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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% ...
In re PSK Engineering Construction & Co. (GST AAR Tamilnadu) 1. What is the rate of GST to be charged on providing works contract services to TANGEDCO for carrying out retrofitting work for strengthening the NPKRR Maaligai against seismic and wind effect and modification of elevation in TNEB headquarters building at Chennai? The rate of […]
In this article, we have analyzed and discussed about the reconciliation of GSTR 1, GSTR 2A, GSTR 3B etc., that has to be done by the registered taxpayers under the provisions of the GST Law as on March 31, 2021. Article contains info about Reverse Charge Mechanism , Reconciliation of GSTR-1 with GSTR-3B, Reconciliation of […]
‘Manufacture’ was previously associated with the laws of Excise, however, since the subsuming of Central Excise Laws into the GST Laws, the relevance of the word ‘Manufacture’ shifted to the new GST Laws. Relevant Provisions of the Law: Section 2(72) of the CGST Act, 2017 defines “Manufacture” as: (72) ―manufacture means processing of raw material […]
The current article explains the structure of the Invoice Reference Number; a brief understanding of the e-invoice schema and steps to generated the Invoice Reference Number (IRN). Structure of Invoice Reference Number– Basically, Invoice Reference Number (i.e., IRN) is a 64-character long number allotted by the e-invoice portal. IRN is generated using the hash generation […]
Considering the earlier judicial pronouncement and treatment under VAT regime, the balance seems to be tilting in the favour of CERs being goods and thus subject to GST, however, GST being new law, any interpretation differing from the earlier view cannot be ruled out absolutely.
1. How to opt-in for Composition Scheme: ♦ The eligible registered taxpayers, who want to opt-in for composition scheme for the FY 2021-22, need to file FORM GST CMP-02 application, on or before 31st March, 2021, post login on GST portal. The taxpayers may navigate as follows: Log-in>Services > Registration > Application to opt for […]
Amendment in Schedule ‘B’ of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax (MVAT) Act, 2002.(Tax rate of liquor)- Value Added Tax (VAT) on the sale of liquor as prescribed in Schedule-B of Value Added Tax Act is increased from the existing 60 percent to 65 percent vide Notification No. VAT-1521/C.R. 30/Taxation-1 dated 24th March 2021. FINANCE DEPARTMENT […]
Value Added Tax (VAT) on the sale of liquor as prescribed in Section 41(5) of Value Added Tax Act is increased from the existing 35 percent to 40 percent vide MVAT notification No. No. VAT-1521 / C.R. 30 (A) / Taxation-1 dated 24th March 2021.
Commissioner of Commercial Taxes & Anr. Vs Ramco Cements Ltd.Etc. (Supreme Court of India) 1. It is held that the respondents are liable to issue `C’ Forms in respect of the natural gas purchased by the petitioner from the Oil Companies in Gujarat and used in the generation or distribution of electricity at its power […]
Mohit Bathla Vs Central Goods And Service Tax Division Panipat (Punjab & Haryana High Court) Learned senior counsel for the petitioner has reiterated the arguments that on an earlier occasion, when the record of the petitioner was verified on 14.10.2020, a specific note was made by the Assistant Commissioner, CGST, that e-Way bill and transport […]
