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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...
Local Risk Parameters The following are example of local risk parameters criteria that may be considered during selection of units for audit. The planning section, Hqrs of Audit Commissionerate may consider all or some of the below criteria, depending on available data and resources, and may also use additional criteria not listed below. i. The […]
GST AUDIT U/S 35(5), READ WITH SECTION 42(2), READ WITH RULE 80(3): SOME IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS FOR GST AUDITOR FROM MY POINT OF VIEW: Meaning of Audit in GST law: According to Section 2(13), Audit means the examination of records, returns and other documents maintained or furnished by the registered person under this Act or the […]
Cross charges are nothing but a supply between: – Two or more offices/establishments of an entity or – Related companies enjoying common facilities. These charges may also be termed as a mechanism to allocate the value, as per the valuation rules and charge GST from the distinct/related persons. To emphasize, this concept ascended from the […]
Section 50 of CGST Act 2017, deals with Interest on delayed payment of GST tax. The same reads as under: (1) Every person who is liable to pay tax in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, but fails to pay the tax or any part thereof to the Government […]
Section 19 of CGST Act prescribes the provisions for taking input tax credit on inputs and capital goods sent out for job work. Let’s discuss the same here. 1. A principal who sends out inputs or capital goods to the job worker for job work purpose is entitled to take input credit on such inputs […]
What is GST Audit? Audit is examination of records, returns and other documents maintained or furnished by the registered person under GST Law or any other law. The examination is to verify the correctness of: Turnover declared; Taxes paid; Refund claimed; and Input tax credit availed; And to assess his compliance with the provisions of […]
printing of picture fall under service code 998386: photographic and video graphic services and not under 998912:Printing and reproduction services of recorded media, on a fee or contract basis and hence printing of picture will attract GST @18% as per Notification 11/2017-CT (R) dated 28.06.2017.
s per the provisions of Section 73(5) of the CGST Act, 2017, where any GST has not been levied or paid or has been short levied or short paid or erroneously refunded, the person, chargeable with the GST , may pay the amount of such duty before service of notice on him under sub section (1) of Section 73 and inform the GST officer in writing in terms of sub section (5) of section 73 , who, on receipt of such information shall not serve any notice in respect of the amount so paid;
Check list for Audit of Traders 1. INVOICING PATTERN: 1. Whether the invoice issued contains all the information prescribed in Rule 46 of CGST Rules and is being numbered accordingly 2. Whether revised invoice or credit note or debit note issued contains all the information prescribed in Rule 53 of CGST Rules 3. Whether the […]
CHECK LISTS FOR COMPOSITE DEALER which includes To check whether turnover is under prescribed limit or not as P & L account provide turnover of all business related to a PAN, To check Break up of Sales/Revenue from operations with regard to income from Supply of Goods or Services with regard to study of exclusion […]
