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Section 122(1A), Penalty on Partners & Double Jeopardy Debate: Is Article 20(2) Really Irrelevant?

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...

June 11, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

Gauhati HC Quashes GST Registration Cancellation as REG-31 Notice Was Not Issued

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...

June 11, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

ITC on Factory Canteen Services Allowed Only for Employer-Borne Cost of Regular Employees

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...

June 11, 2026 237 Views 0 comment Print

Selling on Amazon, Flipkart or Meesho? What You Need to Know About GST

Goods and Services Tax : E-commerce sellers generally require GST registration from their very first sale, irrespective of turnover thresholds applicable t...

June 11, 2026 390 Views 1 comment Print

Noordeen Enterprises & Myth of a Complete Bar on Pre-Adjudication GST Recovery

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 ...

June 11, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Representation on procedural issues in filing of appeals before GSTAT

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...

June 11, 2026 504 Views 0 comment Print

Haryana Tops GST Growth Rankings Due to Strong Compliance & Enforcement Drive

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...

June 6, 2026 291 Views 0 comment Print

Issue GSTAT FAQ as Filing Procedures Continue to Cause Confusion: MGATBA

Goods and Services Tax : Practitioners are reportedly following different methods while completing GSTAT appeal forms because of inadequate guidance. The r...

June 4, 2026 2991 Views 1 comment Print

CA Certificate Format for Non-Requirement of GST Registration for Securities Trading

Goods and Services Tax : The certificate clarifies that dealing and investment in securities are outside the scope of GST. Companies engaged solely in secu...

May 22, 2026 834 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on ITC denial for supplier defaults, Rule 37A & 180-day reversal

Goods and Services Tax : Representation addressed to Union Finance Minister, GST Council and CBIC seeks legislative and administrative relief for bona fide...

May 11, 2026 5250 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Consolidated GST SCN for Six Years Unsustainable: Kerala HC

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...

June 11, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

Partners Liable for GST Penalty if They Benefited from Tax Evasion: Gauhati HC

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...

June 11, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

ITC Cannot Be Denied Merely Due to Supplier’s Failure to Deposit GST: Gauhati HC

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 ...

June 11, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa HC Directs GSTAT Appeal as Tribunal Became Functional & Filing Timelines Were Extended

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that writ petitions need not continue once the GSTAT becomes operational and statutory appeal timelines are availab...

June 11, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

West Bengal AAR Denies Reclaim of Reversed ITC Despite Retrospective Section 16(5) Amendment

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...

June 11, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


GSTN Extends Timeline for ‘Ship To GSTIN’ & E-Way Bill Closure Implementation

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 ...

June 9, 2026 11391 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI Mandates GST Returns & E-Way Bills for Operational Creditors Filing Section 9 Cases

Corporate Law : The 2026 amendments significantly expand disclosure requirements for operational creditors and corporate applicants. The changes a...

June 4, 2026 378 Views 0 comment Print

Gross and Net GST revenue collections for the month of May, 2026

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% ...

June 1, 2026 630 Views 0 comment Print

West Bengal Clarifies E-Way Bill Requirement as Intra-State Goods Above Rs. 50000 Need Mandatory Compliance from June 2026

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...

May 25, 2026 4404 Views 0 comment Print

GSTN Advisory on Enhancements in e-Way Bill (EWB) Portal

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...

May 21, 2026 18402 Views 0 comment Print


18% GST payable on leasing of immovable property for 99 years

May 28, 2019 28326 Views 0 comment Print

In re Greentech Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Rajasthan) Whether the Lease Agreement between the Applicant Company i.e. the lessor and the lessee for a period of 99 years is a sale of immovable property and outside GST and is exempt from levy of GST? If the present transaction of giving land on […]

GST on shifting of power transmission towers/lines to widen National highways

May 28, 2019 6336 Views 1 comment Print

In re National Highway Authority of India (Regional Office) (GST AAR Rajasthan) We observe that the applicant is a Central Government entity whose primary work is building roads and bridges. Shifting, dismantling and raising of transmission lines is done by the applicant as and when required for safe electrical clearances during the widening of the […]

GST Registration Limit of 40 Lakh in UP for exclusive goods suppliers

May 28, 2019 9729 Views 0 comment Print

UP GST notifies that Any person, who is engaged in exclusive supply of goods and whose aggregate turnover in the financial year does not exceed forty lakh rupees as the category of persons exempt from obtaining GST registration. Uttar Pradesh Shasan Sansthagat Vitta, Kar Evam Nibandhan Anubhag-2 In pursuance of the provision of clause (3) […]

Not passing of ITC deliberately is profiteering & offence under GST law

May 28, 2019 1899 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Sahil Mehta Vs M/s Salarpuria Real Estate Pvt. Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) Respondent has denied the benefit of the ITC to the buyer of the flats being constructed by him in contravention of the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017, where he had not only collected more price than the […]

GSTR-9 Annual Return – Applicability

May 27, 2019 23361 Views 2 comments Print

GSTR 9 is an annual return which needs to be filed by the registered persons once in a year. It consists of details regarding the supplies made and received during the year i.e it is consolidation of the information furnished in the monthly or quarterly returns during the year.

How Wrong Classification of Goods/Services under GST affect your Business?

May 27, 2019 39804 Views 8 comments Print

Under GST law, one of the most important elements is the classification of goods/services for the purpose of determination of rate of tax to be levied on them. The rate of tax to be charged on a particular product depends on the HSN/SAC codes specified under the GST law. Also, for the availability of exemptions, […]

ITC allowed on inputs/services used for mall construction for letting out

May 27, 2019 6675 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa High Court in the case of M/s. Safari Retreats Private Limited vs. Chief Commissioner of CGST held that Credit on inputs/services used for construction of malls for the purpose of letting out is allowable.

GST- Export to Nepal & Bhutan – Critical Questions Answered

May 27, 2019 199872 Views 23 comments Print

I had Published articles in Taxguru with titles GST on Export of Services to Nepal and Bhutan  & Procedure for Export via Land Customs Stations to Nepal, Bangladesh & Bhutan. I had received many Queries, Questions & Comments from many readers, thus I thought it’s my Responsibility to clarify those Doubts. Let’s first understand basics […]

18% GST payable on establishment of Solar PV Power Project

May 27, 2019 3129 Views 0 comment Print

In re McNally Bharat Engineering Company Limited (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) Whether the activities carried out by the applicant under all 3 contracts entered for establishment of Solar PV Power Project can be treated as Composite Supply? If yes, whether the said supply can be classified under SI. No.234 of Schedule I of the Notification […]

Commissioner only can extend time to file revised Form GST TRAN-1: HC

May 27, 2019 993 Views 0 comment Print

As per Rule 120A of the CGST Rules, 2017 application for extending the time period for submitting the revised FORM GST TRAN-1 electronically has to be extended by the Commissioner and not by any other subordinate authority.

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