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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 609 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 291 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 261 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 150 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 156 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 918 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 492 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 48 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 42 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 36 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 102 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 2832 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 237 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 486 Views 0 comment Print


Anti – Profiteering – A Law To Curb Unjust Profit

March 18, 2018 2187 Views 0 comment Print

The change was so dynamic that it could lead to boosting the GDP of India and also result in changes in price of goods and services as well. The business transactions suddenly saw different trend altogether.

‘GST Council and State Autonomy’ – Analyzing the grey area

March 18, 2018 1983 Views 0 comment Print

Intergovernmental financial relationship is a vital, or one may say, even a critical matter since it touches the very heart of modern federalism. With growing economies and rapid development in technology, various disputes can arise.

GST vis-à-vis Cooperative Federalism by Kanika Kalra

March 18, 2018 978 Views 0 comment Print

The federal character of the Indian Constitution is one of its the salient features however, the term Federation has not been incorporated anywhere in the Constitution of India. The Indian Constitution provides for a structure of governance, which is essentially federal in nature.

State Autonomy and GST Council

March 18, 2018 4092 Views 0 comment Print

The demarcation of power in the respective lists clearly shows the intention of constitution makers that all states must be free to adjust the rate of the sales tax according to their respective requirements. Earlier

Taxability of Ocean Freight on Import under GST Regime

March 18, 2018 61341 Views 7 comments Print

Now, in the GST Regime, the service of transportation of goods by a vessel from a place outside India up to the customs station of Clearance in India (Import Ocean Freight) is taxable @ 5% (IGST) by virtue of Notification 8/2017 – IGST (Rate) dt. 28th June 2017 read with the IGST Act, 2017 & relevant provisions of CGST Act, 2017.

How to File Letter of Undertaking (LUT) Online Under GST

March 18, 2018 29247 Views 10 comments Print

LUT or LOU or the Letter of Undertaking is a Popular term these days. It is paramount for Goods and Service exporters. As per Rule 96A of CGST Rules  any registered person availing the option to supply goods or services for export without payment of integrated tax shall furnish, prior to export, a bond or a Letter of […]

Club or an Association- Relevance of Concept of Mutuality under GST

March 17, 2018 37032 Views 12 comments Print

Levy of GST is on an event called “supply”. In case of an association or club, can it be said that an association or club is supplying services to its own members ? As an illustration to understand the issue let us assume that a housing association is formed by the resident members to facilitate […]

How GST will impact States in coming years

March 17, 2018 1797 Views 0 comment Print

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) was implemented by the government of India on 1/7/17. India joined the likes of Australia, Brazil. The Government claims that it is a historical tax reform since independence. It was hailed by Flipkart’s chairman as a step which will financially unite the country.

Refund of Transitional Credit under GST Regime

March 17, 2018 42954 Views 15 comments Print

Consider a scenario wherein a registered person under GST have availed transitional credits. Such person might have availed credits either in respect of closing balance of June return’s u/s 140(1) of the Central Goods & Services Tax (‘CGST’) Act, 2017 or in respect of stocks as on 30.06.2017 u/s 140(3) of the CGST Act, 2017.

Govt detects 2926 cases where Taxes collected but not deposited by Service Providers

March 17, 2018 1824 Views 0 comment Print

The Government is aware of instances where taxes are collected by many service providers, hoteliers, traders etc. from the customers but are not deposited in the Government’s account. Based on specific intelligence collected, detailed investigations are carried out and the due tax amount is either recovered or quasi-judicial proceedings are initiated. The details of such losses are as below:

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