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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 1713 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 8298 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 1626 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 94839 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 4899 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 1273 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 5911 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 1483 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 3259 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 1889 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Delhi HC Sets Aside Pre-Deposit Condition As DVAT Section 74 Amendment Was Not Retrospective

Corporate Law : The Delhi High Court held that the pre-deposit requirement introduced by the third proviso to Section 74(1) of the DVAT Act could ...

June 23, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

ITC Denial Upheld Due to Supplier Tax Default Under GST Law: Gujarat HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court examined whether ITC can be denied when the supplier fails to deposit tax. It upheld the provision, ruling that ITC depe...

May 2, 2026 1827 Views 0 comment Print

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 885 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 453 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 528 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 1116 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 55257 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 2985 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 3417 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 8232 Views 0 comment Print


‘Sale in Transit’ an Apparatus of Harassment

June 29, 2015 7350 Views 0 comment Print

‘Sale in transit’ (subsequent sale) under Section 6(2) of Central Sales Tax (CST) Act 1956 has become ‘an apparatus of harassment’ for the suppliers of the goods (manufactures or dealers). The State Revenue Assessing Officers are enjoying this tool by imposing taxes and penalties by treating it as ‘pre-determined’ sale under Section 3(a) instead of 3(b) of Central Sale Tax Act, 1956; even the suppliers (manufactures or dealers) produce relevant documents and declarations, prescribed in this Act for such transactions.

Impact of Budget Proposals on Delhi Value Added Tax Presented On 25-06-2015

June 27, 2015 5827 Views 0 comment Print

There is no upward change in rate of taxes under Delhi VAT as Hon’ble Finance Minister said that I am not proposing any enhancement in tax rates. We believe that tax collection will improve with effective and efficient tax administration. This Government is committed to simplifying the VAT structure to make it easier for the trader community to comply with the DVAT Rules and Regulations

Delhi VAT- Quarterly Return prescribed for persons engaged in e-commerce

June 26, 2015 10845 Views 0 comment Print

All such persons engaged in the business of e-commerce shall have to enrol themselves by logging on to the web-site of the department (www.dvat.gov.in ) at first by clicking on the relevant link in the Menu. Basic information has to be filed online in Form EC-I. A unique ID would be generated after successful submission. This ID should be used for filing the said return. Password for logging on to the site would be communicated on email provided by the person.

Delhi Value Added Tax- Instruction Regarding Processing of Refund

June 10, 2015 31969 Views 0 comment Print

The refund is a vital activity in VAT regime. The claim for the refund is made by the dealer in the return filed by the dealer and hence the return itself becomes the application for refund. As per the DVAT Act and DVAT Rules, refund has to be given to the applicant within a period of 60 days from the date of application.

Special drive for disposal of objections relating to mismatch of Annexure-2A/2B-cases for AY 2012-13

June 5, 2015 922 Views 0 comment Print

In suppression of this Department’s Circular Nos. 18, 20, 22, 24 & 27 of 2014-15, issued on the above mentioned subject, the Competent Authority is pleased to designate every Ward in-Charge, who is Assistant Commissioner/VATO, as the authorised Special

DVAT- Due date for 4th Quarter Return extended to 29/05/2015

May 22, 2015 2704 Views 0 comment Print

CIRCULAR NO.11 of 2015-16 Delhi VAT Department has extend the last date of filing of online/hard copy of fourth quarter return for the year 2014-15, in Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 and DVAT-48 along with required annexures /enclosures to 29/05/2015.

Download All India VAT Ready Reckoner

May 18, 2015 54589 Views 39 comments Print

Please find attached All India VAT Ready Reckoner. It contains the 30 states (including union territory). I believe you will find the same very useful. It may be noted that VAT Act and Rules keeps changing from time to time through notification, circulars, finance act of the state etc. Though utmost care has been taken to reflect most updated data, however users are requested to confirm the above data with relevant VAT act and rules of the state before acting upon the same.

DVAT- Due date for 4th Quarter Return extended to 22/05/2015

May 15, 2015 6641 Views 0 comment Print

CIRCULAR NO.10 of 2015-16 I, Sanjeev Khirwar, Commissioner, Value Added Tax, do hereby extend the last date of filing of online/hard copy of fourth quarter return for the year 2014-15, in Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 and DVAT-48 along with required annexures /enclosures to 22/05/2015

Delhi VAT- Modification of Circular No. 27 of 2014-15 dated 27/02/2015

May 1, 2015 2215 Views 0 comment Print

CIRCULAR NO. 09 OF 2015-16 Dated: 01/05/2015- In partial modification of this department’s Circular No.27 of 2014-15, the following Assistant Commissioner(mentioned in Col.No.4) is hereby authorised as Spl.OHA for hearing the objections with respect to 2A-2B mismatch of 2012-13 in place of the Assistant Commissioners, transferred out from this department(mentioned in Col.No.2), till further orders :-

Delhi VAT- Default Assessment under CST Act

May 1, 2015 4141 Views 0 comment Print

CIRCULAR No. 8 of 2015-16 Dated 01/05/2015 Attention is invited to all Assessing Authorities to this department Circular no 5 of 2014-15 dated: 04/08/2014, whereby it was directed that, no Assessing Authorities shall frame any central assessment related to Central declaration forms and where no refund is involved

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