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Section 122(1A), Penalty on Partners & Double Jeopardy Debate: Is Article 20(2) Really Irrelevant?

Goods and Services Tax : The debate examines why GST penalties under Section 122(1A) may survive a direct challenge under Article 20(2). The key takeaway i...

June 11, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Gauhati HC Quashes GST Registration Cancellation as REG-31 Notice Was Not Issued

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that cancellation proceedings for Rule 10A violations must be initiated through FORM GST REG-31, which grants thirt...

June 11, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

ITC on Factory Canteen Services Allowed Only for Employer-Borne Cost of Regular Employees

Goods and Services Tax : The Karnataka AAR held that ITC on statutory canteen services is available only to the extent of expenses actually borne by the em...

June 11, 2026 180 Views 0 comment Print

Selling on Amazon, Flipkart or Meesho? What You Need to Know About GST

Goods and Services Tax : E-commerce sellers generally require GST registration from their very first sale, irrespective of turnover thresholds applicable t...

June 11, 2026 300 Views 0 comment Print

Noordeen Enterprises & Myth of a Complete Bar on Pre-Adjudication GST Recovery

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that recovery from third parties cannot be initiated when only a proposed demand exists and no final tax liability ...

June 11, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Representation on procedural issues in filing of appeals before GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : The Rajasthan GSTAT Bar has urged the Tribunal to adopt a pragmatic approach by accepting pre-deposits made through the Electronic...

June 11, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print

Haryana Tops GST Growth Rankings Due to Strong Compliance & Enforcement Drive

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...

June 6, 2026 288 Views 0 comment Print

Issue GSTAT FAQ as Filing Procedures Continue to Cause Confusion: MGATBA

Goods and Services Tax : Practitioners are reportedly following different methods while completing GSTAT appeal forms because of inadequate guidance. The r...

June 4, 2026 2985 Views 1 comment Print

CA Certificate Format for Non-Requirement of GST Registration for Securities Trading

Goods and Services Tax : The certificate clarifies that dealing and investment in securities are outside the scope of GST. Companies engaged solely in secu...

May 22, 2026 831 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on ITC denial for supplier defaults, Rule 37A & 180-day reversal

Goods and Services Tax : Representation addressed to Union Finance Minister, GST Council and CBIC seeks legislative and administrative relief for bona fide...

May 11, 2026 5241 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Consolidated GST SCN for Six Years Unsustainable: Kerala HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala High Court set aside a consolidated notice issued for FY 2019-20 to 2024-25. It held that separate notices must be issu...

June 11, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

Partners Liable for GST Penalty if They Benefited from Tax Evasion: Gauhati HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Gauhati High Court held that partners who retained benefits from GST violations and acted behind such transactions can be pena...

June 11, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

ITC Cannot Be Denied Merely Due to Supplier’s Failure to Deposit GST: Gauhati HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that denial of input tax credit cannot be justified solely because the selling dealer failed to deposit tax, where ...

June 11, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa HC Directs GSTAT Appeal as Tribunal Became Functional & Filing Timelines Were Extended

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that writ petitions need not continue once the GSTAT becomes operational and statutory appeal timelines are availab...

June 11, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

West Bengal AAR Denies Reclaim of Reversed ITC Despite Retrospective Section 16(5) Amendment

Goods and Services Tax : The Authority held that retrospective insertion of Section 16(5) does not permit reclaim of ITC already reversed under earlier rul...

June 11, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


GSTN Extends Timeline for ‘Ship To GSTIN’ & E-Way Bill Closure Implementation

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 ...

June 9, 2026 10608 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI Mandates GST Returns & E-Way Bills for Operational Creditors Filing Section 9 Cases

Corporate Law : The 2026 amendments significantly expand disclosure requirements for operational creditors and corporate applicants. The changes a...

June 4, 2026 378 Views 0 comment Print

Gross and Net GST revenue collections for the month of May, 2026

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% ...

June 1, 2026 624 Views 0 comment Print

West Bengal Clarifies E-Way Bill Requirement as Intra-State Goods Above Rs. 50000 Need Mandatory Compliance from June 2026

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...

May 25, 2026 4380 Views 0 comment Print

GSTN Advisory on Enhancements in e-Way Bill (EWB) Portal

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...

May 21, 2026 18387 Views 0 comment Print


ITC restrictions under rule 36(4) of CGST Rules, 2017

December 11, 2019 71103 Views 8 comments Print

Input Tax Credit restriction – Rule 36(4) of CGST Rules, 2017 inserted vide Notification No. 49/2019 dated 09th Oct, 2019 and it was made applicable w.e.f. 09th Oct, 2019. Relevant extract of said notification is reproduced as under: – In the said rules, in rule 36, after sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, […]

Consolidated GST Rate Chart of Job Work (Updated)

December 11, 2019 8760 Views 0 comment Print

GST rate of Job Work (Consolidated Sheet) Notification 11/2017- Central Tax (Rate). The said notification was issued on 28th June, 2017. And is further amended by Notification No. 20/2017 (dated 22nd August, 2017), 31/2017 (dated 13th October, 2017), 46/2017 (dated 14th November, 2017), 1/2018 (dated 25th January, 2018), 20/2019 (dated 30th September, 2019.) , was […]

GST- Provisional ITC capped at 20% & it’s practical challenges

December 10, 2019 11034 Views 1 comment Print

Goods and service tax, being a tax on the value addition made by suppliers, is paid by netting off the tax receivable from customers (Output GST) with the tax payable to suppliers (Input GST). Pursuant to 37th GST council meeting, CBIC has released a new notification1 inserting sub-rule 36 (4) to the CGST Rules, 2017, (‘Rules’) which curtails the maximum amount that a taxpayer can avail as Input tax credit (‘ITC’).

List of CGST nodal officers for IT Grievance Redressal

December 10, 2019 3285 Views 0 comment Print

IT Grievance Redressal mechanism inter alia envisages that taxpayers shall make an application to the field officers or the nodal officers where there was a demonstrable glitch on the Common Portal in relation to an identified issue, due to which the due process as envisaged in law could not be completed on the Common Portal. […]

Govt finalises 34.46 Lakh GST Refund Application till 02.12.2019

December 10, 2019 570 Views 0 comment Print

A number of companies applied for a Goods & Services Tax (GST) refund since the introduction of the tax regime. As on 02.12.2019, a total of 1,86,158 entities have filed 36,42,272 refund applications, out of which 34,46,010 refund applications have been finalised.

Synopsis to New Rule 36(4) of CGST Rules, 2017

December 10, 2019 1971 Views 0 comment Print

Only eligible ITC shall be considered for calculating the 20% restricted credit. Therefore, ineligible credits say under section 17(5) shall not be considered for calculating this 20% amount. The above eligible credit shall be in respect of invoices or debit notes the details of which have been uploaded by the suppliers under section 37(1) of the CGST Act, 2017 and is available in recipient’s GSTR-2A as on the due date of filing of the returns in FORM GSTR 1 of the suppliers for the said tax period.

Intermediary and Export of Services under GST

December 10, 2019 100824 Views 4 comments Print

Under GST, tax is levied on the taxable supply of goods/services. Tax is applicable on the taxable services supplied in India. In the GST regime, intermediary services by Indian suppliers to foreign principals are taxed to GST. In common parlance, any person who enables the supply of goods/services between two persons, is considered as intermediary.

1 E-Way Bill, 2 GST Returns, 3 Victims Blocking of E-Way Bill on Non Filing of GST Return

December 10, 2019 15606 Views 3 comments Print

GST department has issued FAQ regarding Blocking and Unblocking of generation of E-Way Bill. W.e.f 1.12.2019 The department has taken the reference of Rule 138E of CGST Rules, 2017 and has started the process of Blocking the generation of E-Way Bill of Taxpayers who have not filed GSTR 3B for consecutive 2 or more periods. Near about 20.75 Lakhs taxpayer are affected due to non filing of GSTR 3B.

Nestle’ guilty of profiteering as not adopted correct methodology to pass on ITC Benefit

December 10, 2019 3024 Views 0 comment Print

Director General of Anti-Profiteering Vs M/s Nestle India Ltd (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) 1. The present Report dated 08.10.2018 and the supplementary Reports dated 16.01.2019, 01.02.2019, 15.03.2019, 08.05.2019 and 12.06.2019 have been received from the above Applicant (here-in­after referred to as the DGAP) after detailed investigation under Rule 129 (6) of the Central Goods & Services […]

Builder denies ITC benefit to buyers post-GST implementation: NAA held guilty of profiteering

December 10, 2019 1170 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Santha Sivaram Vs Virgo Properties Pvt. Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) We have carefully considered all the submissions filed by the Applicant No. 1, the Respondent and the other material placed on record and find that the Applicant No. 1, vide his complaint dated 05.04.2018 had alleged that the Respondent was not passing on the […]

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