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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...
Bhargava Motors Vs UOI (Delhi High Court) In the present case also the Court is satisfied that the Petitioner‟s difficulty in filling up a correct credit amount in the TRAN-1 form is a genuine one which should not preclude him from having his claim examined by the authorities in accordance with law. A direction is […]
In this article, we shall discuss the Applicability of Service tax on Ocean freight paid along with value of goods in case of Import of goods. After the introduction of negative regime the provision related to Ocean freight underwent sea of changes which can be understood from below mentioned flow chart.
E-way bill is applicable where any movement of goods value exceeding Rs 50000 is In relation to Supply, whether of taxable or non taxable goods, For reason other than Supply (Ex: -Branch Transfer within State, Job Work, Consignment, etc) and for Inward Supply from URD
In re R K Industries (GST AAR Maharashtra) Steel Mugs with plastic body are advertised and sold as steel mugs, as submitted by the applicant. It is the steel that gives the essential characteristic to the subject product. Liquids specially, is they are boiling are not preferred to be poured in plastic containers. Hence in […]
The Applicant received mobilization advances for the work contract services, in the pre-GST regime, and paid service tax on such advances received. The Applicant submits that VAT was neither paid nor payable on such advances as there was no transfer of property in goods.
In re M/s. Rajkot Nagrik Sahkari Bank Ltd (GST AAR Gujarat) Question 1 : In the facts and circumstances of the case whether Refundable Interest Free Deposit received could be treated as Supply under the provisions of Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017? And chargeable to tax in the hands of the applicant? Answer 1: […]
In re ITD Cementation India Ltd. (GAT AAAR West Bengal) It is clear from the very nature of the project that it creates infrastructure for commercial utilization of the national waterway. Though the Multi-modal IWT Terminal will facilitate commerce and business in and around Haldia, West Bengal, its creation is not for propagating any business […]
In re Shri Kailash Chandra (GST AAAR Rajasthan) We find that the Appellant had produced copies of the Volume-I and Volume-II of the Tender-Document No. 17/2016-17 dated 23.08.2016 issued by the Additional Chief Engineer , Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) , Region-II, Jodhpur inviting tenders for designing, providing, installation, commissioning, of 118 Nos. Solar Energy […]
The goods and the vehicle of the petitioner have been seized as the date of the tax invoice mentioned in the E-WAY bill was different from the date mentioned on the tax invoice.
Article covers Meaning of Annual Return,Who should file Annual Return, Due date for filing annual return, Different types of Annual Return, Penalty for late filing of Annual GST return, Broad Overview of GSTR -9, Format of GSTR -9 and How to prepare GSTR-9. This is our first ever annual return since the implementation of Goods […]
