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Goods and Services Tax : The guide explains that GST registration certificates are available only through the GST Portal and must be downloaded manually. I...
Goods and Services Tax : From 22 September 2025, accommodation below ₹7,500 per day attracts 5% GST without ITC instead of 12%. The change aims to reduce...
Goods and Services Tax : This guide explains the fundamentals of GST, including CGST, SGST, IGST, and UTGST. It also highlights how these classifications i...
Goods and Services Tax : A single visit revealing closed premises is not sufficient to cancel GST registration. The department must establish statutory gro...
Goods and Services Tax : The article explains the crucial distinction between GST Credit Notes and Commercial Credit Notes. Once the Section 34 deadline ex...
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 : Representation addressed to Union Finance Minister, GST Council and CBIC seeks legislative and administrative relief for bona fide...
Goods and Services Tax : Persistent technical issues prevented users from accessing the portal and completing filings. The representation seeks urgent fixe...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court observed that the documents produced indicated a sale of immovable property, which is not subject to GST. The matter was...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court remitted Section 74A GST orders for fresh adjudication after taxpayers argued that their replies to DRC-01 n...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that GST authorities cannot issue a single show cause notice covering multiple financial years. The Cou...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that alleged non-compliance relating to bank account details under Rule 10A must be addressed through Form GST REG-...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that refusal to permit cross-examination does not automatically vitiate GST proceedings involving alleg...
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% ...
Goods and Services Tax : The West Bengal GST Department ruled that intra-State movement of goods related to job work remains exempt from e-way bill generat...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has announced mandatory capture of Ship-To GSTIN in Bill-To/Ship-To transactions under the EWB system. The change aims to imp...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has launched a standardized Annexure-B Offline Utility for refund applications involving accumulated ITC to enable automated ...
Now the next & the most significant question is how to determine the PLACE where the Supply is being made i.e. which place shall be assumed to be the location of supplier of Goods or Services and what place shall be assumed to be the location of the Recipient of goods or Services.
List of documents required for registration under 1. MVAT Act, 2002-FORM 101 2. CST Act, 1956-CST FORM A 3. Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1975 4. Maharashtra Tax on Luxuries Act, 1987 -Luxury- FORM 4 5. Maharashtra Tax on the Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2002- Entry Tax FORM 1
It is administratively decided that Builder/Developers who had complied all other conditions as per Trade Circular 14T of 2012 dt. 06.08.2012 and 17T of 2012 dt. 25.09.2012 and Internal Circular 4A of 2015 dt. 24.03.2015 but has paid the compounding fee later on (i.e. after 30.11.2012) shall also be considered for grant of administrative relief.
A new system of GST Compliance Rating Score has been proposed to be introduced under section 116 of model GST law. In this system, a rating score would be given to the every taxable person based on record of compliance made by them. This score shall be determined on the basis of parameters to be prescribed under GST law.
The Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016 of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 8th September, 2016. It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision.
At present, there are different levy of taxes for Goods and Services respectively by different Governments. The legislations dealing with VAT, Excise and Service Tax are independent of each other and a transaction is often subject to both VAT and Service Tax or Service Tax and Excise due to the lack of clarity in the Taxing Statutes.
The model GST law as released by the Government / Empowered Committee on GST is in public domain since mid June 2016. The proposed provisions only conveys the Government’s intention to levy GST in India and the manner in which it will be administered, levied , collected and implemented.
On going through the Model IGST Law, it is noticed that many of the concessions/exemptions available hitherto under Central Sales Tax (CST) Act are not incorporated in the Model IGST Law. While the GST is expected to be provide seamless credit on all transactions, with minimum exemptions/concessions
Luxury tax can mostly be seen in the usage bills of hotels, spas and specific resorts. It is chargeable on the room rented or the overall stay charges of the hotel, resort or spa, but not on the food and beverages served. Not even on any special facilities provided at the place. In short, just the accommodation is taxed thus. Luxury tax varies from state to state and is not normally under the control of the central government.
Under Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002, there are two modes of registration viz. a) when the dealer crosses the threshold limit and; (b) When the dealer makes an application under voluntary scheme of registration. The Dealer has to complete the following steps for Registration under Maharashtra Value Added Tax (MVAT)
