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SC allows Interstate Purchase of goods under CST Act for Manufacturing, Mining etc against ‘C’ Forms in GST Scenario also: But is nullified by Finance Act, 2021

Goods and Services Tax : SC allows Interstate Purchase of goods under the CST Act for Manufacturing, Mining etc against ‘C’ Forms in  GST Scen...

April 26, 2021 8859 Views 2 comments Print

Allowed use of Form-C to purchase Petroleum, Natural Gas & Liquor products post GST

Goods and Services Tax : Supreme Court declined to interfere in Revenue’s Special Leave Petitions, for use of 'C' Forms of the Central Sales Tax Act, 195...

April 23, 2021 9480 Views 2 comments Print

Sale in transit – No concept of constructive delivery

Goods and Services Tax : There is no concept of constructive delivery either express or implied in section 3 of Central Sales Tax Act”. Hence, benefit ca...

May 6, 2020 2550 Views 0 comment Print

Whether Form ‘C’ should be made available to an assessee even after implementation of GST?

Goods and Services Tax : Article discusses Whether Form ‘C’ should be made available to an assessee even after implementation of the goods and services...

August 23, 2018 48156 Views 5 comments Print

Sale in Transit as per CST Act & About First Stage Dealer & Availment of Input Tax Credit

Goods and Services Tax : Central Sales Tax Act 1956 envisages single point of taxation i.e tax at the first point of sales. Subsequent sales during the mov...

May 19, 2017 5139 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Request to announce Tax Amnesty Scheme under state laws & CST Act

Goods and Services Tax : Request to announce Tax Amnesty Scheme / one time settlement scheme for pending demand, disputes, appeals, litigations and recover...

May 16, 2022 7725 Views 0 comment Print

Issued faced during assessments & in functioning of Maharashtra VAT Website

Goods and Services Tax : AIMTPA has written a letter to Commissioner of State Tax and brought to his attention issues being faced during assessments under ...

July 22, 2021 1935 Views 0 comment Print

RVAT: Extend due dates for C-form submission & ITC mismatch

Goods and Services Tax : Extension of due date of furnishing of declaration form due to COVID-19 effect Sir the last date of filing of declaration forms...

June 29, 2020 5889 Views 0 comment Print

Waiver of Late Fee for late filing of VAT, CST, PT & Luxry Tax returns

Goods and Services Tax : Waiver of Late Fee for late filing of VAT and CST returns in Maharashtra The Trade has represented that many technical difficultie...

March 17, 2017 15627 Views 0 comment Print

CII wants CST to reduced to 1%

Goods and Services Tax : CII suggested the removal of anomalies in customs duty and reducing the CST rate from 2% to 1% due to the delay in implementation ...

December 12, 2014 1463 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Section 9(2) of CST Act doesn’t create statutory charge hence unpaid CST dues are unsecured debt

Goods and Services Tax : NCLAT Delhi held that provisions of section 9(2) of the CST Act doesn’t create statutory charge on the assets of the Corporate D...

January 24, 2026 417 Views 0 comment Print

Parts Replaced Under Warranty Taxable under CST Act: Allahabad HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Allahabad High Court ruled that parts replaced during warranty and AMC periods are taxable, applying the Supreme Court's Tata ...

December 11, 2025 675 Views 0 comment Print

C-Forms Cannot Be Refused for Omission in Revised Returns: Delhi HC

Goods and Services Tax : Court held that C-Forms could not be refused solely because inter-state purchases were mistakenly omitted from revised returns. Th...

December 11, 2025 597 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Allows Belated Form F After 20-Year CST Litigation

Goods and Services Tax : The Court accepted a previously rejected Form F worth ₹6.29 crore after verifying its authenticity. It held that genuine branch ...

December 7, 2025 450 Views 0 comment Print

CST Penalty Deleted Because Tyres Count as Spare Parts: Allahabad HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court ruled that tyres and tubes were part of the registered spare-parts list, validating the Tribunal’s decision to cancel ...

November 30, 2025 327 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Maharashtra Issues Profession Tax Compliance Relaxation Due to Portal Technical Issues

Goods and Services Tax : The State Tax Department allowed taxpayers to pay profession tax using PAN after system migration caused portal access issues. Reg...

March 13, 2026 16665 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Notifies DGGI ADG as IGST Nodal Officer; Afcom Named Indian Carrier under GST

Goods and Services Tax : Finance Ministry notifies DGGI ADG as nodal officer under IT Rules and designates Afcom Holdings as Indian carrier under Central S...

February 17, 2026 768 Views 0 comment Print

Madhya Pradesh GST Dept. Extends Appeal Deadline to March 31, 2025

Goods and Services Tax : Learn about Madhya Pradeshs extension of appeal disposal deadline to March 31, 2025, impacting VAT, CST, and other related acts....

March 13, 2024 1110 Views 0 comment Print

Issuance & use of C-Form declaration under CST Act in Karnataka

Goods and Services Tax : The scope of C-Form facility for inter-state purchase of the above six goods is examined in the light of the amended provision of ...

June 23, 2021 5625 Views 0 comment Print

All about filing of Appeal Applications under MVAT and CST Act

Goods and Services Tax : Manual filing of Appeal Applications, is being replaced by online automated filing of Appeal Applications under VAT and CST Act. A...

January 30, 2020 16932 Views 0 comment Print


EOUs and Central Sales Tax issue under Foreign Trade Policy

March 10, 2014 9783 Views 1 comment Print

The export oriented units are entitled to full reimbursement of central sales tax paid by them on purchase from domestic tariff area units, when goods are used by them for production of finished goods meant for export. Accordingly, reimbursement of central sales tax on inputs used in goods meant for domestic tariff area sale by export oriented units is not admissible.

What the "F" form means under Cst Act ?

January 11, 2014 200040 Views 43 comments Print

You may be familiar with the word “F”. But today I am here to demystify the concept of F forms under CST ACT. The following conversation between Ankur and Aashish will help you to understand the concept in a great manner. Ankur : Hi Aashish !!,  wassup buddy ?? Aashish : Nothing man, feeling anger […]

Goods Movement Form under CST Act 1956; Form C, F, E1- E2

January 5, 2014 434816 Views 138 comments Print

Goods Movement Form under CST Act 1956; C, F, E1- E2 Form at a glance 1. INTRODUCTION There are certain type of forms which has been prescribed under central sales tax rules 1957, form c for making interstate purchase at lower rate, form E1 and E2 used when interstate sale or purchase which are effected […]

Uttarakhand VAT : Tips for Assessment Year 2013-2014

November 25, 2013 26759 Views 1 comment Print

Works Contract- The contracts such as Building constructing, manufacture, processing, fabrication, erection, installation, fitting out, improvement, modification, repair or commissioning of any movable or immovable property. Would fall under works contract.

F form under CST Act can cover transactions of a period more than one month

September 21, 2013 22713 Views 14 comments Print

Calcutta High Court in Cipla Limited vs Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Tax reported as VSTI 2013 Vol. 17 B-509 has held that There is nothing in Rule 12(5) of CST (R&T) Rules which could be construed to vitiate a declaration form i.e “F” form on a ground that such declaration form covered transactions for a period […]

Whether Excess Collection Of CST Can Be Forfeited?

July 13, 2013 4523 Views 0 comment Print

Substantive law and procedural law are the two main categories within the law. Substantive law refers to the body of rules that determine the rights and obligations of individuals and collective bodies. Procedural law is the body of legal rules that govern the process for determining the rights of parties. When the CST Act does not have a special substantive provision of forfeiture, the Department is not correct in demanding excess collection of CST in the bills.

Issuing C form is statutory obligation of buyer, can be enforced by a writ petition in HC

July 8, 2013 58601 Views 35 comments Print

Many a times I receive queries on a common problem faced by many dealers all over India that what to do when the interstate purchaser of goods refuses or does not issue the requisite C forms after purchasing the goods at concessional rate of CST @ 2%.

Effect of Section 3, 4 & 5 of CST Act in Determining Net Turnover of Work Contract

July 4, 2013 8884 Views 0 comment Print

Initially when section 3-F was introduced transactions covered under section 3,4 and 5 of the Central Sales Tax Act have not been excluded. Thus the provisions has been declared Ultra virus by the Division bench decision of this court in the case of V K Singhal vs. State of UP reported in 1995 NTN (Vol. 6) 17; 1995 UPTC 337. Section 3-F of the U.P Trade Tax Act under which the assessments were made, was amended and a new Section 3-F was substituted by Act 31 of 1995 with retrospective effect from 13th September, 1985.

Forms & Procedures under Central Sales Tax (CST)

June 12, 2013 41630 Views 1 comment Print

Every dealer who effects inter-state sale is required to register with State sales tax authorities who are empowered to grant registration under CST Act. Application should be in form ‘A’. Security has to be furnished. Certificate of registration will be in form ‘B’.

Share of States in Central Taxes

March 8, 2013 1650 Views 0 comment Print

  As per accepted recommendations of 13th Finance Commission (FC-XIII), the States’ share has been fixed at 32% of the net proceeds of sharable Central Taxes for the period from 1.4.2010 to 31.03.2015, and accordingly, devolution is being made to the State Governments.             The details of net proceeds of Central Taxes and the amount […]

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