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Understanding Appeals & Revision Mechanism under GST

Goods and Services Tax : The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in India aims to establish a transparent and efficient indirect tax system. Despite the se...

June 15, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

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 171 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 261 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 117 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 195 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 279 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 1125 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 3060 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 Recovery Kept in Abeyance as Export vs Intermediary Service Dispute Needs Adjudication: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court admitted writ petitions challenging a GST demand arising from the classification of logistics services as in...

June 15, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad HC Orders Release as GST Arrest Was Made Without Transit Remand

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that producing an accused before a Magistrate in another State without obtaining transit remand rendered the detent...

June 15, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala HC Quashes ITC Denial as Section 16(5) Benefit Was Not Considered

Goods and Services Tax : The High Court set aside the order rejecting ITC after finding that the taxpayer s case required examination under Section 16(5) o...

June 15, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Directs GSTAT to Consider Delayed Refund Appeals

Goods and Services Tax : The Telangana High Court declined to examine the merits of GST refund rejection orders and directed the taxpayer to avail the stat...

June 15, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Relegates Taxpayer to GSTAT Against Review Appellate Order

Goods and Services Tax : The Telangana High Court refused to entertain a writ petition challenging a GST appellate order due to delay and the availability ...

June 15, 2026 45 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 63 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 249 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 345 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 13731 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


Levy of penalty up to Rs. 5000 for minor defects in e-way bill

November 15, 2021 7899 Views 0 comment Print

Where the person in charge of conveyance carrying consignment of goods carries the documents prescribed under rule 138A or rule 55A, (i.e. e-way bill has been generated and invoice or bill of supply or delivery challan, as the case may be), but the case involves minor defects not intended for evasion of tax in the particular transaction and the documents otherwise manifestly show sufferance of tax in that transaction, a penalty of up to Rs.5000 per Act shall be levied.

GST evasion of Rs. 250 crores detected | ITC of Compensation Cess

November 15, 2021 2388 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai has made a detection of evasion of Rs. 265 crores and recovered Rs. 250 crores, which is praiseworthy. This is a case of availing ITC of Compensation Cess on coking coal used for captive consumption. The credit of unutilized cess was being consequently claimed as refund on products exported.

Law of Job Work under GST Law

November 15, 2021 31227 Views 1 comment Print

PROLOGUE If we see the provisions of the CGST Act and SGST Act for respective states, we come across identical provisions for the incidence of GST as provided in section 7 which provides for scope of supply under the CGST Act and the SGST Acts. The common feature is that if the supply is for […]

Legal Services under GST Law

November 14, 2021 16020 Views 2 comments Print

1. Definitions a. Legal Service – As per S. No. 2(zm) of Notification No. 12/2017 – Central Tax (Rate), Legal Service means any service provided in relation to advice, consultancy or assistance in any branch of law, in any manner and includes representational services before any court, tribunal or authority. b. Advocate – As per […]

Educational and Training Services

November 14, 2021 1719 Views 0 comment Print

ARA, Rajasthan has pronounced judgment on 25.10.2021, in the case of Rahul Goyal, (2021) 36 J.K.Jain’s GST & VR 419, that; ‘The Services provided by the applicant to Mentors Eduserv, Bihar on “Principal to Principal” basis per Clause 13 of the agreement dated 10.2.2020 does not constitute employee-employer relation. As such, these Services are not […]

Default bail U/s. 167(2) Cr.P.C. cannot be equated with discretion of Court U/s. 437, 438 or 439 Cr.P.C.

November 13, 2021 5235 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab & Haryana High Court modifies conditions for default bail under Section 167(2) Cr.P.C. in Amandeep Singh Bhui vs Inspector CGST case.

Writ maintainable Alternative Remedy available examining records, facts mis-match

November 13, 2021 1968 Views 0 comment Print

In present facts of the case, the Hon’ble High Court dismissed the writ petitions by observing that question of looking into the records, going into the facts and examining mismatch, this exercise can be done by the Appellate Authority only. Therefore, petitions shall avail alternative remedy.

GST payable on electricity charges recovered on actual cost basis from residents by company providing services of residential apartments

November 12, 2021 6237 Views 0 comment Print

In re Antara Purukul Senior Living Limited (GST AAR Uttarakhand) GST payable on electricity charges recovered on actual cost basis from residents by company providing services of residential apartments The applicant has sought advance ruling on the following questions: 1. Whether the electricity charges paid to UPCL for the power consumed by residents in their residential […]

AAR cannot admit application on question not coming within the purview of Section 97(2)

November 12, 2021 1299 Views 0 comment Print

In re NBCC (INDIA) Limited (GST AAR Odisha) The applicant in clause (a) [ as above) has discussed the findings of the Appellate Authority to: advance Ruling in its order no. 02/ODISHA-AAAR/Appeal/2020-21 dated 19.03.2021. In question no. (b), the applicant has sought clarification i.e. whether the classification and rate of taxes so determined by the […]

SoP for information sharing with GST investigating authorities

November 12, 2021 4809 Views 0 comment Print

Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for information sharing with GST investigating authorities which includes IP address used for filing of GST Returns, Login details with IP address at the time of registration of taxpayer, Amendment History of Taxpayer and IP address of generation of E-Way Bill along with details. EXCISE & TAXATION DEPARTMENT, HARYANA Vanijya Bhawan, […]

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