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No GST on Arbitral Damages: Tata Sons Ruling Clarifies ‘Toleration’

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that damages paid under an arbitral award do not qualify as consideration for a taxable service under GST. The ruli...

June 16, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

Haryana Entry Tax Notices 2025-26: HC Stay & Key Steps Before 17 July 2026

Goods and Services Tax : The Punjab and Haryana High Court has prima facie held that Haryana may have lost the constitutional power to collect entry tax af...

June 16, 2026 240 Views 0 comment Print

Why Redemption Fine Cannot Survive After GST Penalty Is Dropped

Goods and Services Tax : The article examines whether authorities can retain a redemption fine under Section 130 after setting aside the penalty. The key t...

June 16, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

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 408 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 303 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 420 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 1170 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 3099 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 885 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


No ITC on Solar Plant Costs as Electricity Attracts Nil GST: AAAR Rajasthan

Goods and Services Tax : The Authority held that electricity transferred to the DISCOM grid constituted a supply under GST. Since electricity attracted a n...

June 16, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

Municipal Water Supply Services Eligible for GST Exemption: AAR Uttarakhand

Goods and Services Tax : Uttarakhand AAR held that services relating to municipal water supply functions qualified for GST exemption under Notification No....

June 16, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

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 138 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 366 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 174 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 165 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 327 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 375 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 13959 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 681 Views 0 comment Print


Advance Ruling | Section 95 to 99 | CGST ACT 2017 | Part I

July 31, 2020 9900 Views 0 comment Print

Simplified GST Series –Chapter -18-Advance Ruling /Section 95-99/CGST ACT 2017 Part I In part I of the Article author explains provisos of CGST ACT 2017 related to Section 95-Definitions  related to Advance Ruling, Section 96-Authority for advance ruling, Section 97- Application for advance ruling, Section 98- Procedure on receipt of application and Section 99- Appellate […]

Landmark Judgement by Gujarat HC on refunds on account of inverted duty structure under GST

July 31, 2020 12630 Views 2 comments Print

Gujarat High Court declared Rule 89(5) of CGST Rules ultra vires the provisions of Section 54(3) of CGST Act, which denies the refund of ‘unutilised input tax’ paid on ‘input services’ as part of ‘input tax credit’ accumulated on account of inverted duty structure.

GST E-Invoicing – Enhancement of Aggregate Turnover

July 31, 2020 9312 Views 0 comment Print

GST E-Invoicing – Enhancement of aggregate turnover for applicability of E-Invoicing   CBIC has issued Notification No 60/2020 – Central Tax and Notification No 61/2020 – Central Tax Dated 30th July, 2020 enhancing threshold for preparing E-Invoice to Rs 500 Crores. Earlier the said limit for preparing E-Invoice was Rs 100 Crores. The provisions shall […]

Furniture supply with installation service cannot be construed as Works Contract

July 31, 2020 7578 Views 1 comment Print

The taxpayer had charged GST at the rate of 18% on the supply and installation of furniture in the government department. However, the government department contention is that GST at the rate of 12% should be charged construing it as Work Contract Service

Excess CST paid due to denial of ‘C’ Form is allowed as refund to buyer

July 31, 2020 3096 Views 0 comment Print

Udaipur Cement Works Ltd. Vs State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) 1. By this writ application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the writ applicant, a Public Limited Company, having its place of business at Rajasthan, has prayed for the following reliefs; “(A) This Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ […]

GST on Import of Software

July 31, 2020 72102 Views 6 comments Print

If supply of software in the physical form (i.e. CD, DVD Packages) of Information Technology Software (branded as well as tailor-made) shall apply as goods under the Customs Tariff Act with HSN Code 8523 80 20. The GST rate for software sold in physical form is also 18%.

E-Invoice under GST for turnover above 500 crore, SEZ excluded

July 30, 2020 76569 Views 1 comment Print

E-invoicing mandatory for registered person having turnover above INR 500 Crore e-invoice under GST is applicable for assessee’s having turnover in a financial year above Rs. 500 crore with effect from October 1, 2020 and SEZ units are excluded from e-invoicing. Notification No. 61/2020–Central Tax Dated:  30th July, 2020. Irrespective of the turnover, e-invoicing shall […]

CBIC notifies revised Format/Schema for e-Invoice under GST

July 30, 2020 20550 Views 1 comment Print

CBIC notifies vide Notification No. 60/2020–Central Tax Dated:  30th July, 2020 revised Format/Schema for e-Invoice under GST by replacing existing FORM GST INV-01 with new FORM GST INV-1. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS) New Delhi Notification No. 60/2020–Central Tax Dated:  30th July, 2020 G.S.R. 480(E).—In exercise of […]

E-Invoicing under GST regime

July 30, 2020 15192 Views 2 comments Print

Currently, businesses generate invoices through various softwares and the details of these invoices are manually uploaded in the GSTR-1 return. The invoice information is thereafter reflected in GSTR-2A for the recipients for viewing only. On the other hand, the consignor or transporters generate e-way bill again by importing the invoices in excel or JSON manually. Considering the […]

Grind of plastic in small pieces classifiable under HSN 3901 to 3914

July 30, 2020 8037 Views 0 comment Print

In re Manishbhai Champakbhai Mehta (Legal name) and M/s. Navpad Plastic (Trade Name) (GST AAR Gujarat) Question : What is the HSN code of grinding of plastic material and what is the tax rate of said goods?. HSN code of goods viz plastic of grind would depend upon the type of primary form of polymers […]

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