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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% ...
Wipro Enterprises Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) What is the appropriate classification of Hand Sanitizer for the purpose of GST and What is the applicable rate of GST? The hand sanitizers are classifiable under Heading 3808 under the Customs Tariff Act and hand sanitizers are liable to tax at the rate of 9% under CGST […]
In re Ce Chem Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether Isopropyl rubbing alcohol IP and Chlorhexidine Gluconate and Isopropyl Alcohol solution are to be classified under Chapter Heading 3004 attracting 12% GST, and if not, what would be the appropriate classification and justification for such classification. Isopropyl rubbing alcohol IP and Chlorhexidine Gluconate & […]
In re New Tirupur Area Development Corporation Limited (GST AAR Tamilnadu) a. The applicant not being the class of persons specified in Notification No. 14/2017-C.T.(Rate) dated 28.06.2017 as amended, they are not eligible for the said Notification as discussed in Para 10.2 above. b. The activity of Sewage offtake and treatment extended to Tirupur Municipal […]
In re Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (GST AAR Tamil Nadu) t is seen that the applicant seeks ruling as to whether the services received by them are Pure Services to avail exemption under Sl.No. 3 of Notification No. 12 /2017-C.T.(Rate) dated 28.06.2017. The admissibility of the application was examined during the hearing […]
In re Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (GST AAR Tamil Nadu) An applicant can seek an Advance Ruling only in relation to supply of goods or services or both undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by them. Further, as per Section 103(1) of the GST Act, the ruling is binding only on the […]
DMR Constructions Vs. Assistant Commissioner, Commercial Tax Department (Madras High Court) Issue Involved: 1. There was Accumulated credit of TDS under TNVAT Act and the same has also been permitted to carry forward the same from year to year. 2. The petitioners sought transition of the accumulated TDS into their respective accounts for set off […]
Section 10 (Composition levy) of CGST ACT states – Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act but subject to the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 9, a registered person, whose aggregate turnover in the preceding financial year did not exceed fifty lakh rupees (one crore and fifty lakh rupees w.e.f […]
Goods and Services Tax Practitioners’ Association Vs. Union of India (Bombay High Court) On due consideration, we are not inclined to accede to the prayer made by the petitioners that too at this eleventh hour. It is not that the time-limit has not been extended. The initial due date of 31.12.2020 has been extended to […]
The Hon’ble Delhi High Court in Proex Fashion Private Limited v. Government of India & Ors. [W.P.(C) 11245/2020 & CM APPL. 35053/2020, decided on January 6, 2021] quashed the order passed for attaching the bank account of the assessee pursuant to proceedings initiated under Section 71 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 […]
⇒ Fake Invoice refers to a ‘Non-Compliant GST Invoice’. ‘Non-Compliant GST Invoice’ means any invoice which does not comply with the provisions of the CGST Act and Rules, 2017. Usually, ‘Fake Invoice’ refers to a non-compliant GST invoice of the following types: (a) Invoice without any ‘Supply’ (b) Invoice with a ‘Non-Compliant’ supply.
