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7 Day Prior Notice Before GST Action Not a Shield Against Arrest: Delhi HC

Goods and Services Tax : Delhi HC held that directing GST Department to give seven days' prior notice before coercive action is not equivalent to blanket a...

June 19, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

GST Appeal Restored as Authority Ignored Assessee’s Reply on Delay

Goods and Services Tax : The Orissa High Court held that rejecting a GST appeal without considering the assessee's electronically filed explanation on dela...

June 19, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

Section 122 of CGST Act: Multiple Penalties, Vicarious Liability & Expanding Reach of Section 122(1A)

Goods and Services Tax : The article examines how Section 122(1A) broadens GST penalty provisions beyond taxable persons to beneficiaries and participants....

June 18, 2026 510 Views 0 comment Print

Invoice Not Reflecting in GSTR-2B? Steps Buyers Should Take to Protect ITC

Goods and Services Tax : The article explains why buyers should avoid claiming ITC when purchase invoices are missing from GSTR-2B. It outlines the legal p...

June 18, 2026 519 Views 0 comment Print

How to Amend GST Registration Online & Update Business Information

Goods and Services Tax : This guide covers the following: what exactly a GST amendment is, which fields can be changed (and which cannot), how Form REG-14 ...

June 18, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Request for 3 Month extension of due date for filing of appeals before GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : A GST Bar Association has sought a three-month extension for filing GSTAT appeals, citing procedural complexities and evolving fil...

June 17, 2026 834 Views 0 comment Print

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 477 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 1257 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 354 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 3162 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


P&H HC Remands Expatriate Secondment GST Dispute for Fresh Consideration

Goods and Services Tax : The Punjab and Haryana High Court set aside the GST adjudication order on secondment of expatriate employees because relevant CBIC...

June 19, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

Gauhati HC Allows GST Registration Restoration as Taxpayer Offered to File Pending Returns

Goods and Services Tax : The Gauhati High Court held that a taxpayer whose GST registration was cancelled for non-filing of returns could seek restoration ...

June 19, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Orders Bank Account Release of Director as No DRC-18 Finding Was Recorded

Goods and Services Tax : The Gujarat High Court directed release of the petitioner's attached bank accounts after the State admitted that no findings under...

June 19, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Quashes GST Assessment as Order Was Issued Before Response Deadline

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court set aside a GST assessment order that was issued before the expiry of the time granted for responding to a r...

June 18, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

GST Assessment Quashed as Portal-Only Notices Were Held Ineffective: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court set aside a GST assessment after finding that repeated notices uploaded only on the GST portal did not provi...

June 18, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


GSTN Updates e-Invoice & e-Way Bill APIs: Ship-to GSTIN Mandatory, Voluntary EWB Closure

Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has made Ship-to GSTIN conditionally mandatory in specified e-Invoice and e-Way Bill workflows. The change introduces stricte...

June 17, 2026 2712 Views 0 comment Print

Haryana Mandates Postal Intimation of GST Notices

Goods and Services Tax : Haryana has directed officers to send GST show cause notices and demand orders by registered or speed post in addition to portal-b...

June 17, 2026 231 Views 0 comment Print

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 279 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 438 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 480 Views 0 comment Print


An Insight into GST Audit

December 4, 2018 6396 Views 1 comment Print

Introduction to Audit Goods and Services Tax was introduced to consolidate most of the indirect taxes and also to increase the tax base with emphasis on compliance. At the same time, thrust was given to self-assessment processes whereby the tax payers are required to assess their tax liability and pay taxes. Audit under GST by […]

Statutory provisions for filing of Annual GST Return

December 4, 2018 15288 Views 0 comment Print

This article will covers statutory provisions, applicability and return filing procedure of GST Annual Return Form GSTR 9, 9A. Annual Return is to be filed by 31st day of December following the end of Financial Year. For example for the FY 2017-18 due date would be 31st of December,2018.

CBIC disposes GST refunds to the tune of Rs 91,149 crores

December 3, 2018 612 Views 1 comment Print

Total GST refunds to the tune of Rs 91,149 crores have been disposed by CBIC and State authorities out of the total refund claims of Rs 97,202 crores received so far. Thus, the disposal rate of 93.77 per cent has been achieved.

Provisionally entertain GST TRAN-1 and other returns: HC

December 3, 2018 639 Views 0 comment Print

Alchem International Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India and Ors. (Rajasthan High Court) Respondents are directed to provisionally entertain the GST TRAN-1 and other returns of the petitioner either by way of opening the portal or manually. FULL TEXT OF THE HIGH COURT ORDER /JUDGEMENT Issue notice to respondents. Mr. Kinshuk Jain, learned counsel accepts […]

Date of Occupancy Certificate should be treated as date of completion: AAR

December 3, 2018 8607 Views 0 comment Print

In re Bindu Ventures (GST AAR Karnataka) (a) Which date should be considered as the date of completion of the property – the date of receipt of necessary approvals from BBMP / Karnataka Pollution Control Board / Karnataka Electricity Board or the date of receipt of completion certificate from a registered Chartered Engineer? The date […]

Format of letter for Acceptance of Appointment as GST Auditor

December 3, 2018 29931 Views 0 comment Print

Suggested format for Acceptance Letter <<<< Name and address of the entity>>>> Dear Sir, Sub: Our appointment as GST Auditors* (Joint Auditors*) under section 35(5) and section 44(2) of the CGST Act CGST Act read with Rule 80(3) of the CGST Rules [read with the corresponding provisions of the State / Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Acts] to certify the […]

GST on commodity of Eucalyptus/Polar Wood Waste in Logs

December 3, 2018 6897 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s Sharda Timber (GST AAR Uttarakhand) Whether the commodity of Eucalyptus/Poplar wood waste in logs having length of 30 cm to 200 cm in girth of approx 10 cm to 60 cm is covered under Hsn 4401 and chargeable under Uttarakhand State GST @ 2.5% and Under CGST @ 2.5%? The answer is […]

AAAR ruling on classification of Laminated Taurpalins of HDPE Woven Fabrics

December 3, 2018 1272 Views 0 comment Print

Tarpaulins of HDPE woven fabrics, laminated as per specification of IS 7903:2017, being expressly excluded, do not merit classification under Chapter 63.

GSTR-9 Annual Return – Just a consolidate Return

December 3, 2018 26496 Views 1 comment Print

The much awaited Annual return (GSTR-9) was notified by CBIC vide Notification No. 39/2018 – Central Tax dated 04th September 2018 (though not available for filing on the portal till date) and Notification No. 49/2018- Central Tax dated 13.09.2018 notified Annual Reconciliation Statement (GSTR-9C) and as expected both forms are of no use to the […]

Relief in Penalty for minor discrepancies in e-way bill in Maharashtra

December 3, 2018 15459 Views 1 comment Print

Various representations have been received regarding imposition of penalty in case of minor discrepancies in the details mentioned in the e-way bill although there are no major lapses in the invoices accompanying the goods in movement.

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