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Actionable Claims under GST: Understanding Taxability through Gameskraft Judgement by Hon’ble SC

Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court upheld the GST framework governing betting, gambling, casinos, lotteries, and online money gaming. The key takea...

June 19, 2026 438 Views 0 comment Print

GST Enforcement on Autopilot: How Bonafide Buyers Are Being Crushed in Karnataka

Goods and Services Tax : The article examines alleged GST enforcement practices in Karnataka where ITC is denied based on NGTP reports and retrospective su...

June 19, 2026 237 Views 0 comment Print

Mere GSTR-1 & 3B Mismatch Cannot Automatically Trigger Section 74 Proceedings: GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT held that a mere mismatch between GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B does not automatically establish tax evasion or justify proceedings und...

June 19, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

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 144 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 153 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 885 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 489 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 1263 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 3168 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Allahabad HC Rejects Recall Plea as No Ground Was Made Out

Goods and Services Tax : The Allahabad High Court refused to recall its earlier judgment after holding that it had already delivered a detailed decision on...

June 19, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Refuses to Quash GST Cancellation SCN Where Taxpayer Filed Detailed Reply

Goods and Services Tax : The Telangana High Court held that a GST registration cancellation notice was valid because the accompanying documents clearly con...

June 19, 2026 33 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Refuses Writ as GSTAT Becomes Functional for Appeals

Goods and Services Tax : The Telangana High Court declined to entertain the writ petition because the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) is now functional and ...

June 19, 2026 33 Views 0 comment Print

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 99 Views 0 comment Print

GST Appeal Allowed as Assessee Pursued Writ Remedy Before Telangana HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Telangana High Court permitted the assessee to file a statutory appeal within two weeks with the prescribed pre-deposit. It di...

June 19, 2026 36 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 2781 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 234 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 282 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 444 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 483 Views 0 comment Print


GST Composition Scheme for Restaurants

August 7, 2018 52176 Views 10 comments Print

The government has introduced a composition levy under the GST law which provides a simple and easy taxing mechanism for small taxpayers to keep up with GST Compliance. Under this GST composition scheme, a small business having a turnover of less than 100 lakhs can enrol for this composition levy and can pay tax at a predetermined fixed rate on the basis of their turnover. Small taxpayers enlisted under the GST composition scheme need not file monthly GST returns or pay monthly GST payments. In this write-up, we will discuss the implication of composition scheme for restaurants.

Advance Ruling in GST

August 7, 2018 11052 Views 0 comment Print

In the interest of avoiding litigations and trembling investor confidence, the advance ruling plays a very important role. Through this facility, an investor gets clarity over the ambiguous and complex provisions of the law and gets more stability as far as the taxation is concerned. The concept for Advance ruling was first introduced in Income tax laws and later on into the indirect taxes as well.

Exempt, NIL rated, Non taxable and Non GST Supplies in GST

August 7, 2018 273858 Views 19 comments Print

We have come too far from the date of applicability of GST law. Inspite of this there are lot of issues/ matters which are unanswered. One of these are the differences between Exempt and Nil rated Supplies and Non GST and Non Taxable Supplies due to missing the definitions of certain supplies in the Law. […]

Use of words Choice / Value / Superior on packing amounts to branding: AAAR

August 7, 2018 1830 Views 0 comment Print

In the appeal of M/s. Aditya Birla Retail Ltd. (GST AAAR Maharashtra), the appellate authority clarifies the interpretation of ‘brand name’ regarding packaging and GST exemptions. Also, read about the GST AAR ruling on Aditya Birla’s cereal packs.

18% GST on Polished limestone slabs classifiable as other calcareous stone

August 7, 2018 8922 Views 0 comment Print

In re Maheshwari Stone Supplying Co. (GST AAAR Telangana) Issue- Polished / Processed limestone slabs are correctly classifiable under heading 6802 of the GST Tariff? appellant has not made out a case against the decision in impugned Advance Ruling in so far as it has been ruled that ‘Polished / Processed Limestone slabs are. correctly […]

GST on Loan Interest payment by Indian Subsidiary to Foreign Holding Company

August 7, 2018 17802 Views 0 comment Print

The Article analyses the applicability of GST on payment on interest for loans provided to the subsidiary company which is based in India by the holding company incorporated outside India. Whether such services is liable to be exempted from GST? The question has been dealt in a detailed manner in the article.

How 29th GST council meeting reduced tax burden on MSMEs?

August 7, 2018 2658 Views 0 comment Print

The 29th GST council meeting was led by the Union Minister of Finance, Railways and Coal Sh. Piyush Goyal is probably going to achieve noteworthy measures to mitigate the tax burden from the MSMEs whose turnover falls beneath ₹ 1.5 crores.

Input Tax Credit under GST: Onerous Condition To Fulfill

August 7, 2018 4326 Views 0 comment Print

An analysis of Section 16 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 related to Eligibility and conditions for taking input tax credit.

Suggestions by FICCI related to MSMEs submitted to GST council

August 7, 2018 870 Views 0 comment Print

The group of state finance ministers headed by MoS Finance Mr. Shiv Pratap Shukla will help provide speedy solutions to the problems faced by the MSMEs: Rashesh Shah, President, FICCI NEW DELHI, 6 August 2018: FICCI welcomes the initiative taken by the GST council to specifically discuss the issues and concerns being faced by MSMEs.

Special procedure for completing GST migration of taxpayers

August 6, 2018 10587 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC laid down special procedure for completing migration of taxpayers who received provisional IDs but could not complete migration process vide Notification No. 31/2018 – Central Tax, Dated: 6th August, 2018

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