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Transit-State GST Officers Cannot Detain Goods as Inter-State IGST Transactions not in Their Jurisdiction

Goods and Services Tax : Andhra Pradesh High Court held that GST officers of a transit State cannot invoke Sections 129 or 130 against goods merely passing...

May 22, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

GST Refund on Cotton Seed Oil Cake Allowed as it Qualifies as Exempt Cattle Feed

Goods and Services Tax : Gujarat High Court held that GST paid on cotton seed oil cake must be refunded since the product is exempt as cattle feed under No...

May 22, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

GSTAT Orders Physical Service Due to Failure of Portal & Email Communication

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT directed service through registered post/speed post after notices sent via portal and email failed to receive any effective ...

May 21, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

GST Audit Officer Cannot pass Assessment Order as Adjudicating Authority: Karnataka HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Karnataka High Court held that adjudication by the same officer who conducted the GST audit raises serious concerns of bias an...

May 20, 2026 324 Views 0 comment Print

GST Exemption Allowed as Similar Packaging Does Not Amount to Brand Name Usage

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that common packaging elements, graphics, and colour schemes do not automatically create a “brand nam...

May 16, 2026 429 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


SC to Review if Supplying Crane for Services Constitutes Transfer of ‘Right to Use’

Goods and Services Tax : Explore Supreme Court's scrutiny of whether supplying cranes for services like loading, unloading, lifting, and shifting qualifies...

May 21, 2024 1530 Views 0 comment Print

SC issues Notice to to Finance Ministry on GST Return Revision Option on Portal

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 ...

January 4, 2024 3903 Views 0 comment Print

SC to Decide on GST Implications of Immovable Property: Next Hearing on August 23

Goods and Services Tax : Commissioner of Central Goods And Service Tax & Ors Vs Safari Retreats Private Limited & Ors (Supreme Court of India) The ...

August 19, 2023 15048 Views 0 comment Print

GST 45th Council meeting on September 17, 2021 – Agenda

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...

September 3, 2021 3903 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC orders for appearance through Video Conferencing for summon issued

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...

August 15, 2021 1173 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


GST Order Quashed as Successor Officer Passed Order Without Fresh Personal Hearing

Goods and Services Tax : The Delhi High Court held that an adjudication order passed by an officer who never personally heard the assessee violates princip...

May 21, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

Mandatory Personal Hearing under GST Sec. 75(4) Cannot Be Waived Even if Assessee Didn’t Opt for It: Gujarat HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Gujarat High Court held that authorities cannot pass adverse GST orders without complying with the mandatory hearing requireme...

May 20, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Quashes Ocean Freight IGST Levy as Importer Is Not Service Recipient

Goods and Services Tax : The Bombay High Court held that importers under CIF contracts cannot be taxed under reverse charge for ocean freight since they ar...

May 16, 2026 555 Views 0 comment Print

GST SCN Quashed Because Allegations Were Vague & Unsupported

Goods and Services Tax : The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that a Section 73 GST notice lacking specific details, computations, and supporting materia...

May 14, 2026 255 Views 0 comment Print

GST Circular Trading: Penalty Equal to Full ITC Passed On, Not Limited to ₹10,000

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that penalties under Section 122 of the CGST Act must equal the ineligible ITC availed or passed on in ...

May 14, 2026 10416 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Notification No. 32/2015-Central Excise Dated- 4th June, 2015

Excise Duty : Notification No. 32/2015-Central Excise Dated- 4th June, 2015 Ethanol produced from molasses generated from cane crushed in the ...

June 4, 2015 4761 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification on rate of service tax on restaurant service

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...

June 3, 2015 37831 Views 0 comment Print

Custom Duty exemption on goods for relief of flood affected people of J&K

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...

December 11, 2014 930 Views 0 comment Print

Excise duty exemption on goods for relief of flood affected people of J&K

Excise Duty : Grants exemption from Basic Excise Duty to goods donated or purchased out of cash donations for the relief and rehabilitation of p...

December 11, 2014 1085 Views 0 comment Print

Customs – Regarding adjudication of appraising related cases

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 ...

December 11, 2014 1225 Views 0 comment Print


FAQ on Service provided by Directors to Company

August 20, 2012 5357 Views 0 comment Print

The CBEC has issued Notification No. 45/2012-ST dated 7-8-2012, amending the Notification No. 30/2012-ST dated 20-6-2012 and expanded the scope of reverse charge mechanism. With effect from 7-8-2012, services provided by the director to the company will be covered under the reverse charge mechanism.

Clarification on Service provided by Directors & Security Service under partial Reverse Charge

August 10, 2012 7813 Views 0 comment Print

Service by Directors to the Company: As per this amendment, the services provided by a Director to the Company, the entire service tax has to be paid by the Company under Reverse charge but what happen for a period from 1st July 2012 and till 6th August 2012, when there was no reverse charge mechanism for the service by Director to the Company was taxable.

Service tax on staff benefits and employment related transactions – Suggestions invited by TRU

July 31, 2012 7227 Views 0 comment Print

TRU has issued a Draft Circular F. No 354/127/2012-TRU dated July 27, 2012 clarifying certain issues in relation to leviability of service tax on staff benefits and employee related transactions and trade, industry & field formations are requested to go through the draft Circular and offer their comments, views and suggestions.

Whether employees sent on deputation to subsidiary/ associate companies amount to manpower recruitment or supply service before or after 1st July, 2012

July 28, 2012 8816 Views 0 comment Print

The appellants were sending their manager/ employees to hotels run by the subsidiary/ associate companies on deputation. They were recovering costs on actual basis and were not retaining any amount out of the payment made by the hotels run by the subsidiary/ associate companies. The contention of the Department is that the appellants were engaged in manpower supply service as they were supplying their manpower to hotels run by associate companies on a cost recovery basis.

Service Tax on Revenue sharing arrangements prior & post 1st July, 2012?

July 21, 2012 11565 Views 0 comment Print

The appellant was a franchisee of BCCI-IPL and received payment from BCCI-IPL as its share in receipts towards media rights and other income collected centrally by BCCI-IPL. The key issue in the appeal was whether the amount received by the appellant from BCCI-IPL liable to service tax as business support services provided to BCCI-IPL.

Clarification on Service tax on remittances from abroad to India

July 12, 2012 4181 Views 0 comment Print

No service tax will be leviable on the amount of foreign currency remitted to India from abroad: Service has been defined under Section 65B (44) of the Finance Act, 1994. The definition specifically excludes a transaction in money or actionable claim. As the remittance of foreign currency from abroad is a transaction in money, therefore, it will fall outside the ambit of service. Accordingly, no service tax will be leviable on it.

Clarification on Point of Taxation for Works Contract Services & open issues

July 8, 2012 7012 Views 0 comment Print

Query:- What is the option open to the Assessee following Works Contract (Composition Scheme for Payment of Service Tax) Rules, 2007 which is rescinded vide Notification No. 35/2012-ST dated 20-6-2012, w.e.f 1-7-2012. Answer:- Change in the manner of payment of tax from composition scheme under erstwhile the Works Contract (Composition Scheme for Payment of Service Tax) Rules, 2007 will change either to make payment of service tax on actual value under clause (i) of Rule 2A of the Service Tax (Determination of Value) Rules, 2006 or under clause (ii) of Rule 2A – Composite rate:-

Implementation of Paradigm shift in Taxation of Services – New Notifications

June 21, 2012 2389 Views 0 comment Print

Yesterday, the TRU has issued number of Notifications to give effect of implementation of Paradigm shift in taxation of Services –Budget 2012 by way of either rescinding or amending old Notifications including some of recently issued Notifications during the time of Budget 2012 i.e. 17th March, 2012, which were supposed to come into force from the date on which the new Section 66B (the new charging Section) i.e. 1st July 2012.

Works Contract viz-a-viz Commercial or Industrial Construction Services – Valuation & Abatement Issues

June 19, 2012 30550 Views 4 comments Print

Recently Service Tax (Determination of Valuation Rules), 2012 vide Notification No. 11/2012 –S.T dated 17.03.2012 amended the Service Tax (Determination of Value) Rules, 2006 which were supposed to come into force from the date on which the new Section 66B (the new charging Section) comes into effect i.e. 1st July 2012 but the said Rules got superseded before coming into force vide Notification no. 24/2012-ST dated 06.06.2012 (the Notification no. 24/2012-ST).

Reverse Charge Mechanism – Precautions – Budget 2012

June 15, 2012 6668 Views 0 comment Print

The Union Budget 2012 has proposed multiple changes in Service Tax. One of the important aspects of burden of tax liability under Reverse Charge concept has also been proposed to be replaced from existing provisions. Applicability of New Reverse Charge Mechanism -According to Notification No 15/2012-ST dated 17.03.2012, which supersedes notification no. 36/2004-ST dated 31.12.2004, the proposed Reverse Charge Mechanism will be made applicable from the date on which Section 66B of the Finance Act,1994 comes into force i.e. 1-7-2012.

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