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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...
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...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : E-commerce sellers generally require GST registration from their very first sale, irrespective of turnover thresholds applicable t...
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 ...
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...
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 : 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...
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...
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 ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that writ petitions need not continue once the GSTAT becomes operational and statutory appeal timelines are availab...
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...
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...
The taxpayers who have missed claiming transitional credits initially can now claim the same. The suggested course of action is as under: 1. Apply to the Nodal officer on or before 31.12.2019 for enabling the filing of Form GST Tran-1 online. 2. If the application is rejected or not acted in a reasonable time, file a writ petition before the Jurisdictional HC for necessary directions.
Smeara Enterprises Vs State Tax Officer (Kerala High Court) In case of detention of goods, where the assessee had paid 10% of the remaining amount of tax in dispute, the recovery proceedings for the balance amount shall be deemed to be stayed. We find force in the above said contention. Subsection (7) of S.107 provides […]
Generally, the GST has to be discharged on transaction value i.e. the value which has to be paid by the recipient to supplier if the following conditions are satisfied. 1. The recipient should not be a related person 2. The value is the sole consideration for the supplier However, there is an exception for the […]
Rule 36(4) of CGST Rules Input tax credit to be availed by a registered person in respect of invoices or debit notes, the details of which have not been uploaded by the suppliers under sub-section (1) of section 37, shall not exceed 20 per cent of the eligible credit available in respect of invoices or debit notes […]
Punjab & Haryana High Court provided relief to 102 petitioners who have not filed or wrongly filed their TRAN-01 form by directing the revenue to allow such petitioners to file their TRAN-01 forms by November 30th, 2019 holding that accumulated unutilized credits of pre-GST regime are a vested right of the taxpayers.
M/s. Precot Meridian Limited Vs Commissioner of Customs (Madras High Court) It is held that circulars cannot prevail over the statute. Circulars are issued only to clarify the statutory provision and it cannot alter or prevail over the statutory provision. In that circumstance, it is clear that the explanation of provisions of drawback has nothing […]
In re Rajeev Kumar Garg (GST AAAR Uttar Pradesh) We observe that after introduction of S1 No. 7(ia) in the Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 (as amended) the Law is very much clear that the GST rate on supply of goods, being food or any other article for human consumption or any drink, […]
1. The late filing fees has been waived off for the tax payers of Jammu & Kashmir for GSTR-1, 7 & 3B of Jul’19 and Aug’19. The late filing fee for GSTR-1, GSTR-7 and GSTR-3B for the months Jul’19 and Aug’19 has been waived, subject to the condition that the returns are filed before the […]
What is a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)? Digital Signature Certificates (DSC) are the digital equivalent (that is electronic format) of physical or paper certificates. Few Examples of physical certificates are drivers’ licenses, passports or membership cards. Certificates serve as proof of identity of an individual for a certain purpose; for example, a driver’s license identifies […]
Activity of rendering repairing services for boats/vessels along-with supply of spares and accessories cannot be considered as a composite supply as the supply of spare parts/accessories and repair service are distinct and separately identifiable supplies for which the rates are quoted differently.
