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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...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : The article explains that taxpayers with orders communicated before 1 April 2026 must file GSTAT appeals by 30 June 2026 to preser...
Goods and Services Tax : High Courts have held that taxpayers with cancelled GST registrations cannot be expected to monitor the portal continuously, makin...
Goods and Services Tax : The article examines the benefits and trade-offs of the composition scheme, helping small businesses determine whether the concess...
Goods and Services Tax : Stakeholders identified persistent issues in GST registration, cancellations, and refund processing affecting MSMEs. The consultat...
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...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : Practitioners are reportedly following different methods while completing GSTAT appeal forms because of inadequate guidance. The r...
Goods and Services Tax : The certificate clarifies that dealing and investment in securities are outside the scope of GST. Companies engaged solely in secu...
Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala High Court held that a composite show cause notice issued for multiple assessment years was legally unsustainable. The ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala High Court held that issuing one show cause notice for multiple financial years is not legally sustainable. While quash...
Goods and Services Tax : The Bombay High Court held that TCS paid under protest before assessment must be considered while calculating the mandatory pre-de...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that a purchasing dealer cannot be denied input tax credit solely because the supplier failed to deposit tax with t...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court admitted writ petitions challenging a GST demand arising from the classification of logistics services as in...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT instructed scrutiny officers not to raise defects where appellants have uploaded the required documents in prescribed form. ...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT Mumbai Bench has officially commenced functioning, making it mandatory for taxpayers within its jurisdiction to file appeals...
Goods and Services Tax : The Committee recommended replacing daily cause lists with weekly schedules and permitting supplementary lists when necessary. The...
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 ...
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% ...
GST (Goods & Services Tax) is the talk of the town these days. No matter who you are, whether you are a businessman, salaried person or even a homemaker, GST is going to affect your life in some way or the other. So, let us understand how GST is going to change our lives.
The concept of Inward supply is present in current tax structure also. Inward supply literally means receiving goods or services or both. In this write- up, all aspects related to Inward supply is being covered.
The government is doing all that it can to implement GST (Goods & Services Tax) with effect from July 1, 2017. As we move towards a new era of taxation, it becomes imperative to understand the plight of Input Tax Credit on unsold stocks held by us on the day immediately preceding the appointed day.
The introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) would be a very significant step in the field of indirect tax reforms in India. By amalgamating a large number of Central and State taxes into a single tax, it would mitigate cascading or double taxation in a major way and pave the way for a common national market. Introduction of GST would also make Indian products competitive in the domestic and international markets.
The countdown to GST has begun. The statutory provisions are in place. As of today, 25 States have passed the SGST Acts, and others will follow soon. This puts us on track for the roll out of the new regime on 1st July, 2017
There are some ground realities which should be taken into account while implementing in a short period of time, the new law countrywide, replacing Value Added Tax, Excise, Service Tax, etc. and making golden handshake with VAT of different States of India and Central Excise, Service Tax and some other notified taxes, presently in operation.
1. In the list of service tax exemptions to be continued in GST as approved by the GST Council, after S.No. 83, the following shall be inserted –
GST Council, in its meeting held on 11th June, 2017, has recommended increase in the aforesaid turnover limit for Composition Levy for CGST and SGST purposes from Rs. 50 lakh to Rs.75 lakh in respect of all eligible registered persons, referred to in the aforesaid subsection.
IGST Exemption under GST- [As per discussions in the 16th GST Council Meeting held on 11th June, 2017. I . Bilateral Commitments – Imports under Agreement between India and Pakistan / Bangladesh for regulation of Bus Service
GST council has revised GST rate more than 66 items in its meeting held on 11th June 2017. In its meeting council has revised the rate downward on most of the items. Rates on most goods has come down from higher rate to comparatively lower rate. In some cases rate has come down from 28% to 0% also.
