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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 : This guide explains the fundamentals of GST, including CGST, SGST, IGST, and UTGST. It also highlights how these classifications i...
Goods and Services Tax : A single visit revealing closed premises is not sufficient to cancel GST registration. The department must establish statutory gro...
Goods and Services Tax : The article explains the crucial distinction between GST Credit Notes and Commercial Credit Notes. Once the Section 34 deadline ex...
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 : GSTAT accepted the DGAP finding that the ratio of credit availed to purchase value declined after GST implementation. Since no add...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT held that the retailer failed to pass on the benefit of GST reduction from 28% to 18% through commensurate price cuts. The T...
Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court issued notice in a challenge to West Bengals entry tax regime concerning goods meant for export. Interim protect...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court set aside the 2013 judgment striking down the Entry Tax Act after holding that the precedents relied upon had been overr...
Goods and Services Tax : The Orissa High Court considered a request for amendment of GST registration where business was conducted from a different locatio...
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 Bombay High Court held that transportation services in CIF imports form part of a composite supply and cannot be taxed separately under GST. The Court relied on the Supreme Court ruling in Mohit Minerals to quash the demand.
GSTAT held that failure to pass on additional Input Tax Credit benefits to eligible homebuyers violated Section 171 of the CGST Act. The Tribunal ordered refund of profiteered amounts with GST, interest and penalty.
Andhra Pradesh High Court held that GST officers of a transit State cannot invoke Sections 129 or 130 against goods merely passing through the State. The ruling clarifies that IGST transactions unrelated to the State do not confer detention or confiscation powers.
Gujarat High Court held that GST paid on cotton seed oil cake must be refunded since the product is exempt as cattle feed under Notification No. 02/2017-CT (Rate). The ruling clarifies that exemption depends on end use as cattle feed, not the supply route or purchaser category.
The Karnataka High Court directed release of goods and conveyance after noting that the petitioner had already complied with the appellate authority’s order imposing 200% tax penalty under Section 129(1)(a). The Court required an indemnity bond pending conclusion of revisional proceedings.
Kerala High Court held that interception of a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction of its declared destination constituted a strong prima facie circumstance supporting GST detention proceedings. The writ petition challenging the detention was dismissed.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that TTD qualifies as both a Governmental Authority and Governmental Entity under GST notifications. Assessment and appellate orders denying concessional GST benefits were set aside and remanded for fresh consideration.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court set aside retrospective cancellation of GST registration because the taxpayer was not informed through a show cause notice that such retrospective action was proposed. The Court held that authorities must clearly disclose the grounds and basis for proposed cancellation.
The Gujarat High Court held that arrest under Section 69 of the CGST Act was valid as the petitioner had been supplied with the “reasons to believe” and grounds of arrest. The Court ruled that verbatim signed copies were not mandatory.
Patna High Court ruled that recovered GST amounts should be returned to the taxpayer after withdrawal of the assessment order. The dispute related to tax demand issued through Form GST DRC-07.
