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How to Download Your GST Certificate Online

Goods and Services Tax : The guide explains that GST registration certificates are available only through the GST Portal and must be downloaded manually. I...

June 9, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print

GST on Hotel & Guest House Accommodation: Current Legal Position

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...

June 9, 2026 381 Views 0 comment Print

What Is GST? Types, Meaning & How GST Filing Works in India

Goods and Services Tax : This guide explains the fundamentals of GST, including CGST, SGST, IGST, and UTGST. It also highlights how these classifications i...

June 9, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

GST Registration Cannot Be Cancelled merely for Closed Business Premises During Inspection

Goods and Services Tax : A single visit revealing closed premises is not sufficient to cancel GST registration. The department must establish statutory gro...

June 9, 2026 231 Views 0 comment Print

Distinction Between GST Credit Note & Commercial Credit Note

Goods and Services Tax : The article explains the crucial distinction between GST Credit Notes and Commercial Credit Notes. Once the Section 34 deadline ex...

June 9, 2026 453 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 261 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 2913 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 816 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on ITC denial for supplier defaults, Rule 37A & 180-day reversal

Goods and Services Tax : Representation addressed to Union Finance Minister, GST Council and CBIC seeks legislative and administrative relief for bona fide...

May 11, 2026 5196 Views 1 comment Print

Representation on Persistent Issues in Karnataka Professional Tax Portal

Goods and Services Tax : Persistent technical issues prevented users from accessing the portal and completing filings. The representation seeks urgent fixe...

May 4, 2026 672 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Madras HC Quashes GST Demand as Sale of Land Is Outside GST Purview

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...

June 9, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Remands GST Demand Orders Due to Alleged Non-Consideration of Taxpayer Replies

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...

June 9, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

Single GST Notice for Multiple Years Not Permissible: Madras HC

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...

June 9, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

Gauhati HC Quashes GST Cancellation Due to Wrong Form & Denial of 30-Day Response Period

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-...

June 9, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

Denial of Cross-Examination Does Not Invalidate GST Fraud Assessment When ITC Can Be Proven Through Documents

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that refusal to permit cross-examination does not automatically vitiate GST proceedings involving alleg...

June 9, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 1644 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 555 Views 0 comment Print

West Bengal Clarifies E-Way Bill Requirement as Intra-State Goods Above Rs. 50000 Need Mandatory Compliance from June 2026

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...

May 25, 2026 4110 Views 0 comment Print

GSTN Advisory on Enhancements in e-Way Bill (EWB) Portal

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...

May 21, 2026 18183 Views 0 comment Print

GSTN Introduces Mandatory Annexure-B Offline Utility to Automate ITC Refund Verification

Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has launched a standardized Annexure-B Offline Utility for refund applications involving accumulated ITC to enable automated ...

May 18, 2026 25764 Views 3 comments Print


Understanding GST from scratch

April 27, 2016 31438 Views 8 comments Print

What is GST? Why GST is a need for India? ♠ GST stands for Goods & Service Tax. GST is a destination based consumption tax levied at multiple stage of production & distribution of goods & services in which taxes paid on inputs are allowed as set-off against taxes payable on output. Thus, GST will be a single comprehensive integrated indirect tax on pure value addition at each stage.

Maharashtra Settlement of Arrears in Disputes Act, 2016

April 26, 2016 4879 Views 0 comment Print

The applicant who desires to avail the waiver under this Act with respect to the arrears in dispute shall withdraw the appeals pending before the appellate authority or Tribunal or, as the case may be, before the Court on or before the 30th September 2016:

Maharashtra Tax Laws (Levy, Amendment & Validation) Act, 2016

April 26, 2016 2119 Views 0 comment Print

Amendments to SCPT Act, PT Act, Entry Tax Act, MVAT Act – Where all the returns for the period commencing on or after the 1st April 2012 are filed by a registered dealer for any year within the period for filing revised return under clause (a) of sub-section (4) of section 20 and if the taxes as per these returns has also been paid within the said period and if the Commissioner is satisfied that the returns furnished by such dealer are correct and complete, he may assess the amount of tax due from such dealer on the basis of such returns :

Changes in MVAT Rate, Composition Scheme & Entry Tax

April 25, 2016 26761 Views 0 comment Print

All about 1) Changes in the rate of tax under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act (MVAT), 2002 2) Modifications in the Composition Schemes 3) Entry Tax on slabs of marbles and granite in a brief.

New MVAT Return System Turning Superfast as IPL Inning

April 24, 2016 7873 Views 0 comment Print

Krishna, From April 2016, Maharashtra Sales Tax Department has introduced new SAP system and brought various changes in VAT returns. Now bill wise details will have to be given for sales and purchase and many more changes are being made. So what is the procedure of filing returns and it’s impact on business?

Inter-State GST (IGST) – Inter- State Transactions

April 23, 2016 70198 Views 12 comments Print

According to the report of the Task Force on GST, 13th Finance Commission (2009), it had recommended that adoption of the IGST Model for implementation with the caveat that a ‘strong IT infrastructure and complete information of the interstate transactions is a precondition and essential prerequisite for considering the IGST model. Without addressing these fundamental concerns of IT infrastructure and information support systems, the adoption of IGST model which is still at a conceptual stage is far from realistic at this stage in adoption of GST in the course of interstate transaction in goods and GST for the nation’.

Maharashtra Value Added Tax (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2016

April 22, 2016 4969 Views 0 comment Print

Following amendments have been made in the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Rules, 2005 which is effective from 01 .04.2016: Rule 8 (Application for registration of dealers liable to tax) Any dealer liable to pay tax shall (including voluntary registration) submit a registration application electronically on www.mahavat.gov.in in Form 101 along with Form 105 (to be submitted […]

MVAT- CST Act- Govt notifies Form IIIE & Form V(B)

April 22, 2016 8224 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 13 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (Act No.74 of 1956), and of all other powers enabling it in this behalf; the Government of Maharashtra is hereby pleased to make the following rules further to amend the Central Sales Tax (Bombay) Rules, 1957, namely :‑

Analysis Of Declaration Form VAT 15 Under Rajasthan VAT Rules

April 21, 2016 15280 Views 1 comment Print

In this article we will discuss the declaration forms that are available under RVAT Act read with Rajasthan Value Added Tax Rules, 2006 other than VAT 47 and VAT 49, as these declaration forms has already been discussed in detail in another separate article

MAVT: Amendment to Schedule entry A-51 (Towel)

April 20, 2016 1822 Views 0 comment Print

In Schedule A Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002, in entry 51, in column (2), for sub-entry (vii), the following sub-entry shall be substituted, namely :— (vii) Towels.

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