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No ITC Denial for Missing Lorry Receipts Where Supplier Paid GST: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that ITC cannot be denied solely due to the absence of lorry receipts, weighment slips, or e-way bills ...

June 18, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

SC Settles issue of GST on Long-Term Lease of Immovable Properties

Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court's ruling that assignment of long-term leasehold rights in immovable property is not...

June 18, 2026 207 Views 0 comment Print

5 GST Mistakes That Quietly Cost Indian Businesses ₹50,000 or More

Goods and Services Tax : Small GST compliance errors can result in late fees, interest, blocked ITC, and penalties. This guide explains the five most commo...

June 18, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

Innovative Reform Ideas on Nine Years of GST to Curb complexities & ITC Frauds

Goods and Services Tax : The article argues that large-scale GST frauds and growing compliance burdens show the need for structural reform. It proposes alt...

June 17, 2026 363 Views 0 comment Print

National Workshop on GSTAT e-Appeals: A Practitioner’s Experience

Goods and Services Tax : The GSTAT workshop clarified that appeals can be filed electronically without submitting physical records or paper books. The key ...

June 17, 2026 1014 Views 1 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 627 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 465 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 1215 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 351 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 3153 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITC Claim Must Be Reconsidered as Retrospective Supplier Registration Cancellation Alone Was Not Sufficient

Goods and Services Tax : The Calcutta High Court set aside the order denying Input Tax Credit and directed fresh adjudication, holding that the issue must ...

June 18, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

Gauhati HC Upholds Personal GST Penalty on Partners for Tax Evasion

Goods and Services Tax : The Gauhati High Court held that partners can face personal penalty under Section 122(1A) for pre-2021 transactions as the provisi...

June 18, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

No Jurisdiction To Club Multiple Financial Years In Single GST SCN: Bombay HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Bombay High Court held that a single show cause notice covering multiple financial years under Section 74 of the CGST Act was ...

June 18, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

Works Contract Qualified for GST Exemption as Goods Component Was Below 25% Threshold

Goods and Services Tax : Maharashtra AAR held that a sewerage infrastructure contract was a composite supply and not a pure service. Exemption under Entry ...

June 17, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

Bonded Warehouse Supplies Not Exports as Goods Delivered Within India: AAR Maharashtra

Goods and Services Tax : The Maharashtra AAR held that supplies of warehoused goods to foreign-going vessels, Indian Navy ships, and Coast Guard ships did ...

June 17, 2026 123 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 2244 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 204 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 240 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 408 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 444 Views 0 comment Print


Reduced rate of CST would be effective from 1-5-2008

April 15, 2008 1212 Views 0 comment Print

Following an agreement between the Central Government and the State Governments, the rate of Central Sales Tax was reduced from 4 per cent to 3 per cent in this financial year. It is now proposed to reduce the rate to 2 per cent from April 1, 2008. Consultations are underway on the compensation for losses, if any, and once agreement is reached the new rate will be notified. I am also happy to report that there is considerable progress in preparing a roadmap for introducing the Goods and Services Tax with effect from April 1, 2010.

Changes in MVAT Return Filing

April 7, 2008 3879 Views 1 comment Print

Changes in MVAT RETURN FILING – TL in Previous Year TR in previous Year Periodicity Form & Due Date Tax Liability (TL) Tax Refund (TR) 1) upto Rs. 1 lakh upto Rs. 10 Lacs Half Yearly 231/21 days 2) upto Rs. 10 lacs upto Rs. 1 crore Quarterly 231/21 days 3) More than 10 Lacs More Than Rs. 1 Crore Monthly 231/21 days

Furnishing of copies of challans/returns to the Sales Tax Authorities.

February 28, 2008 1796 Views 0 comment Print

Trade Cir. No. 5 T of 2008 A Trade Circular No. 1T of 2008 dt. 25.1.2008 had been issued explaining the procedure for issuance of statutory forms under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956. In that circular, a procedure had been set down for the use of applicants of declaration forms under the Central Sales Tax Act. As per that circular, the dealers were required to show proof of filing of returns and payments from 1.4.2005 onwards till the last return/payment due from them on the date of application. The dealers were also required to furnish information in the format provided for in the said circular.

Payments of service tax as also VAT are mutually exclusive

February 20, 2008 8487 Views 0 comment Print

Imagic Creative (P.) Ltd. v. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes Payments of service tax as also the VAT are mutually exclusive. Therefore, they should be held to be applicable having regard to the respective parameters of service tax and the sales tax as envisaged in a composite contract as contradistinguished from an indivisible contract. It may consist of different elements providing for attracting different nature of levy. It was, therefore, difficult to hold that in a case of instant nature, sales tax would be payable on the value of the entire contract, irrespective of the element of service provided. The approach of the assessing authority, thus, appeared to be correct.

In an indivisible contract no VAT if Service Tax is paid – SC

January 17, 2008 3753 Views 0 comment Print

WHETHER the charges collected towards the services for evolution of prototype conceptual design (i.e. creation of concept), on which service tax had been paid under the Finance Act, 1994 as amended from time to time is liable to tax under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003 is the question involved in this appeal before the Supreme Court.

Due date for MVAT audit extended

January 17, 2008 763 Views 0 comment Print

As usual the last date for filing of Form No. 704 i.e. VAT Audit Report for 2005-06 and 2006-07 is extended to 31st March 2008. Judgment on the same is expected on 22nd February 2008.

Grant of Provisional Refund Under Maharashtra VAT

February 8, 2007 1093 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No.14-T of 2007, Mumbai,dt.08.02.2007 This office had earlier issued above referred two Circulars for grant of provisional refund. The refund under these Circulars is admissible to those dealers who have filed return for any earlier period on or before 31.12.2006.

MVAT Refund for the Financial Year 2005-06 and 2006-07

August 1, 2006 1528 Views 0 comment Print

Trade Cir-18T of 2006 This office had earlier issued the above-referred three Trade Circulars, enumerating the procedure for grant of provision refund for part of the period/periods pertaining to the financial year 2005-06.

MVAT: Trade Circular No. 37T of 2005, Dated: 19.11.2005

November 19, 2005 2383 Views 0 comment Print

Issuance of Fresh Registration Certificates and Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) to the existing dealers under VAT, CST, Luxury Tax Acts and Maharashtra Tax on the Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2002.

Guidance Note on Accounting for State-level Value Added Tax

May 31, 2005 172266 Views 1 comment Print

The State-level Value Added Tax (hereinafter referred to as ‘Value Added Tax’ or ‘VAT’) comes into effect from April 1, 2005, in place of the sales tax structure prevalent in various States. The VAT intends to bring harmonisation in the tax structure of various States and rationalise the overall tax burden. The essence of VAT is that it provides credit/set-off for input tax, i.e., tax paid on purchases, against the output tax, i.e., tax payable on sales.

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