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Procedural Fairness Is Not an Empty Ritual: SC Reasserts Constitutional Sanctity of Natural Justice

Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court held that adjudicatory proceedings cannot survive when authorities rely on undisclosed material or deny meaningf...

June 2, 2026 2736 Views 0 comment Print

Using ITC for 10% Pre Deposit Is Not a Crime: Allahabad High Court

Goods and Services Tax : The High Court held that using Input Tax Credit for the mandatory 10% GST appeal pre-deposit is not a criminal act. It ruled that ...

June 1, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print

GST Impact on Ceramic & Sanitaryware Industry

Goods and Services Tax : Introduction: In India, GST has disrupted the traditional methods of managing compliance and taxation in most industries. For the ...

June 1, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print

ASMT-10 to GST Adjudication: Checklist for Taxpayers and Professionals

Goods and Services Tax : GST disputes often begin with scrutiny notices rather than investigations. A structured response at every stage can help taxpayers...

June 1, 2026 363 Views 0 comment Print

GSTN Introduces Major E-Way Bill Changes Every Taxpayer Must Know

Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has introduced important changes to strengthen tracking and transparency in goods movement. Businesses must understand the ne...

June 1, 2026 309 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 759 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 5025 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 648 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi GST Detects ₹60.59 Cr Fake ITC Fraud; One Arrested

Goods and Services Tax : Authorities uncovered fraudulent ITC claims based on fake invoices without actual supply of goods or services. The accused was arr...

April 30, 2026 945 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on Cancellation of GST Registration & Refund Processing

Goods and Services Tax : The representation highlights ambiguity in whether the ₹2.5 crore ITC threshold should be annual or cumulative. It emphasizes th...

April 23, 2026 3525 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


GST Show Cause Notice Upheld as Taxability of Annuity Requires Factual Determination

Goods and Services Tax : The Telangana High Court refused to quash a GST show cause notice, holding that the question whether annuity payments were exempt ...

June 2, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

SC Declines Interference as GST Dispute Arose From Show Cause Notice

Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court refused to interfere at the show cause notice stage, holding that the dispute should be examined through adjudic...

June 2, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

Chilli Grinding Job Work GST Issue Left Undecided Due to Withdrawal of AAR Application

Goods and Services Tax : Karnataka AAR disposed of the application after the applicant informed that GST demand orders on the same issue were already under...

June 2, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

GST Advance Ruling Application Withdrawn as ITC Time-Limit Issue Was Outside AAR Jurisdiction

Goods and Services Tax : Karnataka AAR disposed of the application after observing that a request for extension of the ITC availment deadline did not fall ...

June 2, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Factory Canteen ITC Allowed Only to Extent of Actual Employer Expenditure

Goods and Services Tax : The authority clarified that ITC cannot be claimed on amounts recovered from employees toward canteen facilities. Credit is restri...

June 2, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 297 Views 0 comment Print

Tamil Nadu GST Circular Shifts LTU Adjudication to Deputy Commissioners

Goods and Services Tax : The Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Department directed that adjudication of LTU taxpayers inspected by the Intelligence Wing will now...

May 28, 2026 318 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 26, 2026 2820 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 16815 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 19, 2026 24555 Views 3 comments Print


Cheers! Mvat rate on wine in Maharashtra reduced to 4%

July 28, 2009 1835 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra government has given into the demand from various quarters including farmers and slashed the VAT back to 4% from the recent increase to 25% while the imported wines will attract the duty of 20% instead of 25%. The decision was taken at a special cabinet meeting convened Wednesday in Nashik. A decision was also taken […]

Waiver of penalty in certain cases for non-filing of return within prescribed time

July 4, 2009 3275 Views 0 comment Print

I am glad to inform the Hon’ble members that Maharashtra is the first State to get tax returns in large numbers electronically from all dealers. The dealers, the trade associations and tax practitioners have greatly contributed to this and deserve to be congratulated.

Mvat Notification for Adding Entries to Medical Devices Notification

July 1, 2009 1722 Views 0 comment Print

Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032, dated the 29th June 2009. NOTIFICATION Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002. No. VAT- 1509/CR-.81- C/Taxation- 1 — In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-entry (8) of entry 107 of SCHEDULE ‘C’ appended to the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 (Mah IX of 2005) the Government of Maharashtra hereby amends […]

No MVAT on Sales by a registered dealer to the Department of Space ,of goods used in Satellite Launch System

July 1, 2009 832 Views 0 comment Print

FINANCE DEPALRTMENT Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032, dated the 29th June 2009 ORDER Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002. No.VAT-1509/ CR-81-A/Taxation -1. -In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (5) of section 8 of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act. 2002 (Mah. IX of 2005), the Government of Maharashtra hereby amends with effect from the 1st July […]

Mvat Notification for Change in Rate & Condition for Composition Scheme of Restaurants

June 29, 2009 5232 Views 0 comment Print

The claimant dealer shall apply in Form -2 in respect of caterers and in Form —1 in case of other dealers referred to in column (2) of this entry, to the Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax (Registration) in case of the dealers in Mumbai and in other cases, to the Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax (VAT Administration) concerned.

Notification for Solar energy devices under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002

June 29, 2009 17712 Views 7 comments Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by entry 56 of SCHEDULE ‘A’ appended to the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 (Mah. IX of 2005), the Government of Maharashtra hereby specifies with effect from the 1st July 2009, the following Solar energy devices, for the purposes of the said entry, namely.

Provision amended in Budget related to Profession Tax, Bombay Stamp Duty Act, and Bombay Motor Vehicle Tax Act applicable w.e.f. 01.07.2009

June 29, 2009 982 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Maharashtra Tax Laws (Levy, Amendment and Validation) Act, 2009 (Mah. XVII of 2009), the Government of Maharashtra hereby appoints the 1st July 2009 to be the date on which sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the said Act shall come into force.

MVAT Trade Cir – 20T of 2009 – Grant of Administrative Relief to unregistered dealer

June 23, 2009 1906 Views 0 comment Print

The powers for grant of Administrative Relief in respect of Acts administered by the Sales Tax Department mentioned in the Government Resolution referred to at Sr.No.2 above were delegated by the Commissioner of Sales Tax to the authorities vide Trade Circular No.68T of 2007 dated 26/11/2007 and Trade Circular No.14T of 2009 dated 18/4/2009.

The Maharashtra Tax Laws (Levy, Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2009 passed in 2009 Mahrashtra Government Budget

June 20, 2009 3832 Views 0 comment Print

L.A.BILL No.XIV of 2009 A BILL Further to amend certain tax laws in operation in the State of Maharashtra WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend certain tax laws in operation in the State of Maharashtra, for the purpose hereinafter appearing; it is hereby enacted in the Sixtieth year of the Republic of India as […]

Circular on Validity of Form ‘I’ under Central Sales Tax Act

June 20, 2009 48828 Views 1 comment Print

Considering the genuine difficulty faced by the Trade in this respect, the instructions contained in Trade Circular No.8T of 2005 are being modified. Sales Tax authorities are instructed to also allow declarations in Form ‘I’ issued by Sales Tax authorities of other States. This will be applicable for a period of one year and the issue will be reexamined after that.

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