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Goods and Services Tax : The omission of Section 13(8)(b) applies only prospectively from 30 March 2026, as no saving clause exists. Past transactions and ...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT bridges a long-standing gap by providing a dedicated appellate forum, eliminating the need to directly approach High Courts....
Goods and Services Tax : Limitation start from date when Impugned Order in Form DRC 07 uploaded on portal and not from date of detailed order: Allahabad Hi...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that once a GST assessment order attains finality, recovery under Section 79 can proceed without issuing prior noti...
Goods and Services Tax : Courts held that Section 129 cannot be invoked for minor procedural lapses without intent to evade tax. It emphasised that penalti...
Goods and Services Tax : Authorities uncovered fraudulent ITC claims exceeding ₹8 crore without actual supply of goods. The ruling highlights that ITC is...
Goods and Services Tax : The case highlights that summons lacking details of the underlying inquiry violate procedural fairness. It underscores the need fo...
Goods and Services Tax : CBI arrested GST officials for demanding a bribe to facilitate registration approval. The case highlights strict enforcement again...
Goods and Services Tax : The CBI arrested a CGST Assistant Commissioner for demanding a bribe to halt GST proceedings. The officer was caught red-handed ac...
Goods and Services Tax : The Government reduced GST on paper sacks and bags from 18% to 5% following GST Council recommendations. The move addresses farmer...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court ruled that temporary business inactivity due to genuine medical reasons cannot justify cancellation without proper consi...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that challenges to ITC blocking cannot be entertained at the show cause stage. It ruled that adjudication must firs...
Goods and Services Tax : The court held that issuing a single show cause notice for multiple financial years violates GST law. It ruled such “bunching”...
Goods and Services Tax : The court held that the rectification order failed to satisfy the statutory requirements under Section 161 of the CGST Act. The im...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that recovery under Section 79 is valid when the assessment has attained finality and dues remain unpaid. It ruled ...
Goods and Services Tax : Due to technical issues on the new tax portal, late fees for Profession Tax returns were waived if tax was paid by 15 March 2026. ...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN clarified that system-calculated interest for February 2026 was incorrectly reflected in March returns due to a technical iss...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has enabled editing of the pre-deposit percentage in APL-01 filings. The change allows taxpayers flexibility, while verificat...
Goods and Services Tax : Taxpayers faced issues filing appeals where adjudication orders showed zero demand. GSTN clarified that such system limitations re...
Goods and Services Tax : Both domestic and import revenues contributed to GST growth, alongside increased refunds. The figures highlight improved tax admin...
Punjab & Haryana High Court in Bhushan Power & Steel Limited v State of Punjab & others has granted interim stay to the petitioners on the levy of entry tax u/s 3-A of Punjab Tax on Entry of Goods into Local areas Act 2000(hereinafter called as the Act), by considering it to be as ultra-vires of the State Government’s power to levy tax under the Constitution of India. Here the grounds on which stay has been granted are being discussed and an attempt has been made to make readers understand the order of the High Court in the said case.
As we know the Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court has already stayed the levy of entry tax in Punjab in the case of M/s Bhushan Steel v State of Punjab case on 28-03-2011 and also in other similar writ petitions challenging the levy of entry tax in Punjab on 08-04-2011. But the interim stay were applicable only to the persons who have filed writ petitions and the relief regarding deferment from payment of entry tax was available only to the concerned persons who have filed writ petitions in the High court as a result it was giving rise to filing of more and more writ petitions on the similar issue resulting in multiplicity of litigation in the High Court.
Schedule I provides for exemption in respect of sales of aforesaid goods where such goods are purchased on or after the 1st May 2011. Schedule II provides for exemption in respect of sales of aforesaid goods which were purchased on or before the 30th April 2011.
The liquor covered by entry 1 2 and 3 of Schedule I) of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act 2002 are purchased from the registered dealers within State and tax is paid or has become payable on purchase of liquor at earlier stage.
These rules may be called the Maharashtra Value Added Tax (Third Amendment) Rules, 2011 and they shall come into force with effect from the date 1st May 2011. These rules amends rule 53 , 54, 55A and insert rule 60A after rule 60.
MAH. ACT NO XV OF 2011- Maharashtra Tax Laws (Levy, Amendmend and Validation) Act, 2011 with Date of effect Notification for provisions of certain sections. Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act Notifications – MAH. ACT NO XV OF 2011.
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Maharashtra Tax Laws (Levy, Amendment and Validation) Act, 2011 (Mah. XV of 2011), the Government of Maharashtra hereby appoints the 1st May 2011 to be the date on which the provisions of sections 3 to 15, 16(1), (2) and (4), 17, 18, 19(2) and (3) and sections 20 and 21 of the said Act shall come into force.
Trouble for Kochi Tuskers Kerala never seems to end — a fresh row has broken out now between the franchise and Cochin Corporation over alleged tax evasion on ticket sales. Ahead of Wednesday night’s match, when the tickets were brought to the corporation for sealing, a new batch of tickets priced at Rs. 49 was […]
Various Notifications as per Budget Speech- 2011-12 VAT.1511/C.R. 54(1) to (6)/Taxation-1 dated 27th April 2011 In exercise of the powers conferred by entry 82 of SCHEDULE C appended to the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 (Mah. IX of 2005), the Government of Maharashtra hereby with effect from the 1st May 2011, amends the Government Notification, Finance Department, No. VAT-1505/CR-119/ Taxation-1, dated the 1st April 2005, as follows, namely:‑ In the said notification, in entry 13, after the words “biogas plants” the following shall be inserted, namely :‑
M/s. Bansal Wire Industries Ltd. & ANR Vs. State of U.P. & Ors (Supreme Court) – UP Trade Tax – stainless steel wire is not covered within entry (ix) of clause (iv) of Section 14 of Central Sales Tax Act: the language used in entry no. (ix) is plain and unambiguous and that the items which are mentioned there are “tools, alloy and special steel”. By using the words “of any of the above categories” in entry Nos. (ix) would refer to entries (i) to (viii) and it cannot and does not refer to entry no (xv).
