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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 168 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 195 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 282 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 147 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 222 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 324 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 1137 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 3075 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 870 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Kerala HC Quashes GST Notice as Composite SCN Covered Multiple Assessment Years

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala High Court held that a composite show cause notice issued for multiple assessment years was legally unsustainable. The ...

June 15, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala HC Invalidates Composite GST SCN Due to Multi-Year Coverage

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala High Court held that issuing one show cause notice for multiple financial years is not legally sustainable. While quash...

June 15, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

TCS Paid Under Protest Counts Towards GST Appeal Pre-Deposit Requirement: Bombay HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Bombay High Court held that TCS paid under protest before assessment must be considered while calculating the mandatory pre-de...

June 15, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Gauhati HC Quashes ITC Denial as Supplier’s Tax Default Cannot Penalize Bona Fide Purchaser

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that a purchasing dealer cannot be denied input tax credit solely because the supplier failed to deposit tax with t...

June 15, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

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 60 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 75 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 264 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 357 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 13791 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


ITC on Motor Vehicles under GST: An Analysis

August 20, 2021 425463 Views 11 comments Print

Section 17(5) of CGST Act denies input tax credit on the specific supplies received by a registered person.  Input tax credit on motor vehicles used for transportation of persons is ineligible.  We shall discuss the same in detail. According to Section 17(5) (a) of CGST Act, input tax credit is not available on motor vehicles […]

GST default in timely issuance of Tax Invoice, Consequences & Corrective measures

August 20, 2021 46161 Views 1 comment Print

Default in timely issuance of tax invoice, consequences (interest, penalty, prosecution), Compounding and Corrective measures Please find below write up around ‘Default in timely issuance of tax invoice, consequences (interest, penalty, prosecution), compounding and corrective measures’ for your kind perusal: Brief background: GST law is very specific and settled in terms of issuance of tax […]

Request for extension of Amnesty Scheme for non-filers of GST returns

August 19, 2021 23829 Views 9 comments Print

Government of India / CT and GST authorities of the Government of Odisha to do the needful at an early date to save the non-filers / Taxpayers, those who would not be able to take the advantage of the Amnesty Scheme as approved by the GST Council and the Government Notification dated-01/06/2021 due to the procedural constraints and this is going to affect the employment and economy of the country at large.

Right of ITC can not be denied due to non reflection of credit in GSTR-2A

August 19, 2021 32835 Views 2 comments Print

In a plethora of judgments various courts have taken a view that the procedural grounds can not supersede the provisions of the legislation. In line of those judgments recently the honorable Kerala High court in the matter of the St. Joseph Tea Company Ltd Vs. (i) The State Tax Officer (ii) Deputy Commissioner , State […]

Whether ITC is not available to Sub Contractor on goods purchased on own account for Works Contract Services

August 19, 2021 8676 Views 0 comment Print

In M/s. Karthikeya Projects [AAR No.09/AP/GST/2021 dated January 19, 2021], M/s. Karthikeya Projects (Applicant) being a sub-contractor providing works contract service has sought an advance ruling on whether he can avail Input Tax Credit (ITC) on the purchases made on their own account, for furtherance of the business. The Hon’ble Andhra Pradesh Authority for Advance […]

HC lifts Provisional GST assessment as no Section 73 & 74 proceedings were pending

August 19, 2021 3192 Views 1 comment Print

Powers under Section 83 of the GST Act with regard to provisional attachment could be exercised only during pendency of proceedings either under sections 62 or Section 63 or Section 64 or Section 67 or Section 73 or Section 74.

How to reply notices of mismatch of GSTR 3B & 2A

August 18, 2021 91233 Views 1 comment Print

The Department has already started sending the notices for the mismatch of the filed GSTR 3B or GSTR 9 annual return and Input reflected in GSTR 2A which was filed by the Suppliers. We have just completed four years of the GST on July 1st, 2021 still we are facing a lot of issues in […]

Levy under GST Composition Scheme

August 18, 2021 16173 Views 1 comment Print

Meaning and applicability of composition Scheme Section 10 of the CGST Act, is an exception to the charging section i.e. section 9 of the CGST Act, 2017. Composition scheme in simple words can be explained as payment of tax at concessional rate on the basis of turnover. This scheme is designed to give benefit to […]

GST ITC on CSR Expenses

August 18, 2021 5451 Views 5 comments Print

Introduction: Sec 135 of the Companies Act prescribes certain criteria for mandatory CSR expenditure. If company fulfils any of the prescribed criteria, then it needs to constitute a CSR committee of Board which shall formulate and recommend CSR policy to spend at least 2% of the average net profit of the immediately preceding 3 FYs. […]

Advance ruling obtained with misrepresentation of facts is void ab-initio

August 18, 2021 1698 Views 0 comment Print

In re J K Papad Industries (GST AAAR Gujarat) Appellant has obtained the Advance Ruling by submitting application of advance ruling with suppression of material facts or misrepresentation of facts, and the application was not eligible to be admitted in view of proviso to sub-section (2) of section 98 of the CGST Act, 2017. Therefore, […]

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