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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 ...
Punjab Government has notified goods u/s 6(7) of the Punjab VAT Act, 2005 on which Advance VAT will be recovered. Section 6(8) of the Punjab VAT Act, 2005 earlier considered Entry Tax as deemed advance VAT.
Just like the dealers used to do in the case of Entry Tax, they will be able to deposit the Advance Tax at the ICCs. For this an entry will be made in the computer system at the ICC. In addition to above, the dealers will be able to deposit the Advance Tax in the office of AETC as well as through internet banking.
Where assessment order has NOT been issued, the declarant (including trader, manufacturer, contractor, builder, leasing company, etc.) shall pay only declared tax (for the period up to 31.03.2013); and get immunity from interest, penalty and prosecution. Circumstances, such as,-
1. Amendment of Rule 3: (i) To address the various queries and difficulties of the works contract dealers, including builders, the rule has been suitably amended to clarify how taxable turnover shall be calculated and what all deductions could be made from turnover.
Normally a works contractor can opt for the composition scheme till April 30 of a financial year but in 2013-14, he can again do so for third and fourth quarter by filing Form WC-01 till October 31, 2013. The Composition dealer shall be eligible to opt for only one of the scheme i.e. Scheme A or Scheme B for all categories of works contracts to be executed by him in that financial year.
1. Amnesty Scheme: The Government allowed to bring an amnesty scheme (under section 107) for all tax dues, including for sales tax cases, for period upto 31.3.13. This will allow dealers to pay tax voluntarily and get relief from interest and penalty and criminal prosecution.
The composition scheme, notified vide No. 3(13)/Fin.(rev-1)/2012-13/dsvi/180 dated 28.2.2013 (effective from 1.4.2013), issued u/s 16(12) of the DVAT Act for works contract dealers has been modified vide present notification.
The Government of Maharashtra amended the Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Rules, 1975 (PT Rules) vide above referred notification making it mandatory for the new and all the existing Profession Tax Payers to communicate their income tax PAN or TAN or both, as the case may be, to the Department.
Where the property is booked by the intended purchaser at the time of commencement of the project and the builder is paying VAT (as applicable) on its entire revenue, there would be minimum complexity.
Supreme Court approves the Raheja Developments judgment as laying down correct legal provision and also rejects challenge to amendment to provisions of explanation (b)(ii) to section 2(24) of MVAT Act and valididy of Rule 58(1-A) of MVAT Rules is sustained.
