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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 219 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 216 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 297 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 162 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 246 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 351 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 1143 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 333 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 3081 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 873 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 87 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 72 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 99 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 108 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 75 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 114 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 276 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 363 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 13818 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 672 Views 0 comment Print


Availment of ITC and Utilisation thereof under GST Law

January 28, 2021 111291 Views 5 comments Print

Availment of Input Tax Credit (ITC) and Utilisation thereof under GST Law There are two different concepts under GST that are ‘Availment of ITC’ through credited in Electronic Credit Ledger (ECL) and ‘Utilisation thereof’ to pay output tax liability’ as per Section 49 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act, 2017). […]

HC orders release of Trucks seized from office premises of writ applicant

January 28, 2021 1104 Views 0 comment Print

Surya Roadways Vs Senior Intelligence Officers (SIO) (Gujarat High Court) The short point for the consideration of this Court is whether the two trucks could have been seized under Section 129 of the Act, 2017, more particularly when both the trucks were not in transit carrying any goods. Indisputably both the trucks were seized from […]

Bail application rejected in Alleged bogus GST refund & wrongful ITC availment case

January 28, 2021 4461 Views 0 comment Print

Application of bail by assessee was rejected as assessee  had created three fake firms for procuring bills from the firms based at Delhi who had no purchases and tax which was not deposited for these transaction was utilized by the firms for not only availing ITCs but for getting the refunds by showing the sales to export units. Thus, refund was received for the tax which was actually never received by Revenue.

Zip Rolls classifiable under Tariff Item 96072000

January 28, 2021 1779 Views 0 comment Print

In re The Roll Company (Prop. Shri Bhavin Ramesh Shah)  (GST AAAR Gujarat)  (i) Zip Rolls is classifiable under Tariff Item 9607 20 00; and (ii) Zip Rolls was liable to Goods and Services Tax @ 18% (CGST 9% + SGST 9%) during 01.07.2017 to 30.09.2019 under Sr. No. 446 of Schedule III of Notification […]

Arrest in Case of Fraudulent Availment of Fake Input Tax Credit

January 27, 2021 3156 Views 0 comment Print

Officers of CGST Ghaziabad Commissionerate conducted a series of searches on the various offices of Ghaziabad based firm and unearthed a fraud worth Rs 14.19 Cr.

GST: HC accepts Plea Challenging Provisions regarding Deemed Value of Land Instead of Actual Cost

January 27, 2021 2184 Views 0 comment Print

The subject matter of challenge in the present writ application is to the Entry No.3(if) of the Notification No.11/217 -Central Tax (Rate) dated 28th June, 217 read with Para-2 of the said notification. It appears that the writ applicant has entered into an agreement with a developer, i.e., the fourth respondent herein with respect to a purchase of plot of land

GST registration cancellation order cannot be passed without issuing SCN

January 27, 2021 1170 Views 0 comment Print

Syed Jafar Abbas Vs Commercial Tax Officer (High Court Gujarat) The subject matter of challenge in the present writ application is to the impugned order dated 04.06.2020 cancelling the GST registration of the writ applicant w.e.f. 24.10.2018. We need not delve much into the facts of this litigation as the order impugned deserves to be […]

Writ filed against constitutional validity of Section 16(4) of GST Act, 2017

January 27, 2021 11934 Views 0 comment Print

Surat Mercantile Association & 5 Other(S) Vs Union Of India & 2 Other(S) (Gujarat High Court) 1. We have heard Mr. Vinay Shraff, the learned counsel assisted by Mr. Parth Shah, the learned counsel appearing for the writ applicants. 2. The subject matter of challenge in the present writ application is to the constitutional validity […]

Constitution of Maharashtra Consumer Welfare Fund under MGST Act, 2017

January 27, 2021 510 Views 0 comment Print

Constitution of Maharashtra Consumer Welfare Fund w.e.f. 1st July 2017 under Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. Also Read- Constitution of Standing Committee under rule 97(4) of Maharashtra GST Rules, 2017 FINANCE DEPARTMENT Madam Cama Marg, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk, Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032, dated the 27th January 2021 NOTIFICATION MAHARASHTRA GOODS AND SERVICES TAX […]

Constitution of Standing Committee under rule 97(4) of Maharashtra GST Rules, 2017

January 27, 2021 648 Views 0 comment Print

Constitution of Standing Committee under sub-rule (4) of rule 97 of Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 to make recommendations for proper utilization of the money credited to the Maharashtra Consumer Welfare Fund for welfare of the consumers. Also Read- Constitution of Maharashtra Consumer Welfare Fund under MGST Act, 2017 FINANCE DEPARTMENT Madam Cama […]

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