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Goods and Services Tax : The article argues that Rule 14A creates a compliance trap by restricting taxpayers from reporting actual liabilities after crossi...
Goods and Services Tax : The article examines how NGTP classifications are increasingly being used as standalone grounds for ITC blockage and fraud proceed...
Goods and Services Tax : Missing GST return deadlines triggers late fees under Section 47 and interest under Section 50, both calculated separately. Unders...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court reaffirmed that taxpayers are entitled to due process before coercive recovery measures are initiated. Recovery actions ...
Goods and Services Tax : The guide explains that GST registration certificates are available only through the GST Portal and must be downloaded manually. I...
Goods and Services Tax : Haryana recorded the highest State GST growth rate in India at 22% in May 2026. The achievement is attributed to strong tax admini...
Goods and Services Tax : Practitioners are reportedly following different methods while completing GSTAT appeal forms because of inadequate guidance. The r...
Goods and Services Tax : The certificate clarifies that dealing and investment in securities are outside the scope of GST. Companies engaged solely in secu...
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 Uttarakhand High Court held that scheduling a personal hearing before the expiry of the time granted for filing a reply violat...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court set aside a GST demand order after finding that the personal hearing was scheduled before the last date for filing a rep...
Goods and Services Tax : Saurabh Kumar Gupta Vs Union of India (Allahabad High Court) The Allahabad High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court restrained coercive recovery proceedings after noting allegations that the adjudication order relied heavily on witness ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that a taxpayer who does not respond to a show cause notice cannot later invoke writ jurisdiction alleging procedur...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has postponed the implementation of mandatory "Ship To GSTIN" capture and voluntary E-Way Bill closure to 1 August 2026. The ...
Corporate Law : The 2026 amendments significantly expand disclosure requirements for operational creditors and corporate applicants. The changes a...
Goods and Services Tax : Gross GST collections reached ₹1.94 lakh crore in May 2026, registering 3.2% growth. The increase was driven largely by a 19.1% ...
Goods and Services Tax : The West Bengal GST Department ruled that intra-State movement of goods related to job work remains exempt from e-way bill generat...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has announced mandatory capture of Ship-To GSTIN in Bill-To/Ship-To transactions under the EWB system. The change aims to imp...
Credit of CVD & SAD paid post 01.07.2017 under Advance Authorisation Scheme-Importers left remediless Importers under the Advance Authorization Schemes which commenced before the implementation of GST and concluded post the implementation of GST face an unique transition issue. Upon payment of duties along with interest at the time of closure of license post 01.07.2017, […]
Gujarat AAR Ruling in the case of Shree Sawai Manoharlal Rathi (GST AAR Gujarat) on Inclusion of Interest in Turnover for GST Registration is not in line with Spirit of Legislation. Historic Tax Regime i.e. Goods and Service Tax opens the umbrella of litigation for the professionals as well as brings the ray of hope […]
Some common mistakes being done by us Today we are discussing some of the common mistakes in our business, which we are occurring knowingly or unknowingly. These small mistakes which are being done by us may lead to late- fees, penalty and any other action by Government department. These mistakes are very simple mistakes which […]
Section 19 to Section 21 CGST ACT 2017 –Simplified GST Series -Part-12 Section 19– Taking input tax credit in respect of inputs and capital goods sent for job work-Simplified (1) The principal shall, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, be allowed input tax credit on inputs sent to a job worker […]
As you are aware that a number of writ petitions/PILs/appeals have been or are being filed in the various High Court(s) by taxpayers who were not able to carry forward or transition the accumulated CENVAT credit under the erstwhile regime to GST regime due to non-filing of TRAN- 1/ TRAN-2 within due date due to technical glitches or various other reasons.
I have been part of Indian indirect tax system for the past 45 years in different capacities – execution, implementation, enforcement, administration, dispute resolution and finally consultation. The law before the introduction of GST was not considered simple and after introduction of GST it is anything but simple despite our Prime Minister calling it good […]
On the GST side an analysis of e-way bill data reveals encouraging trend about revival of our economy. The value of supplies of goods, which had reduced to ahout 10% of Pre-lockdown period of March 2020 in Lockdown 1.0, has now reached more than 80% of pre-lockdown level during first Fortnight of June 2020.
Issue raised in the reference is whether intelligence based enforcement actions initiated by the Central Tax officers against those taxpayers which are assigned to the State Tax administration gets covered under section 6(1) of the CGST Act and the corresponding provisions of the SGST/UTGST Acts
The true nature of rendering of services by an individual to another person shall determine his relationship with that person. If the person is under the control and supervision of such person and the contract is that of service and not for service, the relation per se shall be that of employer and employee and any remuneration paid to or for such services shall not be exigible to GST. However, where the engagement of services of an individual is through another person, then such contract shall be that of provision of services and shall be exigible to GST.
For GST purposes it is necessary to classify correctly agreement involving hire, lease, or bailment of goods. Classification of an agreement as a hire purchase agreement, an agreement to hire or as being outside those ambits, affects the GST treatment of the agreement and consequently the GST liability.
