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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


Latest Judiciary


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 3315 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


Taxability of set top boxes under Delhi VAT

December 20, 2012 4153 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner, VAT, Department of Trade and Taxes, Delhi has issued a circular CIRCULAR No 25 OF 2012-13 dated 14-12-2012 clarifying the taxability of set top boxes under Delhi VAT Act, 2004. It has been mentioned that set top boxes are being supplied by cable operators on lease basis against refundable securities.

DVAT – Set top boxes provided by cable operator on lease liable to VAT

December 14, 2012 4038 Views 0 comment Print

The set top boxes are being supplied to the cable users by the cable operators on lease basis against refundable securities. It is reported that these operators are not paying VAT on these transactions terming the same as entrustment, thereby denying the state of its legitimate right to impose VAT on these transactions.

DVAT- Review of Assessment of dealers on the basis of 2A & 2B data mismatch for 1st Quarter of 2012-13

October 19, 2012 4927 Views 0 comment Print

The Department of Trade and Taxes had framed the assessment of quarterly return filing dealers for the Tax period First Quarter 2012-13, on the basis of mismatch in the data filed by the dealers in Annexure 2A and 2B online. This assessment was framed on the basis of data as on 21/09/2012 at 09.00 pm.

DVAT & Service Tax Updates – September, 2012

October 7, 2012 4993 Views 0 comment Print

Assessees have to provide data only for the period 1-4-2012 to 30-6-2012 in the first half yearly return which is due on 25-10-2012. (The data for the period from 1-7-2012 to 30-9-2012 should not be filed. Modifications will be made in the ACES so that any data filed for this period is rejected. Till such time as the modifications are made, ACES will not be accepting returns).

DVAT- Regarding Online submission of Tax Rate Wise Stock held on 31st March

August 22, 2012 4281 Views 0 comment Print

Vide notification no.F.7/433/Policy-Ii/VAT/2012/472-483 dated 16.08.2012, the Department of Trade and Taxes has notified form Stock-1 and has made it mandatory for all dealers to submit online, Tax Rate Wise details of stock held on 3pt day of March every year in form Stock-1. This information is to be filed latest by the so” day of June ‘every year. However, the information relating to stock held as on 31st day of March 2012, is required to be submitted online up to 31stday of October, 2012.

DVAT – Notification dated 23.03.2012 applicable only for movement of goods in pursuance of interstate sale, stock transfer & export

May 8, 2012 1502 Views 0 comment Print

I, Rajendra Kumar, Commissioner, Value Added Tax, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sub-section (1) read with sub-section (3) of Section 70 of Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004, hereby order that notification No.F.7(433)/Policy-IINAT/2012/1464, dated 23.03.2012 shall be applicable only for movement of goods in pursuance of interstate sale, stock transfer and export.

Section 103 of Delhi Value Added Tax, 2004 -Regarding Republic of Gambia

March 25, 2011 1041 Views 0 comment Print

No.F. 5(54)/Policy-II/VAT/Amendment/2010 – WHEREAS the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India have vide their letter No.D-II/451/12(7)/2009 dated 20th May, 2009 requested the Govt. of NCT of Delhi to grant facilities for VAT refund in favour of official purchases of the High Commission of the Republic of GAMBIA in New Delhi and personal purchases of its diplomats; and whereas I am of the opinion that it is expedient in the interest of general public so to do.

Restore VAT refund privilege for the Mauritian High Commission in Delhi

March 25, 2011 805 Views 0 comment Print

No.F. 5(45)/Policy-II/VAT/Amend/2010 -WHEREAS the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India have vide their letter No.10105/Secy(W)/2010 dated the 7th December, 2010, requested the Govt. of NCT of Delhi to restore VAT refund privilege for the Mauritian High Commission in Delhi; and of reciprocity; and whereas I am of the opinion that it is expedient in the interest of general public so to do. NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 103 of the Delhi Value Added tax Act, 2004, (Delhi Act 3 of 2005), I, Jalaj Shrivastava, Commissioner, Value Added Tax, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, hereby, make the following amendment in the Sixth Schedule of the said Act, namely:-

Delhi VAT (DVAT) – E-filing of Annual Dealers

March 23, 2011 4292 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred under sub section (2) of section 26 of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004 (Delhi Act 3 of 2005), I, Jalaj Shrivastava, Commissioner, Value Added Tax hereby make it mandatory for the class of dealers, whose tax period is ’one year’, to file their returns in electronic form, within 72 days of the end of their tax period, with effect from the return for the tax period ending 31st March, 2011, in such manner as prescribed in the Annexure attached herewith.

Extend the time limit DVAT 51, up to 31st March, 2011

February 4, 2011 1150 Views 0 comment Print

sub-rule (1) of rule 67 of the Delhi Value Added Tax Rules, 2005 and rule 4 of the Central Sales Tax (Delhi) Rules, 2005 for furnishing of reconciliation return in Form DVAT 51, up to 31st March, 2011 for Ist and IInd quarter of the year 2010-11. (b) Sub-rule (5) of rule 5, clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule 6, clause (a) of sub-rule (5) of rule 7, sub-rule (2) of rule 9, rule 6B and sub-rule (2) of rule 6A of the Central Sales Tax (Delhi) Rules, 2005 and sub-rule (10) of rule 12 of the Central Sales Tax (Registration and Turnover) Rules, 1957 for furnishing of the portion marked ‘original’ of the Declaration Forms ‘C’, ‘E-I’ or ‘E-II’, ‘F’, ‘I’, ‘J’ and ‘H’ respectively, up to 31st March, 2011 for Ist & IInd quarter of the year 2010-11 in respect of the Declaration Forms which relate to the year 2010-11.

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