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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...
GST Revenue collection for April, 2019 recorded highest collection since GST implementation The total gross GST revenue collected in the month of April, 2019 is Rs 1,13,865 crore of which CGST is Rs. 21,163 crore, SGST is Rs 28,801 crore, IGST is Rs 54,733 crore (including Rs 23,289 crore collected on imports) and Cess is […]
GST on Real Estate under new regime from 01-04-2019 & Reversal of ITC for supply which has time of supply after 31-03-2019 GST Council in the 34th meeting held on 19th March, 2019 at New Delhi discussed the operational details for implementation of the recommendations made by the council in its 33rd meeting for lower […]
Presentation on GST Audit and Annual Return. Covering handy material on Relevant provisions governing GST Audit , Indicative Checklist for GST Audit, Key Focus Areas for GST Audit, Important Facts on GST Annual Return, Annual Return (FORM GSTR-9) and Reconciliation Statement (Form GSTR-9C). About GST Audit What is Audit under GST Law ? Annual Audits: […]
Shri Kumudchandra Atmaram Patel Vs M/s TTK Prestige Limited (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) Respondent had increased the base price of the product from Rs. 1,640.62 to Rs. 1,779.66, when the rate of tax was reduced from 28% to 18% with effect from 15.11.2017.Thus, by increasing the base price of the product, post-GST, the benefit of reduction […]
It is evident that there was no reduction in the rate of tax on supply of Courier Service after the implementation of GST, instead there was increase in the rate of tax from 15% in pre-GST regime to 18% in post-GST regime. The fact that the Respondent had increased his base price for providing courier service from Rs. 69.5/- to Rs. 80/- has no relevance in view of the fact that there has been no reduction in the rate of tax nor increased benefit on account of Input Tax Credit was available and hence the provisions of Section 171 of CGST Act, 2017 can not be invoked in this case.
Vasu Corporation Vs State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) 1. Mr. Uchit Sheth, learned advocate for the petitioner has, inter alia, submitted that upon the vehicle in question together with the goods being detained under section 129(1) of the Gujarat Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as “the GST Act”), the petitioner has […]
In re E-DP Marketing Private Limited (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) The Applicant shall be liable to pay IGST on ocean freight paid on imported goods under Reverse Charge Mechanism in terms of Notification No.10/2017-IT(R) and Notification No.8/2017-IT(R) irrespective of the ocean freight component having been a part of the CIF value of imported goods. FULL […]
GST should not be collected by builders at higher rate on services relating to the preferential location of the unit and right to use car parking space and common areas and facilities
GST on real estate has been a contentious issue especially with real estate sector in India facing a challenging time over the last few years. Several representations were made to the Government for further simplification and reduction of rates, especially for residential real estate sector, in the hope that the same would bolster demand for […]
In re Shri Jayesh Anilkumar Dalal (GST AAR Gujarat) Question: Whether or not my supply of services in the nature as mentioned in point 12(B) above, provided to Local Authorities , Urban Development Authority, Dist. Panchayat R&B Div. and other Government Departments which are entrusted with the functions mentioned under article 243G and 243W of […]