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Goods and Services Tax : This article explains the composition levy scheme under Section 10 of the CGST Act, including eligibility, tax rates, compliance o...
Goods and Services Tax : The article explains how GST composition scheme, exemption rules, and time of supply provisions work in practice. It highlights co...
Goods and Services Tax : The GST Invoice Management System (IMS) promises stronger ITC reconciliation, fraud prevention, and invoice-level transparency. Ho...
CA, CS, CMA : The article summarizes important notifications, circulars, judicial rulings, and regulatory changes issued between 11–17 May 202...
Goods and Services Tax : The article examines how denying ITC to genuine buyers due to supplier tax default creates constitutional and commercial concerns ...
Goods and Services Tax : Representation addressed to Union Finance Minister, GST Council and CBIC seeks legislative and administrative relief for bona fide...
Goods and Services Tax : Authorities uncovered fraudulent ITC claims based on fake invoices without actual supply of goods or services. The accused was arr...
Goods and Services Tax : The representation highlights ambiguity in whether the ₹2.5 crore ITC threshold should be annual or cumulative. It emphasizes th...
Goods and Services Tax : Authorities arrested the key accused for orchestrating fake ITC claims and fictitious export transactions. The case highlights str...
Goods and Services Tax : Authorities uncovered fraudulent ITC claims exceeding ₹8 crore without actual supply of goods. The ruling highlights that ITC is...
Goods and Services Tax : The Bombay High Court held that GST deposited during investigation before adjudication could not be treated as voluntary payment. ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Calcutta High Court set aside cancellation of GST registration for non-filing of returns, observing that preventing business o...
Goods and Services Tax : Punjab and Haryana High Court granted regular bail to an accused linked to alleged fake GST billing and forged documents. The Cour...
Goods and Services Tax : Gujarat High Court upheld confiscation proceedings under Section 130 after noting that goods were transported without an e-way bil...
Goods and Services Tax : The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that GST recovery proceedings under Section 79 can be initiated against a bank after an assessm...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has launched a standardized Annexure-B Offline Utility for refund applications involving accumulated ITC to enable automated ...
Goods and Services Tax : The GST Appellate Tribunal issued a detailed order constituting benches across India and classifying GST disputes into three categ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Principal Bench of GSTAT instructed scrutiny officers not to raise defects where appellants upload required soft copy document...
Goods and Services Tax : The Central Government amended Notification No. 14/2018-UT Tax by replacing officials listed against Serial No. 2. The notificatio...
Goods and Services Tax : The Central Government has authorized the GSTAT Principal Bench, New Delhi, to hear appeals under Section 101B of the CGST Act. Th...
In re Aabhushan Jewellers Pvt. Ltd (GST AAR West Bengal) The applicant submits that as a job worker he expects to receive an order for manufacture of gold ornaments from a registered person in the state of West Bengal (the principal). The business model, as illustrated by the applicant, is as follows: (i) The applicant […]
Applicant is required to reverse input tax credit (ITC) in terms of sub-section (2) of section 17 of the GST Act read with Rule 42 of the GST Rules for sale of alcoholic liquor for human consumption.
In re Oswal Poly Rubbers (GST AAR Haryana) Q1. To clarify as to whether PVC Cushion mats for motor vehicles (with no Textile material to be used in these) after cutting to size from rolls, to fit in vehicle floors as per the requirement of the buyers and packing shall fall under HSN Code 3918 […]
SC refused to interfere with order passed by Chhattisgarh High Court, wherein bail was denied to accused in alleged matter for availment of wrong ITC, on the ground that investigations were still going on for detecting more fake suppliers and investigations might be hampered if bail was granted.
HC quashed the Order passed by the Revenue Department rejecting the refund application of the assessee, on the grounds that, no opportunity of personal hearing was provided, which is against the principles of natural justice. Further, directed the Revenue Department to pass an order after adhering to the principles of natural justice, considering on merits and in accordance with law within a period of 12 weeks.
Virani Metal Industries v. State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) The Gujarat High Court in M/S Virani Metal Industries v. State of Gujarat (SCA No.13233 of 2022 decided on 30.11.2022) held that the SCN issued without reasons and vague is bad in law and liable to be set aside. FACTS M/s. Virani Metal Industries (hereinafter […]
If the defects are similar in SCNs than Parallel proceedings cannot be initiated by Central/State GST Authorities on same subject matter
HC set aside the show cause notices on the ground that writ court can interfere if the show cause notice is an order by itself and not a show cause notice and it is pre-meditated then the Courts are entitled to interfere with the said order.
In re Sterlite Technologies Limited (GST AAAR Maharashtra) The supply under the contract for setting of Naval Communication Network for Indian Navy from 1.4.2019 to 31.12.21 are held as falling under entry at serial number 3(vi)(a) of Notification No.11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 and accordingly taxable at 6% under CGST and 6% under SGST or 12% […]
In re Indian Hume Pipe Company Ltd (GST AAAR Karnataka) The Appellant has also taken pains to emphasise that BWSSB has been registered with the Income Tax Department and the GST Department as a ‘local authority’; that when both the departments have acknowledged the status of BWSSB as a local authority and accordingly granted them […]
