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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 207 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 309 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 129 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 426 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 321 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 429 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 1185 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 111 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 108 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 66 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 63 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 72 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 390 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 14013 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


The Saga of GST Interest on Gross Liability

February 18, 2020 35847 Views 11 comments Print

The Saga of Interest on Gross Liability on delayed payment of GST liability This article details the roller coaster journey of interest liability under GST. Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 has come into effect from 01.07.2017, it is the youngest indirect tax law in the basket of all existing and extinct indirect taxes laws […]

CBIC starts capturing district-wise data or origin of export goods

February 18, 2020 1641 Views 0 comment Print

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has now started capturing district-wise data or origin of export goods. The idea was also recently echoed by the Hon’ble Finance Minister in her Budget speech. This additional information from the export declarations will provide a key statistical input to policy makers on the importance of each district for exports and will help in aligning the policies to enhance local capacity.

Key Features of Proposed GST New Returns

February 18, 2020 22215 Views 8 comments Print

Government intends to introduce GST New Return System from 01-04-2020. Explaining the key features a PPT is prepared and the same can be downloaded here. GST New Return System New Return or New System 2.0 ? > For implementing the new return system Section 43A is inserted in CGST Act in August, 2018. But the […]

Interest on delayed Payment on Gross Liability | Section 50(1) | CGST Act 2017

February 18, 2020 46269 Views 13 comments Print

In past few days there has been lot of debate on which amount, interest under section 50 of the CGST Act shall be levied i.e on Net tax liability (tax paid by cash) or on Gross tax liability in case of delayed payment of tax. Before going head, let us read the section 50. Section […]

Time Limit for Refund of Unutilised Input Tax Credit under GST

February 17, 2020 10797 Views 3 comments Print

Accumulation of Input Tax Credit takes place when the tax paid on inputs is more than the output tax liability. Such accumulation will have to be carried over to the next financial year till such time as it can be utilised by the registered person for payment of output tax liability. However, the GST Law […]

Moving objections in 7 days to provisional attachment- Rule 159(5) is directory

February 17, 2020 2034 Views 0 comment Print

The period of 7 days prescribed in rule 159(5) of the CGST Rules for moving the objections to the provisional attachment is merely directory and not mandatory.

Synopsis of 18 recent advance rulings under GST

February 17, 2020 10956 Views 0 comment Print

Article contains synopsis of 18 recent advance rulings under GST pronounced by Advance Ruling Authorities of Various States ‘Advance ruling’ means a decision provided by the Authority or the Appellate Authority to an applicant on matters or on questions specified in sub-section (2) of section 97 or sub-section (1) of section 100 of the CGST […]

GST Implication for Printing Press

February 17, 2020 28287 Views 4 comments Print

1. Meaning and definition of Job Work:  Job work is defined under section 2(68) of Central Goods and Services tax (CGST) Act, 2017 as “job work means any treatment or process undertaken by a person on goods belonging to another registered person and the expression job worker shall be construed accordingly.” 2. Rate of GST […]

GST on notice pay: Leave without pay?

February 17, 2020 5076 Views 0 comment Print

The Court held that the recovery of notice pay by the employer from employee does not amount to any service by the former to latter. The department was seeking to tax the notice pay received by the employer under the category ‘agreeing to the obligation to refrain from an act, or to tolerate an act or a situation, or to do an act’.

Issues faced by taxpayers & tax professionals related to GST & GST Portal

February 17, 2020 14445 Views 1 comment Print

The GSTN website, very frequently stops working for hours together more particularly during last days of filing returns. The problem is more frequent and serious in remote, mofussil places. Frequent technical glitches in the GST portal are causing severe inconvenience, frustration and hardship to the taxpayers and tax professionals in complying with the statutory requirements.

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