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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 633 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 3396 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 1350 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 6297 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 1359 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 2043 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


Appellate Orders Against Advance Ruling Start Pouring In

August 2, 2018 1524 Views 0 comment Print

In March, 2018, Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Maharashtra had pronounced a ruling on job work vis-à-vis manufacture in relation to supply of goods (electricity). The advance ruling under reference is with reference to scope of ‘supply’ under section 7 of GST law.

Housing Loans Come With Twin Benefits

August 2, 2018 9737 Views 0 comment Print

Various tax benefit available under the Income Tax Act 1961, would help house aspirers to go in for housing loans which were a bit costlier till now. Taking loans for housing needs also makes an economic sense as it offers income tax incentives and exemptions.

Clarity On Pre-Deposit Before CESTAT

July 25, 2018 67407 Views 4 comments Print

Pre-deposit means the deposit of amount of duty (service tax) and penalty pending the disposal of the appeal. According to Section 35F of the Central Excise Act, 1944, any person desirous of appealing against the order shall pending the appeal, deposit the duty demanded or penalty levied thereon.

Plan Your Taxes, Via Investments

July 19, 2018 3579 Views 0 comment Print

March of any year is the month when one feels as if he is being subject to extortion – not in its literal meaning but in the form of tax deduction at source or advance tax or forced to invest in tax saving investments. There could be moments when you feel that you have paid too much of taxes or too much of tax has been deducted from your salary.

4 Recent Judicial Pronouncements on GST (Part-X)

July 14, 2018 4029 Views 0 comment Print

In Hindalco Industries Ltd. v. Union of India where assessee filed writ petition against recovery of service tax demand raised upon it, petition was disposed of stating that on account of subsequent development and particularly CGST Act and the issue in petition was purely academic and rendered infructuous.

GST After One Year – Hits and Misses

July 5, 2018 9918 Views 2 comments Print

On 1st July 2018, GST in India completes first year of implementation. Goods and Services Tax was launched on the 1st July, 2017 in a majestic ceremony held in the Central Hall of Parliament on the midnight of 30th June, 2017. The first year has been remarkable both for the sheer variety of challenges that implementation of GST has thrown up

Can India Have A Simplified GST

June 12, 2018 2028 Views 1 comment Print

India witnessed its biggest ever tax reform in July, 2017, almost a year back when it migrated to Goods and Services Tax (GST) w.e.f. 1st July, 2017, subsuming therein over a dozen central and state indirect taxes. Given the nature of its federal structure, India followed a dual model of GST with simultaneous levy of Central and State GST.

Recent Pronouncements On GST (Part-IX)

June 5, 2018 3924 Views 0 comment Print

In Mascot Entrade (P) Ltd. v. Union of India, the Assistant Commissioner of GST and Central Excise issued a show cause notice to the assessee related to service tax matter.

First Judicial Pronouncement on Anti-Profiteering In GST

May 22, 2018 2466 Views 0 comment Print

Anti-profiteering provisions have been subjected to judicial scrutiny by the National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) set up under the CGST Act, 2017 recently in Dinesh Mohan Bharadwaj v. M/s Vrandavaneshwree Automotive Pvt. Ltd. vide Order dated 27.03.2018 [Case No. 1/2018 instituted on 27.02.2018

Major Recommendations of GST Council in 27th meeting

May 17, 2018 4452 Views 1 comment Print

It the 27th meeting held on 4th May, 2018, GST Council, the high powered Constitutional body to take decisions on levy and administration of Goods and Service Tax in India considered various issues and concerns and made recommendations. These recommendations are subject to detailed consideration by Group of Ministers or other bodies and shall be implemented in due course.

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