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GST Arrest Procedure: Grounds Now Required in Writing

Goods and Services Tax : Recent GST directive mandates written grounds for arrest, aligning with legal rights. Learn implications and changes in arrest pro...

February 13, 2025 24 Views 0 comment Print

A Solution to Menace of Fake invoices causing huge demand under GST

Goods and Services Tax : Understand the GST fake invoice issue, tax demand, penalties, and possible solutions, including appeals, payments, and expected am...

February 12, 2025 435 Views 1 comment Print

Input Credit Reversal Under Section 16(2) of GST – Key Rules

Goods and Services Tax : Learn about Input Credit Reversal under Sec 16(2) of GST, its conditions, impact on buyers and sellers, and compliance requirement...

February 12, 2025 840 Views 0 comment Print

Section 16(2)(c) CGST Act: Balancing Revenue Interests & Taxpayer Rights in ITC

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the implications of Section 16(2)(c) of the CGST Act, balancing taxpayer rights and government revenue in Input Tax Credit...

February 11, 2025 12834 Views 5 comments Print

Understanding Section 128A: Waiver of Interest and Penalties

Goods and Services Tax : Learn about Section 128A of CGST Act, introduced to reduce litigation in non-fraud cases, covering tax waivers, notified dates, co...

February 11, 2025 6309 Views 1 comment Print


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Decline in West Bengal’s GST Share and Government Response

Goods and Services Tax : West Bengal's GST share dropped from 4.6% in 2019-20 to 4% in 2024-25. Learn about factors affecting revenue, government measures,...

February 12, 2025 39 Views 0 comment Print

Exemption of GST On Health & Life Insurance Premium

Goods and Services Tax : Government addresses GST exemption on health & life insurance premiums, forming a GoM for review. Key updates on current exemption...

February 12, 2025 39 Views 0 comment Print

GST Simplification Efforts and MSME Compliance Relief

Goods and Services Tax : The government addresses GST complexities with reforms, fraud crackdowns, and MSME compliance relief. Learn about tax slabs, exemp...

February 12, 2025 30 Views 0 comment Print

GST on Leased Properties: Government’s Position and Changes

Goods and Services Tax : GST on leased properties remains at 18%. Recent changes exclude composition taxpayers from reverse charge liability. No central da...

February 12, 2025 24 Views 0 comment Print

GST on Educational Services and Exemptions

Goods and Services Tax : GST on commercial training is 18%, while educational institutions' services and books are exempt. Details of GST collection and me...

February 12, 2025 45 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


West Bengal AAAR Denies GST Exemption on Land Lease Premium

Goods and Services Tax : West Bengal AAAR denies GST exemption on upfront premium for land lease, citing non-fulfillment of conditions under Notification 1...

February 12, 2025 33 Views 0 comment Print

No GST Penalty for Goods Description Mismatch Without Tax Evasion Intent

Goods and Services Tax : Calcutta High Court quashes GST penalty and goods detention, ruling no intent to evade tax. Authorities directed to release goods ...

February 12, 2025 66 Views 0 comment Print

GST Assessment Order Invalid Without DIN: Andhra Pradesh HC

Goods and Services Tax : Andhra Pradesh HC quashes GST assessment order due to missing DIN, citing Supreme Court and CBIC guidelines. Fresh assessment dire...

February 11, 2025 519 Views 0 comment Print

CGST Section 61 Reply Doesn’t Bar Section 73 Tax Recovery: SC

Goods and Services Tax : Supreme Court rejects SLP of Goverdhandham Estate against Rajasthan HC's decision in GST dispute over ITC eligibility on elevators...

February 11, 2025 405 Views 0 comment Print

One final hearing granted on payment of 10% disputed tax under GST

Goods and Services Tax : Madras High Court directed granting of one final opportunity of being heard as demanded by assessee on payment of 10% of the dispu...

February 11, 2025 48 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


GST Amendment Rules 2024: Implementation Dates Announced

Goods and Services Tax : The Ministry of Finance has notified the implementation dates for specific provisions of the GST Amendment Rules, 2024. Key rules ...

February 12, 2025 99 Views 0 comment Print

Weekly Newsletter from CBIC Chairman dated 10th February, 2025

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC detects Rs. 18.10 crore GST evasion in real estate and organizes a CPR training workshop for officers. Post-Budget discussion...

February 11, 2025 456 Views 0 comment Print

List of GST Suvidha Kendra for Biometric Authentication in Maharashtra

Goods and Services Tax : Maharashtra establishes GST Suvidha Kendra for Aadhaar-based biometric authentication and document verification for new GST regist...

February 10, 2025 243 Views 0 comment Print

Procedure for Appeals on Interest or Penalty Under GST

Goods and Services Tax : Clarified procedure for appeals under Section 128A of CGST Act 2017, addressing disputes on interest and penalty where tax is full...

February 10, 2025 4995 Views 0 comment Print

Biometric Aadhaar Authentication for GST in Maharashtra & Lakshadweep

Goods and Services Tax : GST applicants in Maharashtra & Lakshadweep must complete biometric Aadhaar authentication & document verification at GST Suvidha ...

February 8, 2025 408 Views 0 comment Print


Innocent purchaser cannot be disallowed Input Tax Credit (ITC) for non payment of tax by seller

October 7, 2011 17092 Views 0 comment Print

The Common issue involved in these writ petitions was with regard to denial of Input Tax Credit by the Assessing Authority on the ground that the dealers from whom the petitioners have purchased goods, have not deposited full tax in the State Treasury. The purchasers-petitioners have not been held entitled for deduction of Input Tax Credit in terms of the provisions of Section 8(3) of the Haryana Value Added Tax Act, 2003.

13-member South African Indian family in tax fraud scandal

September 24, 2011 2109 Views 0 comment Print

Thirteen South African Indians, all members of an extended family, have been arrested from a largely Indian residential locality near here, for allegedly defrauding the revenue service of millions of rands, in a scam that has left the township residents shocked. The accused, including a mother, her four children and other close and not so close relatives of the family, were arrested from the Lenasia area, south of here, largely populated by ethnic Indians.

Applicability of VAT or CST on inter-state works contracts

September 19, 2011 30456 Views 1 comment Print

Inter-state sale or purchase of goods made in pursuance of a per-existing works contract and executed in such works contract, shall be deemed as sale or purchase in the course of inter-state trade and there cannot be any local deemed sales in such case, hence the deduction of such sale or purchase should be allowed while calculating local deemed sales.

VAT Cir – 14T of 2011 – Waiver in respect of penalty and interest imposed on the sales made by Handmade Soap manufacturers for the period of 1st April 2005 to 31st March 2010

September 19, 2011 1517 Views 0 comment Print

The State Government has issued a Government Resolution referred above by which the waiver has been provided in respect of interest and penalty levied on the turnover of sales of soap except detergent not exceeding Rs.20 lacs made by handmade soap manufacturing units certified by KVIC or KVIB or the case may be for the period of 1st April 2005 to 31st March 2010.

Now pay advance tax of VAT in Punjab ; Is it justified?

September 17, 2011 1715 Views 0 comment Print

Recently entry tax in Punjab was stayed by P&H High Court in Bhushan Steel case. In that case the State Govt contested the writ petition challenging constitutionality of Punjab Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2000 by stating that entry tax under the said Act is being collected as an advance tax of VAT, however the High Court held that without there being any taxable event of sale or purchase of goods taking place within the territorial jurisdiction of the State, claim that Section 3-A of the Entry Tax Act is merely a machinery provision providing for collection of advance VAT tax is prima facie merit less.

Service Taxation to Take Rejig

September 11, 2011 2604 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of services is now almost seventeen years old in India with over 120 services in the service tax net which have been added successively in last 17 years. While government proposes to introduce goods and service tax (GST) an hear future (not certain in 2010 atleast), in all likelihood, we may land up in a scenario where all services (barring a few as per negative list) are taxed to service tax in 2012 or when Good & Service Tax comes in.

Tower sharing not liable for VAT – Karnataka HC

September 7, 2011 3000 Views 3 comments Print

Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court held that tower sharing by Telecom Infrastructure companies with telecom service providers is not liable for levy of VAT, as there is no transfer of right to use. M/s. Indus Tower Limited V/s. The Deputy Commissioner of Commercial taxes

Margarine is edible oil and eligible for concessional tax of 4 percent – SC

September 7, 2011 2210 Views 0 comment Print

Aluva Sugar Agency Vs. State of Kerala (Supreme Court of India)-Upon perusal of the Circular dated 19th February, 1996, explaining the term “edible oil”, we find that intention of the government was to give relief in tax to edible oils. So as to clarify the doubt, it has been specifically stated in the said circular that edible oils would also include hydrogenated oils such as ground nut oil, gingerly oil, refined oil and vanaspathi oil.

Dealers in Maharashtra can upload revised sales tax /Vat returns for the periods up to April 2011

September 7, 2011 5956 Views 0 comment Print

Dealers in Maharashtra can upload revised sales tax /Vat returns ( up to the period 31/03/2011) for clearing defects in the returns filed by you or for clearing your pending issues under the local Sales Tax laws.

DTH service like a cinema ticket, Govt can impose entertainment tax – HC

September 5, 2011 1744 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court on Monday said the DTH service was like a cinema ticket providing continuous entertainment to viewers and hence, liable to be taxed by the state government. Four prime DTH service providers — Tata Sky, Dish TV, Bharti Telemedia (Airtel) and Bharat Business Channel (Videocon) — had challenged this state legislative provision.

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