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SC’s Landmark Judgement: Protecting Rights of Bona Fide Buyer under DVAT

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that a genuine buyer cannot lose ITC merely because the seller failed to deposit tax. The key takeaway is that liab...

January 12, 2026 1392 Views 2 comments Print

Bona Fide Purchasers Entitled to ITC Despite Seller Default: SC Judgment & GST

Goods and Services Tax : SC ruled a bona fide buyer cannot be denied ITC under DVAT Act if seller defaults on depositing tax. The remedy is against default...

November 6, 2025 7182 Views 2 comments Print

Double Taxation and Undue Enrichment under GST

Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court affirmed that an innocent buyer cannot be denied ITC solely due to the seller's failure to remit tax or file ret...

October 20, 2025 1395 Views 0 comment Print

Input tax credit cannot be denied to recipient on default of payment by supplier

Goods and Services Tax : High Court of Delhi held Section 9(2)(g) of Delhi VAT Act to the extent it disallows Input tax credit to purchaser due to default ...

January 26, 2018 94194 Views 4 comments Print

Direct and Indirect tax updates for 1st March to 15th March 2017

Income Tax : Application for allotment of Permanent Account Number(PAN) will be filed in SPICe (INC-32) form using Digital Signature of the app...

March 20, 2017 4839 Views 0 comment Print


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Expression of Interest for survey of business establishments in Delhi

Goods and Services Tax : Department has decided to hire services of an experienced agency, for collecting, processing and creating electronic database in ...

July 5, 2016 1219 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi VAT- Advisory for Casual Dealers

Goods and Services Tax : The India International Trade Fair (IITF) shall be held from 14-11-2015 to 27-11­2015 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Registered de...

November 5, 2015 5875 Views 0 comment Print

Reward up to Rs. 10 Lakh for Information on Delhi VAT Defaulters

Goods and Services Tax : It has been decided to introduce a reward scheme for informers providing vital inputs in order to check and detect value added tax...

September 9, 2015 1423 Views 0 comment Print

Delha VAT – Dealers to keep records at principal place of business for 7 years

Goods and Services Tax : As per the section 48 and Rules 42 & 19 of Delhi VAT Act & Rules, you are also required to maintain and retain prescribed records ...

February 28, 2014 3196 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi VAT Dealers – Caution in Purchases against Tax Invoices

Goods and Services Tax : Buy goods from a trusted seller who files return and thereby pays due tax collected from you. Mere 2B statement filing by selling ...

December 13, 2013 1847 Views 0 comment Print


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SC Directs Delhi VAT Department to Issue C & F Forms After Bond Verification

Goods and Services Tax : SC ordered Department to comply with High Court directions and issue C-Forms and F-Forms after verification of indemnity bonds, le...

November 28, 2025 651 Views 0 comment Print

Rectification of DVAT return permitted to enable issuance of Form C

Goods and Services Tax : Delhi High Court permitted petitioner to rectify DVAT returns for first quarter of 2013-14 by filing revised return for said perio...

September 1, 2025 309 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC Protects Buyers from Seller VAT Default

Goods and Services Tax : Delhi High Court rules bona fide purchasers cannot be denied Input Tax Credit due to seller's tax default; cites Article 14....

July 11, 2025 441 Views 0 comment Print

Bona fide buyers cannot be denied ITC for seller’s failure to Pay VAT: Delhi HC

Goods and Services Tax : Delhi High Court examines constitutional validity of DVAT Act Section 9(2)(g), impacting Input Tax Credit claims due to selling de...

July 11, 2025 795 Views 0 comment Print

Bona Fide Buyers Not Liable for Seller’s VAT Defaults: Delhi HC

Goods and Services Tax : Delhi High Court rules Section 9(2)(g) of DVAT Act unconstitutional, asserting it violates rights by denying input tax credit to b...

July 11, 2025 504 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Delhi VAT Deptt. Response to Sales Tax Bar Association Letters

Goods and Services Tax : Discover how the Department of Trade and Taxes in Delhi addresses concerns raised by the Sales Tax Bar Association regarding recti...

March 22, 2024 1008 Views 0 comment Print

Scrutiny of GST Returns for the FY 2017-18-reg

Goods and Services Tax : Get insights into the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi's Department of Trade and Taxes' latest policy instruction...

October 31, 2023 55119 Views 0 comment Print

Dispose GST refund applications within time to avoid interest

Goods and Services Tax : Concerned GST refund sanctioning authority shall ensure that all GST refund applications are processed and decided within the pres...

July 20, 2022 2895 Views 0 comment Print

Grievance redressal mechanism in case of pending GST Refunds

Goods and Services Tax : under Section 54 of the DGST Act, 2017, taxpayer can claim the refund of any payment and interest before the expiry of two years f...

May 13, 2022 3312 Views 0 comment Print

SOP to ensure compliance of Bank attachment letters- GST/VAT

Goods and Services Tax : It has recently come to notice that, An account was de-freezed on the basis of the letter signed by the Ward In-charge, whereas it...

March 4, 2022 8061 Views 0 comment Print


No local VAT on goods purchased inter-state or in the course of import in works contracts-SC

May 3, 2016 10744 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble Supreme Court delivering very important judgment with regard to taxability of inter-state works contract. In the case of Commissioner, Delhi VAT vs ABB Ltd., it has been held that in case the goods are purchased from other States or are imported from outside the country

Delhi VAT: Competition amongst officers on relevant legal provisions

April 29, 2016 661 Views 0 comment Print

The participation in the competition shall be mandatory for all the aforesaid officers and based on the result of competition, the best performing officers shall be suitably rewarded along with a certificate of appreciation. The first competition shall be held on 1st June, 2016 and thereafter on 1st working day of every month.

Delhi VAT: Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 & DVAT-48 date extended to 16.05.2016

April 28, 2016 1942 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred under Rule 49A of the Delhi Value Added Tax Rules, 2005, I, S.S.Yadav, Commissioner, Value Added Tax, do hereby extend the last date of filing of online/hard copy of fourth quarter return for the year 2015-16, in Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 and DVAT-48 along with required annexure/enclosures to 16/05/20

Delhi VAT: Extends due date of filing CR-II return to 16.05.2016

April 28, 2016 1213 Views 0 comment Print

I, S.S.Yadav, Commissioner, Value Added Tax, Government of NCT of Delhi, do hereby direct that the returns in Form CR-II for the financial year 2015-16 are required to be filed by 16th May, 2016.

Delhi VAT: Reg. Composition Scheme for Restaurants & Halwais

April 27, 2016 1540 Views 0 comment Print

A new composition scheme has been recently notified by the Government vide notification dated 18/03/2016 in exercise of powers conferred in section 16 (12), wherein the registered dealers whose annual turnover is upto ₹ 50 Lakhs and who makes sales of cooked food, snacks, sweets, savouries, juices, aerated drinks, tea and coffee etc. have an option to pay composition tax @ 5%.

New Composition scheme under Delhi VAT for food stalls and restaurants

April 17, 2016 3955 Views 0 comment Print

In order to minimize the compliance burden on small dealers a single tax rate is fixed at a low level which is directly linked with the turnover amount. The input credit is not allowed to these classes of dealers against purchases made and restriction is put on issuance of tax invoice.

Delhi VAT on Scrub Pads/Scrubbers used by household

April 13, 2016 3388 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the sale of all kinds of Scrub Pads/Scrubbers used by the household for cleaning the household items is covered by the Entry 84 of Schedule-1 of DVAT Act and exempted from VAT.

Delhi VAT: Amendment in Form DVAT 16, 17, 30, 31 wef 12.04.2016

April 12, 2016 15844 Views 0 comment Print

Those rules may be called the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2016. In Form DVAT 16- Transmit (i) quarter wise and invoice wise Purchase and Sales data maintained In Form DVAT-30 and 31 OR (II) quarter wise and dealer wise summary of purchase and sales In Annexure-2A and 2B appended to this Form.

DELHI VAT Composition Scheme and FAQs

April 12, 2016 21064 Views 1 comment Print

Ankit Gupta Composition scheme is the scheme to facilitate small dealers (whose turnover in one year does not exceeds Rs.50 Lac) to pay D-VAT at flat rate of 1% without claiming Input Tax Credits in respect of VAT paid on local purchases made from registered dealers. 1.Who Can apply for Composition Scheme? Any dealer whose […]

Delhi VAT: Amends form DVAT 16, 17, 30, 31 wef 12.04.2016

April 12, 2016 3916 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2016- Transmit (i) quarter wise and invoice wise Purchase and Sales data maintained in Form DVAT-30 and 31 OR (ii) quarter wisp and dealer wise summary of purchase and sales in Annexure-2A and 2B appended to Form. Purchase/Sale made from un-registered dealers may be entered in one row for a quarter.

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