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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 1719 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 8310 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 94845 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 168 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 1833 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 531 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


Delhi VAT – Filing of Return in Form 1 under Central Sales Tax Act, 1956

April 9, 2014 2605 Views 0 comment Print

Since, the notification came into effect from 05.03.2014, the fourth quarter return for the year 2013-14 will continue in the same format as existing at the beginning of the quarter and may be filed with aforesaid blocks (R 10 & R 11). However, information pertaining to year 2009-10 and 2010-11 shall not be provided in the block R 10, since default assessment for missing forms for these years has already been carried out.

Delhi VAT – Banks Notified for collection of tax, interest, penalty or other dues

March 28, 2014 3028 Views 0 comment Print

Appropriate Government Treasury for collection of tax, interest, penalty or any other amount due under the Act or Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 from the dealers registered or liable to be registered under the Act, casual traders and contractees (TAN holders)

Delhi VAT – Online filling of information/return by using Digital Signature

March 26, 2014 1597 Views 0 comment Print

No. F.3(21)/Fin(Rev-I)/2013-14/ – In exorcise of the powers conferred by Section 100A of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act.2004 (Delhi Act 3 of 2005), and to facilitate the dealer/person to submit information/return etc. online by using digital signatures, the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi,

Delhi VAT – Reg. VAT exemption/refund to High Commission of the Republic of Malawi

March 25, 2014 726 Views 0 comment Print

To grant facility of VAT exemption/refund to High Commission of the Republic of Malawi in favour of official purchases as well as personal purchases of its diplomats and Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) in New Delhi on purchase of goods

Delhi VAT – Tax Rate on Lead pencil and coloured pencil

March 24, 2014 5676 Views 0 comment Print

Lead pencil is covered by entry no. 76 of the Third Schedule appended to the DVAT Act, 2004. Further, the coloured pencil is not covered under any of the entry of any of the Schedules appended to the DVAT Act, 2004, hence, is an unspecified item covered under section 4(1)(e) of the Act and is taxable @ 12.5%.

DVAT – Advisory to Embassy, High Commissions and International organization regarding VAT Refund

March 23, 2014 2167 Views 0 comment Print

While processing refunds of Embassies, High Commissions and International Organizations certain discrepancies were observed and due to this reason amount of VAT Involved in the invoices were disallowed. The discrepancies observed in certain cases are as under:

Dehi VAT – Regarding Description of powers U/s. 25(1), (2) & (5)

March 21, 2014 765 Views 0 comment Print

All the powers requiring a dealer or a person or prescribed class of persons to furnish security as a condition for registering a person as a dealer or for- refund purpose under Section 38 of the Delhi Value Added Tax (DVAT) Act, 2004, excluding the powers to increase, vary, reduce or waive and forfeiting the whole or any part of the security furnished by him.

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

February 28, 2014 3259 Views 0 comment Print

As per the section 48 and Rules 42 & 19 of Delhi VAT Act & Rules, you are also required to maintain and retain prescribed records at the declared principal place of business in Delhi for 7 years.

DVAT – Online details of Invoice & GR (T-2 Form) of goods procured from outside Delhi

February 28, 2014 48222 Views 0 comment Print

Details of Invoice and Goods Receipt (GR) Note in respect of all goods purchased or received as stock transfer or received on consignment agreement from outside Delhi shall be submitted online by dealers, using their login id and password, before the goods physically enter the boundary of Delhi.

DVAT – Extension of Amnesty Scheme till 28.02.2014

February 18, 2014 840 Views 0 comment Print

In the Delhi Compliance Achievement Scheme, 2013, in sub-clause (1) of clause 4, for the words and figures 18th day of February, 2014, the words and figures 28th day of February, 2014 shall be substituted.

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