Goods and Services Tax : Detailed clarifications on GST Amnesty Scheme under Section 128A and Rule 164 of CGST Rules, covering waivers, application process...
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...
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 : Delhi High Court sets aside ITC denial due to incorrect GSTN on invoices, ruling in favor of B Braun Medical India Pvt. Ltd. in a ...
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...
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 ...
Department of Revenue Vide Circular No. 27/01/2018- Central Tax dated January 05, 2018 has issued various FAQ’s for clarifying levibility of GST on accommodation services, betting and gambling in casinos, horse racing, admission to cinema, homestays, printing, legal services etc.
Rationalization of GST rates on certain goods: The Central Government vide Notification No. 41/2017 – Central Tax (Rate) dated November 14, 2017 has amended Notification No. 01/2017 – Central Tax (Rate) dated June 28, 2017 to, inter-alia, reduce GST rate on approximately 177 items earlier falling in 28% slab to 18% slab, leaving only 50 items that will still be taxed at GST rate of 28%.
GST Council has come out with a string of deadline relaxations and lowering of penalty/ late fees for delayed filing of return along with an increase in the annual turnover threshold for the composition scheme to Rs 1.5 crore (overall limit to be increased to Rs. 2 Cr) from the recently revised Rs 1 crore.
Form GST TRAN-1 (with revision facility) date extended till November 30, 2017- The Government vide its tweet dated October 26, 2017 has announced that FORM GST TRAN – 1 (with revision facility) extended to November 30, 2017. Now, in this regard, two Orders viz. Order No. 07/2017-GST (under Rule 117 of the CGST Rules, 2017) and Order No. 08/2017-GST (under Rule 120A of the CGST Rules, 2017), both dated October 28, 2017, have been issued.
To give effect to the changes suggested, around 41 new Notifications and an Order were issued by the Government on October 13, 2017, under CGST, UTGST, IGST and Compensation Cess.
The GST Council had earlier decided to defer the filing of return in Form GSTR-3 and had recommended the filing of return in Form GSTR-3B for the month of July and August, 2017. Accordingly, the Central Government vide Notification No. 21/2017-Central Tax dated August 8, 2017 had notified the last date for filing of return in Form GSTR-3B for the month of July, 2017 as August 20, 2017.
This latest Book on GST comprises of two volumes to cover the subject in its entirety. Volume I covers extensive discussion on the provisions of GST Law and Rules made thereunder. Volume II consists of GST Bare Acts, Rules and all latest notifications and Circulars at one place for easy reference.
CBDT vide Circular No. 23/2017 dated July 19, 2017 clarified that wherever in terms of the agreement or contract between the payer and the payee, the component of GST on Services included in the amount payable to a resident is indicated separately, tax shall be deducted on the amount paid or payable without including such GST on Services component.
Recently, the Government has released various Notifications under CGST, UTGST and IGST for giving kick start to the mammoth indirect tax reform in India. Various Notifications issued by the Government are as under:
While sticking to the roll out date of July 1, 2017 for the first-of-its-kind mammoth indirect tax reform post independence in India, the all-powerful GST Council headed by the Hon’ble Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley concluded their meet for the 17th time on June 18, 2017. The GST Council on Sunday made the dreaded anti-profiteering clause more palatable specifying a sunset clause of two years even as it relaxed the deadline for filing returns under the GST till September.
