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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...
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...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : High Courts have held that taxpayers with cancelled GST registrations cannot be expected to monitor the portal continuously, makin...
Goods and Services Tax : The article examines the benefits and trade-offs of the composition scheme, helping small businesses determine whether the concess...
Goods and Services Tax : Stakeholders identified persistent issues in GST registration, cancellations, and refund processing affecting MSMEs. The consultat...
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...
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 : The Kerala High Court held that a composite show cause notice issued for multiple assessment years was legally unsustainable. The ...
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...
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...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court admitted writ petitions challenging a GST demand arising from the classification of logistics services as in...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT instructed scrutiny officers not to raise defects where appellants have uploaded the required documents in prescribed form. ...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT Mumbai Bench has officially commenced functioning, making it mandatory for taxpayers within its jurisdiction to file appeals...
Goods and Services Tax : The Committee recommended replacing daily cause lists with weekly schedules and permitting supplementary lists when necessary. The...
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% ...
The GST Council met for the 43rd time on 28th May 2021 at New Delhi. The Council made certain key recommendations on changes in GST rates on supply of goods and services and changes related to GST law and procedure GST Law and procedures. The changes are categorized in below major areas and summarized for […]
There is a burning issue in GST since very beginning “Whether the recipient are required to reverse their Input Tax Credit (ITC) due to mismatch of 2A or due to non-submission of GSTR 1 or GSTR 3B by supplier” As per Section 16 (2)(c) of the CGST Act, Input Tax Credit (ITC) shall be claimed […]
Recommendations of 43rd GST Council meeting Amnesty Scheme to provide relief to taxpayers regarding late fee for pending returns; Late fee also rationalised for future tax periods I. Amnesty Scheme of reduced/waived late fee for those who didn’t file GSTR-3B returns for the tax periods July, 2017 to April, 2021, if said GSTR-3B returns for […]
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, on the recommendations of the GST Council, had released a notification (94/202-Central Tax) on December 22,2020 making a number of crucial amendments to the Central Goods and Service Tax Rules, 2017. The said amendments caused a disruption in the business community, who were worried that the amendment […]
Hon’ble Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharam in her Budget Speech on 1st day of February 2021, omitted Section 35(5) and substituted Section 44 [by Section 101 & 102 of the Finance Act, 2021 respectively] of the CGST Act, 2017, so as to remove the mandatory requirement of furnishing a Reconciliation Statement (GSTR-9C) duly audited by a Practicing Chartered Accountants or Cost Accountants and to provide for filing […]
The 43rd GST Council Meeting was a much-anticipated meeting considering the demands of the industry for extension of compliance requirements and other relaxations and benefits in imports etc. The first few months of year 2021 were one of the best in terms of GST revenue for the government despite the havoc created by the ongoing […]
In the 43rd GST Council Meeting Certain COVID-19 related relaxations to be provided, it should be a booster does for GST Taxpayers in second waive, in council meeting mainly focus to relaxation on compliances which effected during lock down in mostly state, Relaxation in certain due date of GST Returns and other compliances of F.Y. […]
In 43rd GST Council Meeting held on 28th May 2021, Government has came up with amnesty scheme as well as scheme of rationalization of Late fees to provide relief to taxpayers if they file their GST return beyond the due date. This article covers the relief provided by the government with regard to old GST […]
Article explains Summary of Decisions of GST Council in 43rd Meeting on 28th May 2021 1. Late Fees Amnesty Scheme for pending GSTR-3B returns (For the tax period July’17 to April’21) Category of Taxpayers Max Late Fees Taxpayers with Nil Tax Liability Rs. 500 per return Other taxpayers Rs. 1000 per return Condition- GSTR-3B to […]
In the event of cancellation of residential flats by any customer, whether the relevant date for application of refund of taxes already paid on advances is to be reckoned from date of payment voucher giving back the refund to the customer or is to be reckoned from the date of filing GSTR-3B for the month in which the tax on advances received were paid. The relevant date for filing of refund application in the above situation is the date of payment of tax as prescribed in clause (h) of Explanation 2 of Section 54 of the CGST Act, 2017.
