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Goods and Services Tax - With the advent of GST and dawn of old indirect tax regime in the form of VAT, service tax and central excise etc, the State and Central Governments are looking forward to bring an end to the litigation in the older regime and in consequence thereof we are witnessing lot of dispute resolution schemes introduced […]...
Read MoreGoods and Services Tax - Any Income derived from a Capital asset movable or immovable is taxable under the head Capital Gains under Income Tax Act 1961. The Capital Gains have been divided in two parts under Income Tax Act 1961. One is short term capital gain and other is long term capital gain....
Read MoreGoods and Services Tax - In scrutiny assessments it is sometimes seen that huge demands are created against the assessee by framing high pitched assessments due to difference in opinion on interpretation of law or interpretation of facts or due to the fact that AO is not satisfied with the explanations offered by the assessee in regard to loan creditors or cash c...
Read MoreGoods and Services Tax - The Scrutiny Assessments under Income Tax Act 1961 are made u/s 143(3). For many years now many of the returns of the assesses are accepted as they are being filed by the assesses and intimation is sent u/s 143(1) and only fewer cases are selected for scrutiny assessment based upon some predetermined criterias. Therefore every assessee de...
Read MoreGoods and Services Tax - Maintenance of books of accounts by Professionals: Section 44AA of Income Tax Act and rule 6F of Income Tax rules deal with the provisions regarding maintenance of books of accounts under Income tax Act. As per section 44AA(1) read with rule 6F the persons carrying on any of the profession as mentioned below are required to maintain books...
Read MoreGoods and Services Tax - Advocate Amit Bajaj Section 27 of the Punjab VAT Act, 2005 has been amended to enhance the rate of Works Contract Tax i.e tax to be deducted from payments made to contractors and sub-contractor, from 5% to 6%. Now after the above amendment rate of WCT will be 6% under Punjab VAT Act, 2005....
Read MoreGoods and Services Tax - It is well esteblished principle that the power to levy penality under taxation laws is incidental and ancillary to the power of collection of tax and is provided to make sure the compliance of tax deposits by the assessees. Taxation laws are welfare laws i.e they are for the welfare of the general public at large....
Read MoreM/s Avdesh Tracks Private Limited Vs. The State of Punjab and another (Punjab & Haryana High Court) - The Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court in a crucial decision has held that input tax credit cannot be disallowed merely for a technical defect in the VAT Invoice such as non mentioning of words “Input Tax Credit is available to a person against this copy” as per Rule 54 of the Punjab VAT Rules,...
Read MoreCommissioner, Delhi Value Added Tax Vs M/s. ABB Ltd. (Supreme Court of Court) - The Hon’ble Supreme Court delivering very important judgment with regard to taxability of inter-state works contract. In the case of Commissioner, Delhi VAT vs ABB Ltd., it has been held that in case the goods are purchased from other States or are imported from outside the country...
Read MoreState of Punjab & Ors. Vs M/S Shreyans Indus.Ltd. Etc. (Supreme Court of India) - Supreme Court, in State of Punjab Vs. M/s. Shreyans Indus Ltd., has held that power of the Sales Tax Commissioner to extend the time to pass an order on assessment is to be exercised before the normal period of assessment expires....
Read MoreWelspun Projects Limited vs State of Punjab - The Punjab VAT Tribunal in one of my cases namely Welspun Projects Limited vs State of Punjab Appeal No. 146 of 2014 decided on 27.04.2015, has quashed the penalty levied u/s 51 of Punjab VAT Act, 2005 on the roadside, as the same was levied without serving proper notice and thereby denying reasonab...
Read MoreJalandhar Vs State of Punjab and others (Punjab & Haryana High Court) - Punjab & Haryana High Court in the case of The Jalandhar Iron and Steel Merchants Association(Regd), Jalandhar vs State of Punjab has held that the State Government did not have power to legislate Rule 21(8) of Punjab VAT Rules, 2005 before 01.04.2014 so as to restrict ITC on stock of iron and stee...
Read MoreNotification No. GST-I-2018/101 - (29/01/2018) - Punjab Government has notified under Rule 138(14)(d) of Punjab GST Rules, 2017 that e-way bill will not be required to be generated for a period of two months from 1st February, 2018 for intra-state supply of goods provided such goods do not cross the State boundary during the transit. However, a p...
Read MoreNO. 5/27/2014-2GR-2(PF)/668042/1 - (15/01/2016) - The Government of Punjab has notified the additional services, stipulated time limit, designated officers, first appellate authorities and second appellate authorities for the purpose of Section 3 of the Punjab Right To Service Act, 2011. This new notification has also brought many services provided...
Read MoreS.O. 9/P.A.8/2005/S.8/2015 - (11/03/2015) - Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 8 of the Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005, (Punjab Act No. 8 of 2005), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to make the following ...
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