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Section 10, 11 and 12 of CGST Act, 2017

Goods and Services Tax : The article explains how GST composition scheme, exemption rules, and time of supply provisions work in practice. It highlights co...

May 18, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

Is IMS a Boon or a Bane for Taxpayers?

Goods and Services Tax : The GST Invoice Management System (IMS) promises stronger ITC reconciliation, fraud prevention, and invoice-level transparency. Ho...

May 18, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

GST ITC as a Vested Right: Why Bona Fide Purchasers Should Not Lose Credit

Goods and Services Tax : The article examines how denying ITC to genuine buyers due to supplier tax default creates constitutional and commercial concerns ...

May 18, 2026 690 Views 0 comment Print

Day-to-Day GST Compliance for Service Providers: Invoices, ITC, Returns & Common Mistakes

Goods and Services Tax : This article discusses GST compliance for service providers eligible for the QRMP scheme up to ₹5 crore turnover. It clarifies w...

May 18, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

GST ITC Cannot Be Denied Solely Due to NGTP Supplier Tag

Goods and Services Tax : The article discusses how GST authorities are increasingly reversing ITC based on upstream NGTP allegations without proving fraud ...

May 16, 2026 612 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Representation on ITC denial for supplier defaults, Rule 37A & 180-day reversal

Goods and Services Tax : Representation addressed to Union Finance Minister, GST Council and CBIC seeks legislative and administrative relief for bona fide...

May 11, 2026 4476 Views 1 comment Print

Representation on Persistent Issues in Karnataka Professional Tax Portal

Goods and Services Tax : Persistent technical issues prevented users from accessing the portal and completing filings. The representation seeks urgent fixe...

May 4, 2026 555 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi GST Detects ₹60.59 Cr Fake ITC Fraud; One Arrested

Goods and Services Tax : Authorities uncovered fraudulent ITC claims based on fake invoices without actual supply of goods or services. The accused was arr...

April 30, 2026 804 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on Cancellation of GST Registration & Refund Processing

Goods and Services Tax : The representation highlights ambiguity in whether the ₹2.5 crore ITC threshold should be annual or cumulative. It emphasizes th...

April 23, 2026 3324 Views 0 comment Print

Mastermind Arrested for ₹1,825 Crore GST Refund Fraud via Fake ITC & Bogus Exports

Goods and Services Tax : Authorities arrested the key accused for orchestrating fake ITC claims and fictitious export transactions. The case highlights str...

April 21, 2026 22815 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Bombay HC Allows Reconsideration of Manual GST Appeal Due to Missing DRC-07 on Portal

Goods and Services Tax : The Bombay High Court held that rejection of a manual GST appeal was unsustainable where DRC-07 was not available on the GST porta...

May 18, 2026 168 Views 0 comment Print

Gauhati HC Quashes GST Cancellation as Order Lacked Reasons Under FORM GST REG-19

Goods and Services Tax : Gauhati High Court held that cancellation of GST registration without assigning reasons in FORM GST REG-19 was illegal and violate...

May 17, 2026 225 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Quashes GST Order as Proceedings Were Initiated Against Amalgamated Entity

Goods and Services Tax : Bombay High Court held that GST proceedings initiated against a company that had ceased to exist after amalgamation were void ab i...

May 17, 2026 240 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Deposit During GST Raid Cannot Automatically Be Treated as Voluntary: Bombay HC

Goods and Services Tax : Bombay High Court observed that payments made while search proceedings are continuing may not automatically qualify as voluntary d...

May 17, 2026 258 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala AAR Rejects GST Advance Ruling Plea Due to Hypothetical Queries

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR held that advance ruling applications cannot be based on hypothetical scenarios or academic questions. The Authorit...

May 16, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


GSTAT Constitutes Benches and Categorises GST Appeals

Goods and Services Tax : The GST Appellate Tribunal issued a detailed order constituting benches across India and classifying GST disputes into three categ...

May 15, 2026 555 Views 0 comment Print

GSTAT Extends Relaxed Appeal Filing Norms Till 31st December 2026

Goods and Services Tax : The Principal Bench of GSTAT instructed scrutiny officers not to raise defects where appellants upload required soft copy document...

May 15, 2026 3285 Views 0 comment Print

GST Notification Amended Due to Reconstitution of Chandigarh Authority Members

Goods and Services Tax : The Central Government amended Notification No. 14/2018-UT Tax by replacing officials listed against Serial No. 2. The notificatio...

May 15, 2026 297 Views 0 comment Print

GSTAT Principal Bench Empowered to Hear Section 101B Appeals: CBIC

Goods and Services Tax : The Central Government has authorized the GSTAT Principal Bench, New Delhi, to hear appeals under Section 101B of the CGST Act. Th...

May 7, 2026 576 Views 0 comment Print

Gross and Net GST revenue collections for month of April, 2026

Goods and Services Tax : The data highlights a sharp increase in GST collections driven by import-related IGST. It confirms strong revenue performance and ...

May 1, 2026 750 Views 0 comment Print


Local Body Tax in Maharashtra – Highlights

September 4, 2013 169864 Views 174 comments Print

Octroi v/s LBT: At present octroi is the main source of revenue of Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra. This is the exclusive State where octroi is levied. In fact it is not levy but it is forcibly collection at the check post. It is the spot of harassment for the traders.

Overview of E-trip and E-ICC under Punjab VAT Act, 2005

September 3, 2013 17330 Views 0 comment Print

What is E-Trip and E-ICC:  E-trip and E-ICC has come into force w.e.f 01-08-2013 in Punjab. E-trip is the reporting of intra-state and E-ICC is the reporting of inter-state transactions meant for trade under section 51 of Punjab VAT Act. 2005 on the virtual information collection centre on the official website of the Excise & Taxation […]

Mahrashtra VAT – Administrative Instructions in respect of Assessment/Audit Plan for the periods 2006/07 to 2010/11.

August 28, 2013 5084 Views 0 comment Print

A concept note in respect of the disposal of pending assessments/audits up to the period 2010/2011 was circulated to all the Additional Commissioners and had been discussed with the senior management of the department in various meetings.

Maharashtra VAT – Issue Based Audit / Assessment Cases for 2009-10 & 2010-11

August 20, 2013 9293 Views 0 comment Print

 1.  The cases listed below are selected for Assessment, Issue Base Audit for financial year 2009-10 and 2010-11. 2.  Type of audit, location and division are mentioned along with TIN and Name of Dealer. 3.  Officer’s desk are mentioned wherever available. Where Officer’s desk is not mentioned dealers are requested to contact Sales Tax Office […]

MVAT – Procedure for cross-checks of transactions of sellers who have filed incomplete Annexure J1

August 19, 2013 20328 Views 0 comment Print

During the audits conducted for the F.Y. 2008-09 various functional officers have given the feedback that in most of the cases, the buyers or sellers were able to reconcile sales and purchases when auditing officers had verified parameters in relation to cross-matching of annexure J2 with annexure J1.

Claim of entry tax deemed as advance tax under Punjab VAT Act not to be conditional

August 18, 2013 7788 Views 0 comment Print

Introduction: Entry Tax is a tax levied under the Punjab Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2000. It is levied u/s 3-A of the said Act on a dealer who is bringing the goods into local areas of Punjab.Entry tax can be claimed as input tax credit by a person paying such […]

Validity of processing fee under rule 40-A of Punjab VAT Rules, 2005

August 17, 2013 2164 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab Government levied an annual processing fee of Rs. 800 last year by way of Rule 40-A of Punjab VAT Rules, 2005 on all the taxable persons. Rule 40-A of Punjab VAT Rules, 2005 runs as under:

GST – Parliamentary Committee’s Report on Constitution Amendment – Salient features

August 13, 2013 1538 Views 0 comment Print

1. The Constitution (One Hundred and Fifteenth Amendment) Bill, 2011, which has been referred to the Standing Committee on Finance of Parliament for detailed examination and Report seeks to bring fundamental systemic reforms in the indirect taxes dispensation prevailing in the country by integrating and harmonizing the tax structure across the country in the form […]

Maharashtra VAT – Amendment in Qualifications of members of tribunal

August 7, 2013 751 Views 0 comment Print

Earlier a person who has, for a continuous period of not less than three years held an office, not below the rank of Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax, in the Sales Tax Department of the State Government was eligible to be a Member of the Tribunal. Now this period of three Year been reduced to two years vide Notification No. No. VAT-1513/CR.96/Taxation-1 Dated 7th August 2013.

Delhi VAT – Tax Deposit and Return Filing by newly registered dealers

August 7, 2013 1121 Views 0 comment Print

It has come to the notice of the department that Tax Identification Number (TIN) issued to the newly registered dealers during the month of April, 2013 had some validation problem. The department has resolved the issue and fresh TINs have been issued to such dealers. Hence, they are required to immediately deposit their due tax.

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