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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...
C. Pradeep Vs The Commissioner Of Gst And Central Excise Selam & Anr (Supreme Court of India) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that indisputably assessment for the relevant period has not been completed by the Department so far. In which case, invoking Section 132 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 does […]
Indirect Taxes Updates- GST, Customs, Excise, Service Tax & VAT- Month – July 2019 A. GST Updates for the Month of July 2019 (i) Amendments proposed in CGST Act vide Union Budget-2019 a. Penalty for profiteering under GST proposed- Finance (No.2) Bill 2019 has propose amendment in Section 171 of the Central GST Act to […]
GST on Monthly Subscription/Contribution Charged By A Residential Welfare Association (RWA) From Its Members A number of issues have been raised regarding the GST payable on the amount charged by a Residential Welfare Association for providing services and goods for the common use of its members in a housing society or a residential complex. The […]
Lapse of unutilised input tax credit on account of inverted duty rate structure unlawful as held by Hon’ble Gujarat High Court in the case of Shabnam Petrofils Pvt. Ltd Vs Union of India. Legal Provisions Section 54(3) of CGST Act, 2017 provides for refund of unutilised input tax credit in following 2 circumstances Zero rated […]
As you are aware, the last date for tiling the annual return and the reconciliation statements in FORM GSTR-9, FORM GSTR-9A and FORM GSTR-9C is 31.08.2019. However the available data shows that till 31st August 2019 only 14,85,863 GSTR-9 returns have been filed while all non-composition taxpayers are required to file the said annual return. The status of filing of GSTR-9A at 4,33,148 and GSTR-9C at 11,334 is also sub-optimal.
A. FORM GST ITC-04 To furnish details of the goods/ capital goods sent to job worker and received back or supplied from the premises of the job worker. The format of the GST ITC-04, as amended vide Notification No. 39/2018–Central Tax, dated 04-09-2018, has been made available on the GST Portal. B. UPDATE FOR GST PRACTITIONERS […]
Is the Constitutional Amendment in Article 370 of the Constitution of India has any Implications on Income Tax Act & GST Act? 1. Background: On 5 August 2019, the Hon’ble Union Home Minister Sh. Amit Shah has moved a resolution to amend Article 370 of the Constitution of India in the Rajya Sabha, so as to […]
In re Atul Kumar Rajpal (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) (i) What shall be the present applicable CGST & SGST tax rate on their final product i.e., ‘Namkeen’ duly packed & sealed in printed pouches? In respect of question (i) applicable CGST & SGST tax rate on the final product i.e. ‘Namkeen’ duly packed & sealed […]
Introduction: In this article we will discuss the treatment of following discounts under GST: ♠ Discounts at the time of supply/sale ♠ Post-sale discounts Discount agreed at the time of supply/sale Discount not agreed at the time of supply/sale Analysis: As per section 15(3) of CGST Act, 2017 the value of supply shall not include […]
We All Know That The Interim Budget 2019 Has Made A Provision For New And Simplified GST Return System. This Will Make The GST Return Filing Mechanism Simpler And It Would Reduce The Compliance Burden For Small Taxpayers. The GST Department Has Recently Brought Out The New Return Prototype In The GST Portal Which Is […]
