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Goods and Services Tax : This article explains the extent of the burden of proof under Section 155 of the CGST Act. The key takeaway is that recipients mus...
Goods and Services Tax : Dual Control Without Coordination: How CGST–SGST Jurisdiction Gaps Are Trapping Taxpayers in Parallel Proceedings Overview One o...
Goods and Services Tax : The debate over mandatory pre-deposit in GST penalty-only proceedings has gained momentum after the Finance Act, 2025 amendment. C...
Goods and Services Tax : The article examines whether automated interest notices for FY 2019–20 can survive after limitation under Section 73 has expired...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that absence of lorry receipts or weighment slips, by itself, cannot justify denial of Input Tax Credit when invoic...
Goods and Services Tax : Stakeholders identified persistent issues in GST registration, cancellations, and refund processing affecting MSMEs. The consultat...
CA, CS, CMA : CAAS suggested that while favourable outcomes may be automated, adverse actions should require a named officer's approval supporte...
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 Telangana High Court granted bail to an accused in a Rs.30 crore fake GST ITC case after noting that no complaint had been fil...
Goods and Services Tax : Considering Clauses 7 and 7.1 of the 2022 Circular, the Court found that the amount in question appeared to be compensation rather...
Goods and Services Tax : The Allahabad High Court held that GST appellate authorities cannot dismiss appeals solely on limitation without examining the act...
Goods and Services Tax : The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the competent authority to decide a representation alleging fraudulent GST record manip...
Goods and Services Tax : The Karnataka High Court set aside a GST adjudication order after finding that the authority incorrectly stated that no reply had ...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT Mumbai Bench has officially commenced functioning, making it mandatory for taxpayers within its jurisdiction to file appeals...
Goods and Services Tax : The Committee recommended replacing daily cause lists with weekly schedules and permitting supplementary lists when necessary. The...
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% ...
OEN India Ltd. Vs Union of India & Others (Bombay High Court) HC directs Petitioners to file representation to CBIC. This representation would be considered by the CBIC for verification and the bona fides of the claim made by the Petitioners. If satisfied, Petitioners would be allowed to amend the Trans1 form to reflect the […]
Introduction: Refund module is currently not operational on the common portal of the GSTN causing delay in filing and processing of application for refund electronically. Manual filing of applications/documents/forms pertaining to refund claims has been prescribed to overcome this difficulty and, such applications shall also be processed manually by the jurisdictional proper officers till further […]
Input Tax Credit Mismatching Procedure in Filing Form GSTR 1, Form GSTR 2-A, Form GSTR 2 and Form GSTR 1-A Everyone knows that the due date for filing Form GSTR-1 for the period from July 2017 to March 2018 is on 31.10.2018. The Due date for filing Form GSTR-1 is necessary for Form GSTR-2, GSTR-4A […]
Burden of proof in case a person claim that he is eligible for input tax credit under GST shall lie on the person who claims it. Hence an onerous duty is caste on the taxpayer to prove his credits failing which presumption of wrong availment or wrong utilization can be drawn. However in all other cases tax authorities need to prove that tax has not been paid or short paid or erroneously refunded.
Krishna Enterprises Vs State of U.P. & Ors. (Allahabad High Court) Heard Shri Aditya Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel on behalf of the State-respondents. The goods of the petitioner under transportation along with the vehicle have been seized vide order dated 08.05.2018 passed under Section 129(1) of UP GST […]
Seller has agreed to sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to the applicant or to any affiliates as directed by applicant for the BPL business which would be transferred as a slump sale on going concern basis. BPL business means BP business, LS Business and PM business as going concern as outlined in ‘Definitions and Interpretations’.
Armour Steel Buildings India (P) Ltd. Vs Asstt. State Tax Officer (Kerala High Court) The petitioner, an assessee under the GST Act in Tamil Nadu, sent goods across to the State. The Assistant State Tax Officer intercepted the goods and detained them. After the initial procedural formalities the petitioner suffered an order under section 129 […]
Examination of Goods and Services Tax Practitioners.- (1) Every person referred to in clause (b) of sub-rule (1) of rule 83 and who is enrolled as a goods and services tax practitioner under sub-rule (2) of the said rule, shall pass an examination as per sub-rule (3) of the said rule.
1. Circular No. 72/46/2018-GST dated 26.10.2018 has been issued clarifying the procedure in respect of return of time expired drugs or medicines. Said circular clarifies that the time expired drugs or medicines can be returned either by issuance of credit note or by treating the said goods return as fresh supply and hence on an […]
The functionality of blocking and unblocking Input Tax Credit is an important tool for safeguarding the Government revenue particularly in cases of fraudulent activities by the taxpayers. So the jurisdictional officers are hereby directed to use this functionality for blocking/unblocking Input Tax Credit under the following situations:-
