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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 261 Views 0 comment Print

GST Department Audit under Section 65: Common Audit Issues

Goods and Services Tax : The article explains common objections raised during GST departmental audits under Section 65, including ITC mismatches, GSTR reco...

May 16, 2026 261 Views 0 comment Print

Curbing India’s Cash in Circulation Surge Through Pragmatic GST Reforms

Goods and Services Tax : The article explains how rigid GST compliance and fear of penalties are pushing small businesses back into cash transactions. It s...

May 16, 2026 1311 Views 0 comment Print

Invoice Management System (IMS) Explained: How to Reconcile ITC

Goods and Services Tax : The new Invoice Management System (IMS) will introduce real-time invoice matching and automated ITC verification under GST. Busine...

May 16, 2026 408 Views 0 comment Print

GST on Hospitality Industry: Hotel Accommodation, Restaurant GST Rates, ITC & Rule 42 Reversal

Goods and Services Tax : This article explains updated GST rates, ITC rules, SAC classifications, and compliance requirements applicable to hotels and hosp...

May 16, 2026 450 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 4392 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 549 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 795 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 3303 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 22791 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


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 66 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 84 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 102 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 117 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala AAR Grants GST Exemption on Inpatient Ayurvedic Services

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR held that medicines, consumables, room rent, and ancillary services provided during inpatient treatment form part o...

May 16, 2026 111 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 423 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 2553 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 258 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 564 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 726 Views 0 comment Print


Govt cannot claim precedence over properties of Sales Tax defaulter: HC

March 4, 2009 975 Views 0 comment Print

The Tamil Nadu government cannot claim precedence over properties of a sales tax defaulter who has secured bank finance unless the Sales Tax Act had a specific Provision creating first charge (first call on Property) in favour of the government, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court ruled on Monday. Justice Chitra Venkataraman, allowing a writ petition by the Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank

SC ask telcos to move appropriate forum on sales tax issue

March 4, 2009 508 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the telecom majors Bharti Airtel and Hathway and Datacom Pvt Ltd to move appropriate authority to decide whether transactions related to providing broadband services to subscribers can be treated as “sale of light energy” for levying sales tax. A bench headed by Justice Mr S H Kapadia while setting aside the Karnataka High Court order asked the companies

MVAT AUDIT REPORT CAN BE SUBMITTED ON 28FEB & 1MAR. ON 2MAR UPTO 9PM

February 28, 2009 952 Views 0 comment Print

THE SALES TAX OFFICE HAS OPENED A SEPARATE DESK FOR ACCEPTING THE MVAT AUDIT REPORT (FORM 704). 1.THE MVAT AUDIT REPORT CAN ALSO BE SUBMITTED ON 28TH FEBRUARY & 1ST MARCH 2009. 2.ON ABOVE DATES THE SALES TAX OFFICE IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA WILL BE REMAIN OPEN DURING REGULAR OFFICE HOURS FOR ACCEPTING MVAT […]

Sales tax hounds comb Mumbai for Tax evaders

February 21, 2009 1042 Views 0 comment Print

The Department of Sales Tax has issued 1 lakh notices to traders in the last two months for tax evasion. It has also filed 431 FIRs against them for not filing returns. Raids, surveys and business audits have been further intensified. Sources said that hundred of crores of bogus bills and hawala transactions have been unearthed by the department while spreading its dragnet for tax evaders.

VAT Cir-8T of 2009 – Sanction and disbursement of Industrial Promotion Subsidy (IPS) to Mega Projects and Non-Mega Projects under PSI-2001 and PSI-2007

February 7, 2009 4842 Views 0 comment Print

After receipt of Eligibility Certificate and the above mentioned information from the Industry Department, the Sales Tax Department shall issue the Identification Certificate on its own. There is no need for the eligible unit to separately make an application to the Sales Tax Department for grant of Identification Number.

VAT Cir – 7T of 2009 – Submission of copies of TIN certificate/ TIN Allotment letter/ E-services enrollment acknowledgment to the bank along with returns/ challans

February 5, 2009 2133 Views 0 comment Print

Vide above referred Trade Circular, the Sales Tax Department (“the S.T.D.”) barred the unregistered dealers/ persons/employers from directly paying their tax/ interest/ penalty/composition money/fees/fine/ amount forfeited/ amount of TDS into the Government Treasury. The S.T.D advised the authorized banks not to accept tax/ interest/ penalty/composition money/fees/fine/ amount forfeited/ amount of TDS from the unregistered dealers/ persons/employers.

VAT Trade – 6T of 2009 – Filling of E-return for revised & fresh

January 30, 2009 1048 Views 0 comment Print

This circular cannot be made use of for legal interpretation of provisions of law as it is clarificatory in nature. If any member of the trade has any doubt, he may refer the matter to this office for further clarification.

MVAT Trade Cir – 5T of 2009 – Tax Treatment of Goods sent to other States.

January 29, 2009 2324 Views 0 comment Print

This office had issued a Trade Circular dated the 20th February 2007. A view had been taken in that Trade Circular that Section 6A of the C.S.T.Act, 1956 deals only with transactions between agents and principals and does not deal with transactions which are on a principal to principal basis.

MVAT: Extension of due date for Submission of Audit Report for year 2007-08 with conditions

January 24, 2009 1729 Views 0 comment Print

No. VAT/ AMD-1008/IB/ ADM-06 Mumbai Dt: 23rd January, 2009 Trade Cir. 3 T of 2009 Sub : Submission of Audit Report for year 2007-08. Ref. : 1. Government Notification No. VAT-1508/C.R. -69/ Taxation-1 dated 10th November, 2008. 2. Trade Circular 39 T of 2008 No. VAT/ AMD-1008/IB/ ADM-06 dated 15th November, 2008. 3. Trade Circular […]

VAT Trade Cir – 4T of 2009 – Enrollment for E-Services

January 23, 2009 1099 Views 0 comment Print

The Department proposes to provide the compendium of e-services viz., e-return, e-registration, e-declarations, e-annexure, e-Form-704 etc. For availing of these e-services it is mandatory for the dealers to get enrolled with the Department’s web-site i.e. www.mahavat.gov.in .

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