Goods and Services Tax : Madras HC rules failure to register under GST law constitutes deliberate tax evasion. Case highlights tax liability, penalties, an...
Goods and Services Tax : Bombay HC ruled that GST refund deficiencies must be communicated via Form GST RFD-03. Failure to issue it led to the refund appli...
Goods and Services Tax : Supreme Court upholds arrest powers under GST and Customs Acts, ensuring procedural safeguards to prevent misuse. Learn about the ...
Income Tax : Learn key updates in the New Income Tax Bill, 2025, effective April 2026. Covers tax year, compliance, deductions, international t...
Custom Duty : The Union Budget 2025 introduces changes in Customs duties, excise, and tax rates, focusing on tariff rationalization, support for...
Goods and Services Tax : Explore Supreme Court's scrutiny of whether supplying cranes for services like loading, unloading, lifting, and shifting qualifies...
Goods and Services Tax : Explore the case of Pradeep Kanthed v. Union of India where the Supreme Court issues notice to the Finance Ministry regarding the ...
Goods and Services Tax : Commissioner of Central Goods And Service Tax & Ors Vs Safari Retreats Private Limited & Ors (Supreme Court of India) The ...
Goods and Services Tax : The 45th meeting of Goods and Services Tax Council (“GST Council”) is scheduled to be held on September 17, 2021. The Ministry...
Custom Duty, Income Tax : The Karnataka High Court in M/s Pellagic Food Ingredients Private Ltd. v. Union of India [Writ Petition No. 14737/2021[T-CUS] issu...
Goods and Services Tax : Karnataka High Court rules writ petitions cannot challenge tax intimations issued under Section 73(5) of CGST Act before a show ca...
Goods and Services Tax : Madras High Court rules IGST refund cannot be denied for exports qualifying as zero-rated supply, even when higher duty drawback r...
Goods and Services Tax : Delhi High Court rules that GST law does not prohibit fresh registration after cancellation. Assessee granted liberty to reapply u...
Goods and Services Tax : Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled that GST orders issued without a DIN are invalid, citing CBIC Circular and Supreme Court precedent...
Goods and Services Tax : Madras High Court rules that GST paid during detention can be claimed as a refund if excess tax is paid in regular returns. Key in...
Excise Duty : Notification No. 32/2015-Central Excise Dated- 4th June, 2015 Ethanol produced from molasses generated from cane crushed in the ...
Service Tax : Circular No. 184/3/2015-ST Dated the 3rd June, 2015 It is further clarified that exemption from service tax still continues to ser...
Custom Duty : the floods in the State of Jammu and Kashmir (the State) from whole of the duty as specified under the First Schedule and whole of...
Excise Duty : Grants exemption from Basic Excise Duty to goods donated or purchased out of cash donations for the relief and rehabilitation of p...
Custom Duty : New posts have been created in the rank of Commissioners of Customs in DRI and DGCEI for adjudication of cases as investigated by ...
Recently, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, dismissed the SLP filed by the Union of India against the judgment of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in the case of Union of India Vs. Delhi Chit Fund Association [(2014) 42 taxmann.com 52 (SC)] on following issue
Background Partial reverse charge mechanism has been introduced w.e.f. July 1, 2012 wherein both service provider and service receiver are required to pay a specified portion of service tax liability in terms of Notification No.30/2012-ST dated June 20, 2012. Since, the Service provider pays only a part of the full Service tax liability under Partial […]
Importers issuing Cenvatable invoices require registration under Central Excise & consequential amendments Background: Rule 9 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 (the Excise Rules) provides the list of persons who are required to obtain registration under the Central Excise Act, 1944 (the Excise Act). Notification No. 17/ 2013-Central Excise (N.T.) dated December 31, 2013 (Notification […]
CA Bimal Jain Amendment in distribution of Cenvat Credit by ISD from 1st April, 2014 The CBEC vide Notification No. 05/2014-Central Excise (N.T.) dated February 24, 2014 (“the Notification”) has amended Rule 7 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 (“the Credit Rules”), which would come in to force w.e.f. April 1, 2014 and summarized as […]
Highlights of Interim Union Budget 2014-15 The Hon’ble Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presented the Interim Budget for the fiscal year 2014-15 on Monday, February 17, 2014 to cover expenditure until the Government’s term ends in May, 2014. While presenting the Interim Budget 2014 in Parliament, the Hon’ble Minister proposed no major changes in tax laws. […]
Whether Service Tax can be demanded again from the Service Recipient under reverse charge, where the same has been paid by the Service Provider and accepted by the Department?
The Central Government vide Notification No. 02/2014-ST dated January 30, 2014 has substituted the definition of ‘Governmental Authority’ to expand the scope of exemption to an authority or a board or any other body either set up by an Act of Parliament or a State Legislature or established by Government, with 90 percent or more participation by way of equity or control, to carry out any function entrusted to a municipality under Article 243W of the Constitution.
Indirect Tax Calendar for the Month of February 2015 Due Date Period EVENT FORM Payment of Service Tax 6th February January, 2015 Online Payment of Service Tax by All Assessee other than Individual/ Firm GAR-7 Payment of Excise Duty 6th February January, 2015 Monthly Online Payment Excise duty by All Assessee other than Small Scale […]
The Central Government has amended the Notification No. 98/2013-Customs (N.T.) dated September 14, 2013 vide Notification No. 05/2014 – Customs (N.T.) dated January 21, 2014 , to provide new drawback rates for several Products exported out of India. The Notification shall come into force on January 25, 2014.
A clarification was sought as to whether the first instalment of tax dues paid (Minimum 50% of tax dues) under the Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013 would be available as Cenvat Credit immediately after payment or only after payment of tax dues in full and receipt of acknowledgement of discharge certificate in form VCES-3.
