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NGTP Tag Cannot Replace Evidence: Why Bona Fide GST Buyers Are Facing Unwarranted Scrutiny

Goods and Services Tax : The article examines how NGTP classifications are increasingly being used as standalone grounds for ITC blockage and fraud proceed...

June 10, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

GST Late Fee: Penalty Calculation & and How to Avoid

Goods and Services Tax : Missing GST return deadlines triggers late fees under Section 47 and interest under Section 50, both calculated separately. Unders...

June 10, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

Premature GST Recovery from Customers Invalid: Madras High Court

Goods and Services Tax : The Court reaffirmed that taxpayers are entitled to due process before coercive recovery measures are initiated. Recovery actions ...

June 10, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

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 426 Views 1 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 591 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 273 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 2934 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 5214 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


GST Registration Restoration Allowed subject to FIling of Pending Returns & Payment of Dues

Goods and Services Tax : The Gauhati High Court directed authorities to consider restoration of GST registration after the taxpayer filed pending returns a...

June 10, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

No GST Refund as Foreign Group Entity Rendered Core Procurement Functions: GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : The Tribunal held that procurement strategy, supplier oversight, and sourcing support formed part of a substantive procurement ser...

June 10, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

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 207 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 165 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 120 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 6111 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 582 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 4191 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 18252 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 25827 Views 3 comments Print


Goods & Service Tax Will Be A Reality by April 2016

December 17, 2014 5288 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Government has finally agreed to many demands of various states during the most successful meeting held so far on 15th December , 2014. This is claimed to be a win win deal and passing of first hurdle in rolling out the long awaited goods and service tax(GST) in India from April, 2016.

Need for amendment to Section 8(3) of CST Act

December 16, 2014 14292 Views 0 comment Print

Section 8 of the CST Act stipulates the rate of tax in case of inter-state sale of goods covered by registration certificate of the purchasing dealer as 2%, subject to furnishing of declaration form issued by the purchasing dealer to the selling dealer. The selling dealer is required to submit the declaration form to the assessing authority, to get assessed at concessional rate of tax. The declaration required to be furnished is Form ‘C’ as per Rule 12(1) of the CST Rules, 1957.

Work Contractor and Rajasthan VAT

December 16, 2014 9857 Views 3 comments Print

CA Ram Bajaj Method of Calculating the Tax liability of VAT in Work Contract:- 1. Exemption Fee Method/Composition Method 2. VAT Method – 1 (Actual labour deduction) 3. VAT Method – 2 (Standard Labour Deduction) Exemption Fee Method /Composition Method – due to complexity of calculation of labour charges and other permissible deduction under vat […]

Delhi VAT – File change effected in registration particulars in form DP-1

December 15, 2014 21285 Views 1 comment Print

Whereas, it is mandatory for all registered dealers to inform the Commissioner about any change effected in the registration particulars. 2. Therefore, I, Sanjeev Khirwar, Commissioner, Value Added Tax, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, without prejudice to legal provisions under DVAT Act, 2004 and DVAT Rules, 2005, consider it necessary that the dealer profile of all the registered dealers should be updated.

Non-submission of ‘C’ forms: Levy of penalty Not Legal

December 12, 2014 225600 Views 48 comments Print

CA K. Jitendra Babu 1.  Section 8 of the CST Act stipulates the rate of tax in case of inter-state sale of goods covered by registration certificate of the purchasing dealer as 2%, subject to furnishing of declaration form by the purchasing dealer to the selling dealer. The selling dealer is required to submit the declaration form to his assessing authority, to get assessed at concessional rate […]

PPT on Moving towards Goods & Service Tax

December 12, 2014 3221 Views 0 comment Print

PPT discusses about short comings of existing system of Indirect taxes in the country. It compares existing system with Proposed GST regime and what GST promises. The PPT explains about new concepts of GST like:-

CII wants CST to reduced to 1%

December 12, 2014 1481 Views 0 comment Print

CII suggested the removal of anomalies in customs duty and reducing the CST rate from 2% to 1% due to the delay in implementation of GST. The short-term stimulus package involving reduction of excise duty on certain goods to continue up to March 15, 2015 was strongly emphasized by CII.

Suggestions for changes in MVAT Act 2002

December 11, 2014 4155 Views 0 comment Print

(A) Inordinate delays in granting of Refunds – Huge amount of refunds which are payable to the dealers at large are lying with the Department due to lack of support from Mahavat system. From FY 2008-09 onwards, Form 704s have been filed electronically and data for dealer wise sales is available in the database of the Department.

Maharashtra TIN validation Utility in excel (Structural Validation)

December 5, 2014 4860 Views 0 comment Print

This excel utility is only for Maharashtra VAT TIN Holders. Enter a list of TINS in A column. Copy paste the formula in column B till the cell you have entered the TIN. It will show True or False. True signifies it is structurally valid and false signifies it is structurally invalid. For more details […]

Delhi VAT – Details of new application uploaded in the DVAT Server

December 2, 2014 3088 Views 0 comment Print

In the main DVAT webpage, a separate COMPOSITION DEALER hyperlink has been made available under the head VERIFICATION to check composition status of the dealer.

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