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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...
Sachin Kumar Mishra GST TAX RELIEF FOR HOTELS – Upcoming GST on the Hotel Industry The GST Council has agreed to lower tax rates imposed on the hotel industry during its meeting on Friday. Led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the all-powerful council decided to tax hotels on rates varying from 18 to zero per […]
37th GST Council Meeting – Key Highlights Date: 20th September, 2019 1. Policy Changes New Return Filing System New Return filing to be introduced from April 2020 (Earlier proposed from Oct, 19) Annual Returns and GST Audits 1) GST Annual Returns GSTR-9 & 9A Optional for those with turnover upto 2 Cr for FY 17-18 […]
HIGHLIGHTS OF 37TH GST COUNCIL MEETING ALL THESE RATE CHANGES WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM OCTOBER 1 2019. 1. GST Council recommends lower 12% cess on 1,500 cc diesel, 1,200 cc petrol vehicles with capacity to carry up to 13 people 2. Group insurance schemes for paramilitary forces under the Home Affairs ministry to be exempted […]
Filing of FORM GSTR-9 for those taxpayers who (are required to file the said return but) have aggregate turnover up to Rs. 2 crores made optional for the said tax periods. A Committee of Officers to be constituted to examine the simplification of Forms for Annual Return and reconciliation statement.
GST Rate on Services as Recommended by The GST Council in Its 37th Meeting The 37th GST Council met in Goa today under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman. The meeting was also attended by Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakur besides Chief […]
GST Rate on Goods as Recommended by The GST Council in Its 37th Meeting- GST rates reduction a. 18% to 12% on parts of Slide Fasteners b. 18% to 5% on Marine Fuel 0.5% (FO) c. 12% to 5% on Wet Grinders(consisting stone as a grinder)
In re Poppy Dorothy Noel (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether the IGST at 0% is applicable for the invoices raised to the SEZ Units, even if the accommodation services were rendered outside the SEZ Zone? Provisions in Section 7(5)(b) of the IGST Act, 2017 overrides the provisions in Section 12(3)(c) of the IGST Act, 2017 and […]
In re Flint Group India Private Limited (GST AAR Gujarat) The applicant has submitted that their product, ‘Technical varnish’, “Medium’ or ‘tinting ink’ should not be treated anything other than printing ink. The ‘Printing ink’ manufactured and supplied by them fall under Chapter Heading 3215 of GST Tariff. The Tariff Heading 3215 reads as follows:- […]
The activity of purchase of land and selling the said land by converting in to integrated residential sub plots of varying sizes under the name of ‘Bliss Homes’ with the basic facility is liable to GST.
For the purpose of Cess @ 22% under Sr. No. 52B of Cess Rate Notification, whether the ground clearance of the vehicle is to be considered in laden condition or in unladen condition? For the purpose of Cess @ 22% under Sr. No. 52B of Cess Rate Notification, the ground clearance of the vehicle is to be considered in laden condition only.
