an invoice is a commercial instrument which is being issued by a seller to the buyer. Invoicing plays a very crucial role and is of high importance under GST. Generally, the registered taxable person under GST is required to prepare tax invoice, however, other forms of invoices relevant under GST are mentioned hereunder

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