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Crisp Notes on Issuance of SCN Under GST

Goods and Services Tax : This article explains the legal significance of a Show Cause Notice under GST and why it forms the foundation of adjudication proc...

June 15, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

Limitation for Filing Appeal before GSTAT – A Legal Analysis

Goods and Services Tax : The article explains that taxpayers with orders communicated before 1 April 2026 must file GSTAT appeals by 30 June 2026 to preser...

June 15, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print

Cancelled Registration, Notice Buried on Portal Can Department Still Insist “You Were Served”?

Goods and Services Tax : High Courts have held that taxpayers with cancelled GST registrations cannot be expected to monitor the portal continuously, makin...

June 15, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

Composition Levy under GST: Should Your Small Business Really Opt for It?

Goods and Services Tax : The article examines the benefits and trade-offs of the composition scheme, helping small businesses determine whether the concess...

June 15, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

Audit vs Investigation under GST: Why Distinction Matters More Than Ever

Goods and Services Tax : The article explains that audits and investigations serve distinct legal purposes under GST and require different taxpayer respons...

June 15, 2026 237 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


GST Audit Flags MSME Challenges: Key Recommendations to Improve Ease of Doing Business

Goods and Services Tax : Stakeholders identified persistent issues in GST registration, cancellations, and refund processing affecting MSMEs. The consultat...

June 13, 2026 219 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on procedural issues in filing of appeals before GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : The Rajasthan GSTAT Bar has urged the Tribunal to adopt a pragmatic approach by accepting pre-deposits made through the Electronic...

June 11, 2026 1110 Views 0 comment Print

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 324 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 3057 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 867 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


GST Assessment Order Set Aside as Personal Hearing Was Fixed Before Reply Deadline

Goods and Services Tax : Modine Thermal Systems Private Limited Vs State of Uttarakhand and Others (Uttarakhand High Court) The petitioner challenged an as...

June 15, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Grants Bail in ₹30 Crore GST Fraud Case as No Complaint Filed Despite 60 Days of Custody

Goods and Services Tax : The Telangana High Court granted bail to an accused in a Rs.30 crore fake GST ITC case after noting that no complaint had been fil...

June 14, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC Grants Interim Relief in ₹458 Crore GST Dispute to IndiGo 

Goods and Services Tax : Considering Clauses 7 and 7.1 of the 2022 Circular, the Court found that the amount in question appeared to be compensation rather...

June 14, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

GST Appeals Cannot Be Rejected as Time-Barred Without Proving GST Order Communication Date: Allahabad HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Allahabad High Court held that GST appellate authorities cannot dismiss appeals solely on limitation without examining the act...

June 14, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print

P&H HC Directs Decision on GST Fraud Complaint Within One Month

Goods and Services Tax : The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the competent authority to decide a representation alleging fraudulent GST record manip...

June 14, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


GSTAT Bars Defect Flags on Valid Appeal Documents to Ease Initial Portal Compliance

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT instructed scrutiny officers not to raise defects where appellants have uploaded the required documents in prescribed form. ...

June 15, 2026 33 Views 0 comment Print

GSTAT Mumbai Issues Notice on Operational Launch & Appeal Filing

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT Mumbai Bench has officially commenced functioning, making it mandatory for taxpayers within its jurisdiction to file appeals...

June 12, 2026 231 Views 0 comment Print

GSTAT Committee Proposes Rule Changes to Ease Appeals

Goods and Services Tax : The Committee recommended replacing daily cause lists with weekly schedules and permitting supplementary lists when necessary. The...

June 12, 2026 342 Views 0 comment Print

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 13668 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 666 Views 0 comment Print


GST: Land filling pit is a civil structure, not a plant or machinery- ITC not eligilble

December 13, 2021 7737 Views 0 comment Print

In re Mother Earth Environ Tech Pvt. Ltd (GST AAAR Karnataka) The Appellant has been very vehement in their submission that the land filling pit is not a civil structure in as much as they have not used any cement or steel in the construction of the land filling pit. The term ‘civil structure’ has […]

CBI Arrests a CGST Superintendent In a Bribery Case

December 13, 2021 1821 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Superintendent of CGST, Amaravati Division, Vijayawada while demanding & accepting bribe of Rs. 8,000/- from a complainant.

Bogus ITC Case: Orissa HC grants Bail to accused

December 13, 2021 4707 Views 0 comment Print

It has been alleged that the petitioner is the proprietor of M/s. S.R. Enterprises in collusion with others had been managing in showing the receipt of purchase invoices in the name of fake firms without physical receipt of goods and issuing sale invoices without onward physical movement of the goods and thereby has wrongfully availed and passed on bogus Input Tax Credit (ITC) on the strength of those fake invoices in defrauding the State exchequer.

GST on E-commerce operator/business

December 13, 2021 82140 Views 10 comments Print

In common parlance, the person who operates the E-commerce platform is called an ECO. However, in terms of Sec 2(45) of CGST Act,2017 ECO means any person who owns, operates or manages digital or electronic facility or platform for e-commerce.

Rule 86A- ITC cannot be blocked for more than a year- HC lifts restriction

December 13, 2021 7140 Views 0 comment Print

Advent India PE Advisors Private Limited Vs Union of India and Ors. (Bombay High Court) Having regard to the statutory mandate in sub-rule (3) of rule 86A, the petitioner is entitled to claim that the input tax credit ought to have been unblocked immediately after one year of the restriction being imposed under sub-rule (1) […]

Alleged Availment of ITC from Non-existent Firms- HC Grants Bail to accused

December 13, 2021 1632 Views 0 comment Print

Ld. Counsel for the applicant-accused argued that the accused is aged about 67 years, and having various serious elements. He further argued that the allegations against the applicant-accused are that he receiving the bogus bills without any goods. He further argued that he is ready to co-operate with the investigation. He further argued that there is no useful purpose would be serve to keep the applicant / accused behind bars because trail will take long time and prayed for bail.

HC directs GSTN to facilitate filing of TRAN-1 by Petitioner

December 13, 2021 849 Views 0 comment Print

Ashok Kumar Meher Vs Commissioner of Sales Tax & GST (Orissa High Court) HC held that The plea of technical difficulties or technical glitches will not come in the way of the above order being given effect to. For this purpose a direction is issued to GSTN to either modify or make changes in the […]

GST refund on Inter-State supply subsequently held as intra-State supply- HC refers matter back to Appellate Authority

December 12, 2021 1947 Views 0 comment Print

Refund is also available when the inter-State or intra-State supply made by a taxpayer, is subsequently found by taxpayer himself as intra-State and inter-State respectively, therefore, the matter may be remitted to the concerned appellate authority for the consideration of his claim/application made under sub-rule (1) of Rule 89 of the Rules, 2017

CST ‘turnover’ cannot be included for determination of tax liability/filing of Returns under TNVAT Act, 2006

December 12, 2021 2304 Views 0 comment Print

Schneider Electric India Pvt.Limited Vs Assistant Commissioner (ST) (Madras High Court) Rule 8 of the TNVAT Rules, 2007 prescribes a method of determination of ‘taxable turnover‘ for the purpose of payment of tax. It is not to be read to mean that CST ‘turnover’ is to be included either for determination of tax liability under […]

Construction Services─Other Services would be taxed separately

December 12, 2021 4557 Views 0 comment Print

Whether recovery of charges for the ancillary services by builders would be considered as a ‘composite supply’ naturally bundled with ‘Construction Services’ u/s 8, GST Act, 2017?

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