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GST Enforcement on Autopilot: How Bonafide Buyers Are Being Crushed in Karnataka

Goods and Services Tax : The article examines alleged GST enforcement practices in Karnataka where ITC is denied based on NGTP reports and retrospective su...

June 19, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

Mere GSTR-1 & 3B Mismatch Cannot Automatically Trigger Section 74 Proceedings: GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT held that a mere mismatch between GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B does not automatically establish tax evasion or justify proceedings und...

June 19, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

7 Day Prior Notice Before GST Action Not a Shield Against Arrest: Delhi HC

Goods and Services Tax : Delhi HC held that directing GST Department to give seven days' prior notice before coercive action is not equivalent to blanket a...

June 19, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

GST Appeal Restored as Authority Ignored Assessee’s Reply on Delay

Goods and Services Tax : The Orissa High Court held that rejecting a GST appeal without considering the assessee's electronically filed explanation on dela...

June 19, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

Section 122 of CGST Act: Multiple Penalties, Vicarious Liability & Expanding Reach of Section 122(1A)

Goods and Services Tax : The article examines how Section 122(1A) broadens GST penalty provisions beyond taxable persons to beneficiaries and participants....

June 18, 2026 732 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Request for 3 Month extension of due date for filing of appeals before GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : A GST Bar Association has sought a three-month extension for filing GSTAT appeals, citing procedural complexities and evolving fil...

June 17, 2026 852 Views 0 comment Print

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 477 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 1260 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 354 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 3162 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


P&H HC Remands Expatriate Secondment GST Dispute for Fresh Consideration

Goods and Services Tax : The Punjab and Haryana High Court set aside the GST adjudication order on secondment of expatriate employees because relevant CBIC...

June 19, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Gauhati HC Allows GST Registration Restoration as Taxpayer Offered to File Pending Returns

Goods and Services Tax : The Gauhati High Court held that a taxpayer whose GST registration was cancelled for non-filing of returns could seek restoration ...

June 19, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Orders Bank Account Release of Director as No DRC-18 Finding Was Recorded

Goods and Services Tax : The Gujarat High Court directed release of the petitioner's attached bank accounts after the State admitted that no findings under...

June 19, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Quashes GST Assessment as Order Was Issued Before Response Deadline

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court set aside a GST assessment order that was issued before the expiry of the time granted for responding to a r...

June 18, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

GST Assessment Quashed as Portal-Only Notices Were Held Ineffective: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court set aside a GST assessment after finding that repeated notices uploaded only on the GST portal did not provi...

June 18, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


GSTN Updates e-Invoice & e-Way Bill APIs: Ship-to GSTIN Mandatory, Voluntary EWB Closure

Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has made Ship-to GSTIN conditionally mandatory in specified e-Invoice and e-Way Bill workflows. The change introduces stricte...

June 17, 2026 2751 Views 0 comment Print

Haryana Mandates Postal Intimation of GST Notices

Goods and Services Tax : Haryana has directed officers to send GST show cause notices and demand orders by registered or speed post in addition to portal-b...

June 17, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

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 282 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 438 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 480 Views 0 comment Print


GST on mobilization advance received against works contract services

November 6, 2018 83361 Views 3 comments Print

Works contractors are still liable to pay GST on mobilization advance /any other advance received towards supply of a works contract services attracting GST.

Interest in GST: Whether on Gross Output Tax or Net Tax Liability

November 6, 2018 40824 Views 5 comments Print

The interest is being charged by the Department on gross tax liability which is the output tax and tax payable on reverse charge mechanism without deducting any input tax credit i.e. net tax liability. Many taxpayers are getting notices from the GST Department regarding late filing of return. The GST Department is adding interest liability and charging a heavy penalty on the same. The problem with such interest lies with the amount on which the Department is calculating it. 

Non-filing of Part-B of E-way bill: HC orders release of goods on furnishing of security

November 6, 2018 1647 Views 0 comment Print

As the complete details to be filled up in Part-B of the E-way Bill were supplied on 25.05.2018, the goods were not liable for seizure on 26.05.2018.

Concept of Pure Agent under GST

November 6, 2018 16179 Views 0 comment Print

As per Sec 2(5) of the CGST Act, 2017, agent means a person, including a factor, broker, commission agent, arhatia, del credere agent, an auctioneer or any other mercantile agent, by whatever name called, who carries on the business of supply or receipt of goods or services or both on behalf of another.

GST Credit Notes A Double Edged Sword In GST Annual Returns

November 6, 2018 40119 Views 6 comments Print

Issue of Credit notes is an age old practice in business environment. They are issued by supplier to buyer for the sales return transactions. In GST there will be a tax component in each & every taxable supply transaction. When there is a supply of goods or services, supplier is liable to pay GST on such transactions.

Analysis of GST Notification & Circulars from 23.10.2018 to 04.11.2018

November 6, 2018 23058 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC has issued various Circulars and Notifications in last few days. The approach of ‘listening, adjusting and changing’ is the order of the day. Article covers Analysis of GST Notification and Circulars issued between 23.10.2018 to 04.11.2018

Applicability of TDS under GST

November 6, 2018 60171 Views 1 comment Print

Certain notified entities and transaction come under the purview of TDS under GST, therefore they are required to deduct TDS at the time of making payment. This is applicable w.e.f.01st October 2018

GST on Royalty paid to State Government for availing mining rights

November 6, 2018 40224 Views 6 comments Print

the business entities availing mining rights including its exploration and valuation shall be charged to GST at the rate of tax as applicable on supply of like goods being mined. For example, the supply of Red Boulder , Soft Boulder attracts 5% GST as specified under Chapter Heading 2516 of GST Tariff Act and thus the royalty on Red Boulder or Soft Boulder or GSB extracted from the mines shall also be taxable @ 5%. Therefore GST should be paid at the rate of supply of like goods being mined on royalty being paid to the Government by business entities for availing mining rights under RCM ( Reverse Charge mechanism)..

Collection of tax at source (TCS) under GST by Tea Board of India

November 5, 2018 8913 Views 0 comment Print

Tea Board of India, being the operator of the electronic auction system for trading of tea across the country including for collection and settlement of payments, admittedly falls under the category of electronic commerce operator liable to collect Tax at Source (TCS) in accordance with the provisions of section 52 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017.

Scope of principal & agent relationship in context of del-credere agent

November 5, 2018 5064 Views 0 comment Print

Concerns have been expressed regarding the valuation of supplies from Principal to recipient where the payment for such supply is being discharged by the recipient through the loan provided by DCA or by the DCA himself. Issues arising out of such loan arrangement have been examined and the clarifications on the same are as below:

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