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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 183 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 285 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 120 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 420 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 315 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 426 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 1182 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 339 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 3105 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


SC Allows GST Appeal Without Pre-Deposit as Amendment Came After Appealable Order

Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court permitted the appeal to be entertained without pre-deposit after noting that the appealable order predated the a...

June 16, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

GST Appeal Can Be Filed Without 10% Pre-Deposit as Right of Appeal May Have Vested Earlier

Goods and Services Tax : The High Court held that the issue requires consideration where the show cause notice preceded the amendment. It granted interim r...

June 16, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC quashes Non-Speaking Order Rejecting Delayed GST Registration Revocation Plea

Goods and Services Tax : The issue involved rejection of a delayed revocation application for cancelled GST registration. The Telangana High Court held tha...

June 16, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Orders GST Officer to Decide Rectification Plea in 2 Weeks

Goods and Services Tax : The issue involved delay in disposal of a rectification application filed against a GST order. The Telangana High Court directed t...

June 16, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Directs Taxpayer to File GST Appeal Against Assessment Order

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether a taxpayer could directly invoke writ jurisdiction claiming that a GST show cause notice and order were mere...

June 16, 2026 57 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 177 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 354 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 381 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 14007 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


Recent Legal Issues In GST Refunds

May 17, 2020 27864 Views 5 comments Print

Refunds are the important part of any tax legislation. Refund is a drawback of the excess taxes paid to the Government subject to the conditions laid down in any law. Article 265 of our constitution provides a base behind legislation of refund provisions under any tax law, which provides that no tax shall be levied […]

Valid Return under GST and its Questionnaire

May 17, 2020 10086 Views 2 comments Print

Legal Base of the Provision 1.0 As per the Section 2 and sub-section (117) of the CGST Act, 2017, ‘valid return’ means a return furnished under sub-section(1) of section 39 on which self-assessed tax has been paid in full; 1.1 As per legal definition of ‘valid’ means binding; possessing legal force or strength; legally sufficient. […]

Preparation of an appeal before GST Appellate Tribunal

May 16, 2020 14757 Views 0 comment Print

Preparation of an appeal before the Tribunal 1) Introduction: Once an order or proceedings is received from an appellate authority or revisional authority against which appeal lies to GST Appellate Tribunal (for short GSTAT) and the appellant has reason to be aggrieved by any finding, conclusion or observation made by the authority passing the order, […]

GST liability in case of transfer of construction business as a going concern

May 16, 2020 4764 Views 4 comments Print

In re M/s Rajeev Bansal and Sudershan Mittal (GST AAR Uttarakhand); Advance Ruling No. 10/2019-20; 09/01/2020 Facts of the case: 1. The Applicant is a is a partnership firm engaged in the business of constructing residential/ commercial complexes and got an approval from the competent authority to construct certain numbers of residential/commercial complex in a […]

Undue Hardship on GST Registered person by Circular No.135/05/2020

May 16, 2020 3057 Views 1 comment Print

CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Tax and Customs) has issued Circular No.135/05/2020  stating Guidelines for refunds of Input Tax Credit under Section 54(3) The Circular states that that the refund of accumulated ITC shall be restricted to the ITC as per those invoices, the details of which are uploaded by the supplier in FORM GSTR-1, […]

Restriction on ITC under GST | Gift Vs Sales Promotion Expenses

May 16, 2020 41058 Views 0 comment Print

Restriction on the Input Tax Credit (ITC) in the CGST Act 2017 – Section 17(5)(h) Gift Vs Sales Promotion Expenses. Introduction :-As per Section 17(5)(h) of the CGST Act, 2017, input tax credit shall not be available in respect of the following, namely: goods lost, stolen, destroyed, written off or disposed of by way of gift […]

Interstate transactions and registration requirement under GST

May 16, 2020 46281 Views 0 comment Print

1. Introduction: Registration requirement under GST is to enable the Government to manage the tax collection and data analytics purposes. Registration is the most fundamental requirement for identification of tax payers ensuring tax compliance. To maintain uniformity in tax gathering procedures, assessment and to keep track of returns filing, proceedings and closure of proceedings, the […]

Rectification of GST Returns – Delhi High Court in Bharti Airtel

May 16, 2020 2349 Views 0 comment Print

Whether Circular No. 26/26/2017 stating that GSTR-3B can be corrected only in the month in which errors have been noticed is in line with the statutory provisions of the CGST Act, 2017 (‘Act’)

GST with Work from Home (WFH)

May 16, 2020 21012 Views 45 comments Print

Below are discussed some important aspects of GST and its feasibility under the novel WFH culture as a contingent and a temporary alternative to the conventional work system, for tax personnel associated with GST :

Amendment in Section 140 of CGST Act notified wef 18.05.2020

May 16, 2020 11577 Views 0 comment Print

Central Government hereby appoints the 18th day of May, 2020, as the date on which the provisions of section 128 of the Finance Act, 2020 shall come into force.

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