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Goods and Services Tax : The article examines how NGTP classifications are increasingly being used as standalone grounds for ITC blockage and fraud proceed...
Goods and Services Tax : Missing GST return deadlines triggers late fees under Section 47 and interest under Section 50, both calculated separately. Unders...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court reaffirmed that taxpayers are entitled to due process before coercive recovery measures are initiated. Recovery actions ...
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 : 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 Gauhati High Court directed authorities to consider restoration of GST registration after the taxpayer filed pending returns a...
Goods and Services Tax : The Tribunal held that procurement strategy, supplier oversight, and sourcing support formed part of a substantive procurement ser...
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 : 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 ...
The Central Government’s policy is, when exports are made, only products or services are to be exported and not taxes. Therefore when tax exemption is available for direct export for the exporters, the sale prior to export i.e Penultimate sale also is considered for tax exemption by the Government.
It is herby informed to all concerned that department proposes to further streamline the matching of Annexure 2A and 2B as per the following procedures. Comments of all stakeholders are invited upto 20/07/15 before finalization of the same( As Directed by CLAT)
A works contract is an agreement which is a mixture of service or labour and transfer of goods. Under a works contract the contractor agrees to do certain job in execution whereof, certain goods are transferred to the contractee. Thus, an agreement of building construction, manufacture, processing, fabrication, erection, installation, repair or commissioning of any movable or immovable property, is a works contract.
In the case of DTH services, the only element involved in the transaction is Service and therefore the amount collected from the subscribers is liable for service tax. Since STBs are provided as a part of rendering services, no element of sale/transfer of right to use is involved in the transaction, to attract VAT/Sales Tax.
The Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court in one of writ petitions challenging the constitutional vires of section 62(5) of Punjab VAT Act, 2005 filed by me has granted interim stay on adopting coercive measures for recovery of 25% pre-deposit as required under the said section for hearing of appeal and also has made an […]
Frequently Asked Questions Q.1 What is Form T-2? Ans. To minimize physical interaction between dealers and VAT Officials and for efficient administration of the Act, it is considered necessary that the details of invoices and goods receipt note in respect of goods purchased or received as stock transfer from outside Delhi be sought from the […]
Section 20 of Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act directs every dealer to file complete and self consistent returns. Rules 17 & 18 deal with forms and periodicity of return, summary of which is as follows:-
The Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 19, 2014 by the MoF which seeks to amend the Constitution to introduce GST. GST is a simplified indirect tax structure, wherein tax paid on goods/services procured by one person at one stage can be availed as credit while passing on the goods/services to the next stage, until they reach the final consumer who bears incidence of tax.
In my opinion, in the present scenario collection of taxes from builders and developers in the State of Rajasthan for the period between 1st April 2014 to 13th July 2014 would not be valid proposition as analyzed on the basis of principles laid down by Hon’ble Apex Court and Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Sales Tax Department of Government of Maharashtra has made available the facility to accept the payments under the Profession Tax, Luxury Tax and Sugarcane Purchase Tax Acts through GRAS vide Trade Circular referred as 1 above. Now the facility to accept payments under The Maharashtra Tax on the Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2002 through the GRAS Portal has been made available from 01/07/2015.
