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Goods and Services Tax : The article explains why retrospective GST cancellation alone should not result in ITC denial where buyers have complied with Sect...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT offers broader powers than the First Appellate Authority but faces challenges relating to pre-deposit, timelines, and digita...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that notifications under Sections 9 and 11 of the CGST Act cannot go beyond GST Council recommendations...
Goods and Services Tax : Explains when to issue a Tax Invoice or Bill of Supply under GST and how the correct document helps avoid ITC disputes, notices, a...
Goods and Services Tax : The article explains that GSTAT can condone delay only within the statutory extension under the CGST Act, unlike CESTAT....
Goods and Services Tax : A PIB backgrounder explains how nine years of GST have expanded the taxpayer base, increased collections, and simplified India's i...
Goods and Services Tax : Haryana recorded the highest State GST revenue growth of 32% during the first quarter of FY 2026-27, outperforming all other state...
Goods and Services Tax : The representation requests extension of the GSTAT appeal filing deadline to 31 December 2026, citing persistent technical issues ...
Goods and Services Tax : A representation seeks extension of the GSTAT appeal filing deadline to 31 December 2026, citing persistent technical issues on th...
Goods and Services Tax : The Advocates Tax Bar Association has requested extension of the GSTAT appeal filing deadline to 31 December 2026, citing persiste...
Income Tax : ITAT held that GST refund is not taxable where the tax component was never claimed as expenditure and was recorded as a receivable...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that a single GST show cause notice covering multiple financial years is without jurisdiction and imper...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that clubbing five assessment years in a single GST show cause notice is contrary to Section 73 of the ...
Goods and Services Tax : Bombay High Court held that a GST order based on a notice issued to a dissolved company is void, while allowing fresh proceedings ...
Goods and Services Tax : Chhattisgarh HC granted bail after finding no unimpeachable document proving the applicant owned the firm. Issues of involvement w...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has shifted the FY 2025-26 AATO amendment window to 1–31 July 2026 due to system upgrades. Tax officer review will take pla...
Goods and Services Tax : June 2026 gross GST collections reached Rs. 1.94 lakh crore, driven by higher domestic and import revenues, while net collections ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Government has fixed 31 July 2026 as the last date for filing GST Appellate Tribunal appeals and applications in specified old...
Goods and Services Tax : CBIC clarified that proceedings validly initiated before a taxpayer's jurisdiction changes remain legally valid. The new jurisdict...
CA, CS, CMA : KSCAA has urged the Government to extend the GSTAT appeal filing deadline by three months, citing technical glitches, procedural a...
Madras High Court held that benefit of amnesty notification no. 7/2023-Central Tax dated 31.03.2023, and was amended by notification no.25/2023-Central Tax dated 17.07.2023 for late fee waiver has to be extended to all taxpayers who filed their GST Annual Returns [GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C] before issuance of above notification i.e. before 01.04.2023.
The High Court held that the “relevant period” under Rule 89(4) must be applied uniformly for ITC, turnover, and adjusted turnover. Selective interpretation for refund computation was rejected.
The High Court held that Notifications extending GST limitation were vitiated and illegal. As a result, the assessment order based on them was set aside and remanded for fresh consideration.
Authorities detected large-scale ITC fraud involving invoices without actual supply of goods. The arrests signal strict enforcement against GST credit misuse.
High Courts are declining to entertain GST writs now that GSTAT is operational. Taxpayers must pursue statutory appeals, with courts granting limited transition relief to avoid hardship.
The High Court held that challenges to GST assessment orders must be pursued through statutory appeals. Failure to reply to a show cause notice bars writ relief.
The High Court restrained coercive GST recovery as the show cause notice spanned six years in one proceeding. The key takeaway is that consolidated SCNs under Section 74 raise serious legal doubts.
Courts have held that bona fide recipients cannot be penalised for supplier defaults. Using Section 64 against compliant buyers is disproportionate and legally vulnerable.
The court ruled that a CBIC circular on deemed exports cannot block ITC refunds for actual exporters. Refunds under Section 54(3) must follow the statute when no deemed export benefits are claimed.
The article explains that once fraud-based proceedings fail, demands cannot be revived under Section 73 if limitation has expired. Statutory time limits remain mandatory and jurisdictional.
