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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


Anti Profiteering Upheld In Noodles Case

November 15, 2018 8901 Views 0 comment Print

In yet another case where anti-profiteering charges have been established, the National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) has confirmed that sale of Maggie Noodle pack (Noodles) at same price even after rate of GST on it was reduced from 18% to 12% w.e.f. 15 November, 2017 was a case of anti-profiteering u/s 171 of the CGST Act 2017 read with Rule 128 CGST Rules, 2017 and that the dealer ought to be booked and penalized for indulging in such anti-profiteering act.

Analysis of GST Notification & Circulars from 23.10.2018 to 04.11.2018

November 6, 2018 23028 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC has issued various Circulars and Notifications in last few days. The approach of ‘listening, adjusting and changing’ is the order of the day. Article covers Analysis of GST Notification and Circulars issued between 23.10.2018 to 04.11.2018

GST – What’s Happening

October 23, 2018 2811 Views 0 comment Print

The GST regime is plagued with extension of due dates since its inception. There is not even a single return whose due date has not been extended, atleast once or even more- be it any return. The latest comes for extension of due date for filing GSTR-3B for the month of September, 2018 which has been extended by five days from 20th October, 2018 to 25th October, 2018.

Anti-Profiteering on Sale of Flats

October 14, 2018 5532 Views 1 comment Print

Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal, FCA, FCS For the first time, National Anti-Profiteering Authority has held against the real estate company for Anti-profiteering activities in case of sale of flats to buyers. In Sukhbir Rohila v. Pyramid Infratech Pvt. Ltd. (2018) 9 TMI 1107 (NAA); (2018) 97 taxmann.com 379 (NAA), the National Anti-Profiteering Authority vide its order dated […]

Services To Foreign University Not Export But Taxable Under GST

October 5, 2018 6519 Views 0 comment Print

It is a growing trend now a days that more and more Indian students are opting for higher and technical education from foreign universities abroad and there are agencies who act as facilitators (intermediaries) between potential students and foreign universities.

Goods & Services Tax (GST) – Recent Updates

September 23, 2018 5754 Views 0 comment Print

Central Goods and Service Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018 – which amends CGST Act, 2017. The Act provides for certain provisions for smooth transition of existing taxpayers to new goods and services tax regime. However, the new tax regime had faced certain difficulties. One of the major inconveniences caused to the taxpayers, especially small and medium enterprises,

Extra Neutral Alcohol – Taxability under GST

September 13, 2018 9327 Views 1 comment Print

Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal, FCA, FCS The year 2018 so far has seen revival of demand of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) by 2-3 percent, which was in negative for last two years. The slow down during 2016-2018 was mainly due to adverse effect of demonetization in November, 2016 followed by highway sale ban by Supreme […]

No Anti-Profiteering Under GST In Online Discounts

September 5, 2018 1341 Views 0 comment Print

As per GST law in India, the GST law contains a unique provision on anti-profiteering measure as a deterrent for trade and industry to enjoy unjust enrichment in terms of profit arising out of implementation of Goods and Services Tax in India, i.e., anti-profiteering measure would obligate the businesses to pass on the cost benefit arising out of GST implementation to their customers.

How Rumors on GST Impact Capital Market

August 23, 2018 1437 Views 0 comment Print

The rumors or expectations of inclusions and exclusions from Goods and Services Tax (GST) net have its toll on stock market prices of liquor manufacturing companies. And it work both ways to raise or lower the stock market prices of these companies. This was witnessed recently in stock market behavior of alco-beverages companies.

GST Rate Slabs – 1, 2, 3 Or More !!

August 10, 2018 6324 Views 0 comment Print

Goods and Services Tax (GST) is levied and collected under four broad tax rates, viz, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%. However, there is a upper ceiling of 40% GST under the law upto which GST would be levied.

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