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GSTN Issues 4 Advisories in December 2025 to Clarify Key Compliance Procedures

Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has made Table 3.2 of GSTR-3B non-editable with auto-population from GSTR-1/1A/IFF. The update ensures consistency in inter-S...

January 8, 2026 14184 Views 0 comment Print

India’s Growth Accelerates Due to GST Rate Cuts and Domestic Demand Surge

Goods and Services Tax : Lower GST rates and tax reforms boosted consumption and manufacturing, driving India’s GDP growth to 8.2% despite global economi...

December 25, 2025 639 Views 0 comment Print

The New Labour Codes At A Glance

Corporate Law : India implements four new Labour Codes consolidating 29 old laws, modernizing wage, safety, and social security regulations, while...

December 2, 2025 3399 Views 0 comment Print

Staggered Filing of Appeals Before GST Appellate Tribunal

Goods and Services Tax : Tribunal introduced a phased filing schedule to prevent system congestion on new electronic platform. The directive ensures orderl...

November 17, 2025 2067 Views 0 comment Print

Tips For GST Appeals / Applications Before GST Appellate Tribunal

Goods and Services Tax : Essential steps for filing GST appeals before the Appellate Tribunal, covering order review, appeal drafting, documentation, and a...

November 6, 2025 1356 Views 0 comment Print


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Trends and Growth In GST Collection

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the robust growth in GST collection for FY 2023-24, crossing Rs. 20 lakh crore, reflecting economic resilience and improve...

April 3, 2024 2109 Views 0 comment Print

GST Collection In April, 2023 At Record High

Goods and Services Tax : April, 2023 has registered a revenue collection (GST) at Rs. 187 lakh crore, which is the highest ever since introduction of GST i...

May 2, 2023 6300 Views 0 comment Print

GST Book: Assessment, Adjudication, Demand & Recovery

Goods and Services Tax : GST book on ‘Assessment, Adjudication, Demand & Recovery’ provides a one point lucid guide which is an easy to und...

February 7, 2022 6495 Views 0 comment Print

Covid Effects and Measures

Finance : A realistic consequence of COVID pendamic could be counted in terms of loss of jobs, stagnant or reduced employment opportunities,...

May 10, 2021 882 Views 0 comment Print

Compendium of Judicial Pronouncements (Relevant under GST Regime)

Goods and Services Tax : New Book on GST Namely Compendium of Judicial Pronouncements (Relevant under GST Regime) Authored by Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal and publi...

February 14, 2018 3798 Views 0 comment Print


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Service Tax Exemption Upheld for Machining of Rails in Delhi Metro Project

Service Tax : Explore exemption under Entry No. 14 for machining of rails in case of Voestalpine VAE VKN India Pvt. Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Cen...

December 18, 2023 1362 Views 0 comment Print

Coaching Service with Goods is Composite Supply & not mixed supply: AAAR

Goods and Services Tax : AAAR held that supply of coaching service by the appellant along with supply of goods/printed material/test papers, uniform, bags ...

December 6, 2023 4308 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court’s Soft Stance on Revenue Officer’s Appeal

Goods and Services Tax : Chandra Prakash Mishra Vs Flipkart India Private Limited & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) In Chandra Prakash Mishra v. Flipkart...

April 4, 2023 2046 Views 0 comment Print

Supply of Coaching Services with Goods is mixed supply: AAR Rajasthan

Goods and Services Tax : In re Resonance Eduventures Limited (GST AAR Rajasthan) The order is important as it contradicts its own ruling in Symmetric Infra...

December 28, 2021 2586 Views 1 comment Print

GST on supply of coaching services along with supply of goods/printed material/test papers, uniform, bags

Goods and Services Tax : In re Symmetric Infrastructure Private Limited (GST AAR Rajasthan) Q.1 Applicant supplies services of coaching to students which a...

September 2, 2021 7479 Views 0 comment Print


Economy, Banking and GST in Covid Times

December 12, 2020 1077 Views 0 comment Print

Reserve Bank of India’s bimonthly credit policy on 4th December, 2020 has shown signs of recovery and its stance towards supporting the economy under revival mode. The basic theme has been to support growth while ensuring that financial stability is maintained. It ensures easy liquidity and promises to take further measures, as may be necessary to provide access to liquidity and easy financing.

Recent Updates In GST till 02nd December 2020

December 3, 2020 20370 Views 0 comment Print

Indian economy is now on a recovery drive. The figures suggest that it has fared well as against predictions. A GDP contraction of 7.5% is a better picture after witnessing a 23.9% negative growth in June, 2020 quarter. For March 21, people now predict a contraction of 7-9% only. Economists and other agencies have now […]

Major Recent Updates in GST

November 27, 2020 62067 Views 0 comment Print

It is expected by various agencies that GDP may fall in majority of major economies amid covid crisis. In Q2 of 2020-21, India may be one of the slowest growing economies. In Q1, India’s growth has fallen the steepest among G-20 nations. Although markets have responded positively to the vaccine news, rising cases of Covid […]

GST Taxability of Food & Accommodation Services for Coaching Services

November 17, 2020 9270 Views 1 comment Print

In one of the recent Advance Rulings, the Authority for Advance Rulings, Andhra Pradesh, has opined that GST will be levied on supply of food and accommodation services for coaching services and no exemption is available to such services. [In Re: Master Minds (2020) 7 TMI 348; (2020) 117 taxmann.com 824 (AAR, Andhra Pradesh)]. In […]

Thoughts on Current Economic and GST Scenario

November 4, 2020 2607 Views 0 comment Print

Indian economy has started picking up, if GST revenue for October, 2020 is any indication. Finance Minister has also signaled that economy has started growing and India may be among the fastest growing ones by text year. Government has already prioritized spending in infrastructure sector. Revival of demand and consumption; focus on sectors like infrastructure, […]

Patanjali GST Profiteering Case for Supply of Detergent Powder

October 23, 2020 3891 Views 0 comment Print

It is a proven fact that anti-profiteering provisions actually work and section 171 of the CGST Act, 2017 provides protection to the customers against illegal, inappropriate and excessive profiteering resorted by suppliers of goods and services. It becomes quite clear when rates are not reduced at all or commensurate with reduction in GST rates. The […]

Recent Updates In GST till 12th October 2020

October 13, 2020 3849 Views 0 comment Print

World Bank has now signaled that Indian economy may contract 9.6% in Financial Year 2020-21. It says that Indian economy was already slowing before the pandemic and its situation is worse than before. There had been a 33% rise in poverty. India’s growth is projected to rebound to 5.4% in Financial Year 2022. However, new […]

Recent Updates In GST till 02nd October 2020

October 3, 2020 47418 Views 14 comments Print

On GST compensation option to states, about 20 states have reverted and all these states want Option-1 to borrow Rs. 97,000 crore without the obligation paying interest and principal back. Next GST Council meeting on 5th October shall take this forward. CAG report recently disclosed that for 2018-19, out of the Rs. 2.7 lakh crore […]

Recent Updates in GST till 24th September 2020

September 25, 2020 23193 Views 3 comments Print

E-invoicing is going to commence from 1st October, 2020 but now various industry bodies including MNC’s have sought its deferment at least till January, 2021 for want of proper preparedness , i.e. to develop requisites technical capabilities and festive season ahead.

Economy and GST In COVID ERA

September 20, 2020 1020 Views 0 comment Print

The Covid hit life and economy continues and all of us are becoming used to it and both co-live together. The economy is still weak and looking at various options on how to recover and move forward. Presently in India, local lockdowns are in force depending upon local situation as nationwide lockdown is not considered […]

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