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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 issue was whether a show cause notice could be issued under a rule already omitted. The court stayed the notice, holding that ...
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 : 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...
With effect from the quarter ending December 31, 2009, electronic submission of returns has been made mandatory for: * dealers claiming refund * dealers having transactions of inter-state sales and inter-state purchases, either presently or previously anytime under the VAT regime
The Government of Punjab has recently imposed Entry Tax on 12 new items under section 3A of Punjab Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2000 (Punjab Act No.9 of 2000). The List of which has already been provided in the articles published earlier.
Punjab VAT notification levying additional tax ; Effective February 5, 2010, dealers are required to charge an additional tax calculated at 10% of the amount of tax payable. The additional tax in respect of liquor shall be effective April 1, 2010., Punjab Entry Tax notifications levying entry tax on certain goods
The greatest advantage of new GST regime is that it addresses fully the concern of tax cascading. Presently tax cascading is found in both- central and state taxes as the exempt sectors of economy (trade, oil etc) are not allowed to claim any cenvat credit of indirect taxes. It neither happens in excise duty nor in state value added tax. Also, on inter state sales, central sale tax (CST) is collected by the origin state for which no credit is allowed by any Government.
As is now well known, the Empowered Committee of State Finance Minister (EC) had, in November 2009, issued a First Discussion Paper (Paper) on the dual Goods and Service Tax (GST). This paper had set out the EC’s views on the nature of the dual GST, its coverage, the manner of its applicability, its coverage and on several other design aspects of the GST as well, including on treatment of inter-state supplies of goods and services.
The Sales Tax Department has implemented the scheme of filing electronic return successfully. In a step further to automation, it is now decided to provide facility for electronic payment. The Government has amended the rules relating to the payment vide notification cited at Ref-3. A new rule 45A is inserted. Now, amended rule provides that a State Government may issue notification and specify the class or classes of dealers required to make mandatory payment of tax interest or penalty, if any, or any amount payable by or under the Act electronically. This rule further provides that such e-payment shall be applicable for such period as may be specified in the said notification.
The Supreme Court has decided to examine the plea of Punjab government pertaining to the provision of its VAT law which according to the government provides no exemption to the assessees from the mandatory deposit of 25% of the tax, penalty and interest for entertaining their appeal by the appellate authority.
The long-awaited reform of India’s indirect taxes system is set to get a fillip , with a broad consensus forming within the finance ministry on a rate of 16% for the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) for both Centre and states combined. To be levied on all companies and traders with annual turnover of Rs 10 lakh and above, this would provide a tax base of 40-45 lakh assessees and ensure that neither the Centre nor states suffer any revenue loss.
Under section 8(1) of the Central Sales Tax Act 1956 an Interstate sale to a registered dealer can be made at the concessional rate of Central sales tax i.e. @2% existing at this time. But for claiming concessional rate of CST the seller needs to produce a declaration in the prescribed form duly filed and signed by the registered dealer in a prescribed form obtained from a prescribed authority.
Declared goods are the goods of special importance on which there are certain restrictions placed under CST Act 1956 on imposition of sales tax or VAT by the states. Article286(3)(a) of the Constitution of India authorises parliament to declare some goods as of special importance and to impose restrictions and conditions in regard to power of the states in regard to levy, rates and other incidence of tax on such goods.
