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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% ...
In the Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018, there have been several amendments in GST which are effective retrospectively. However, major amendments have been made in section 140 – Transitional credit. The amendment made with retrospective effect from 1 July 2017.
We know that GST audit u/s 35(5) of CGST Act 2017 is applicable for all registered dealer with turnover of > Rs 2 Crore. However by way of Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2018, the same has been exempted for Govt companies.
E-Way Bill System- Forthcoming changes/improvements in E-Way Bill System After studying the suggestions and feedbacks of the stakeholders of the e-way bill system, it has been decided to add the following changes/improvements in the e-way bill system to help the tax payers in complying with the GST processes and rules. Most of them are validations […]
Shri Pawan Sharma Vs M/S Sharma Trading Company (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) We have also carefully considered the issue of imposition of penalty on the Respondent as the allegation of profiteering has been duly established against him. It is clear from the facts of the present case that the Respondent was fully aware of the Notification […]
When it comes to return filing one question always hinders into the minds of the taxpayer that in case of no transactions, is it mandatory to file the NIL GST return?
The carry forward of the balance of education cess and SHE cess in the GST regime has been a point of discussion for a long time. Although, we had explained in our earlier update that there is no legal prohibition in the CGST Act, 2017 as regards carry forward of the cenvat credit balance of education cess and SHE Cess
All about GST on Mess Services provided by educational institutions Question:- Whether mess services supplied by an educational institute to its students, faculty and staff is taxable under GST Act? Answer:- Service Tax Regime:- Notification No. 25/2012-Service Tax dated 20/06/2012 (Mega exemption) at sl. no. 9 had exempted the following services:- “Services provided to or by […]
n the present petition, the petitioners who are themselves active tax consultants and tax practitioners have challenged the vires of section 47 of CGST Act. They are obviously indirectly concerned with the same. As noted, they pointed out that there are millions of dealers who would be adversely affected by the provisions made therein.
GSTN has launched a new format for the composite tax payers GSTR-4 return in online mode. It’s a very easy for the taxpayer to choose the options according to the choice and then file the return. In this article we will see what are the changes has been done in the GSTR-4 return. The step […]
CGST-AMENDMENT-ACT-2018 Some of the changes have been made retrospective w.e.f 1st July, 2017 The Act shall come into force on a later date which shall be notified Amended Sections and New Section S.No. Section Description S.No. Section Description 1 2 Definitions 15 35 Accounts and other records 2 7 Scope of supply ( w.e.f. 1st […]
