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Section 155 GST: How Much Must Buyers Prove for ITC Claims?

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...

June 13, 2026 489 Views 0 comment Print

Dual GST Jurisdiction: How Parallel Proceedings Are Burdening Taxpayers

Goods and Services Tax : Dual Control Without Coordination: How CGST–SGST Jurisdiction Gaps Are Trapping Taxpayers in Parallel Proceedings Overview One o...

June 13, 2026 180 Views 0 comment Print

Pre-Deposit In Penalty Only Proceedings Under GST: A Challenge To Fair Appellate Remedy

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...

June 13, 2026 315 Views 0 comment Print

FY 2019-20 GST Interest Notices: Can Section 50 Revive Time-Barred Proceedings?

Goods and Services Tax : The article examines whether automated interest notices for FY 2019–20 can survive after limitation under Section 73 has expired...

June 13, 2026 513 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Says ITC Cannot Be Denied for Missing Lorry Receipts Alone

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...

June 13, 2026 255 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


GST Audit Flags MSME Challenges: Key Recommendations to Improve Ease of Doing Business

Goods and Services Tax : Stakeholders identified persistent issues in GST registration, cancellations, and refund processing affecting MSMEs. The consultat...

June 13, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

CAAS Urges Responsible AI Use in GST Administration

CA, CS, CMA : CAAS suggested that while favourable outcomes may be automated, adverse actions should require a named officer's approval supporte...

June 12, 2026 2151 Views 0 comment Print

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 1056 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 315 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 3033 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Telangana HC Grants Bail in ₹30 Crore GST Fraud Case as No Complaint Filed Despite 60 Days of Custody

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...

June 14, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC Grants Interim Relief in ₹458 Crore GST Dispute to IndiGo 

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...

June 14, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

GST Appeals Cannot Be Rejected as Time-Barred Without Proving GST Order Communication Date: Allahabad HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Allahabad High Court held that GST appellate authorities cannot dismiss appeals solely on limitation without examining the act...

June 14, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

P&H HC Directs Decision on GST Fraud Complaint Within One Month

Goods and Services Tax : The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the competent authority to decide a representation alleging fraudulent GST record manip...

June 14, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC Quashes GST Order as Authority Ignored Replies & 14 Supportings

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 ...

June 14, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


GSTAT Mumbai Issues Notice on Operational Launch & Appeal Filing

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT Mumbai Bench has officially commenced functioning, making it mandatory for taxpayers within its jurisdiction to file appeals...

June 12, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

GSTAT Committee Proposes Rule Changes to Ease Appeals

Goods and Services Tax : The Committee recommended replacing daily cause lists with weekly schedules and permitting supplementary lists when necessary. The...

June 12, 2026 303 Views 0 comment Print

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 13323 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 390 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 660 Views 0 comment Print


Continuous efforts being made to simplify GST system: Finance Secretary

July 6, 2018 738 Views 0 comment Print

Jul 06, 2018 Continuous efforts being made to simplify GST system: Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia -Work on to make GST refund process fully automatic FICCI GST Survey: 76% respondents say GST had a positive impact on their business  NEW DELHI, 6 July 2018: Finance Secretary Dr. Hasmukh Adhia today said that continuous efforts are being made […]

Directorate General of Safeguards re-named as Directorate General of Anti-profiteering

July 6, 2018 2424 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC amends Rule 125, 129, 130,131 and 132 and renamed ‘Directorate General of Safeguards’ as ‘Directorate General of Anti-profiteering’ under Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 vide Notification No. 29/2018–Central Tax dated 6th July, 2018.

AAR Ruling on Classification of Polypropylene (PP) Leno Bags

July 6, 2018 6081 Views 0 comment Print

‘PP Leno Bags’, if specifically made from woven Polypropylene fabric using strips or the like of width not exceeding 5 mm and without any impregnation, coating, covering, or lamination with plastics, are to be classified under Tariff Sub Heading 6305 33 00.

Applicability of Reduced Rate of GST @12% on EPC Works Contact

July 6, 2018 8703 Views 0 comment Print

Composite Supply of Works Contract Service by the EPC contractors to OPTCL will be taxable @ 12% if it falls under Serial No. 3(vi) of the updated version of the Notification dated 28.06.2017. But if it does not fall under Serial No. 3(vi), it will fall under the residual entry at Serial No. 3(xii) and will be taxable @ 18%.

GST remains work in progress 1 yr. after its implementation

July 6, 2018 8892 Views 0 comment Print

The Goods and Services Tax (GST), India’s biggest reform in indirect taxes still remains a work in progress even one full year after its implementation as there are certain glitches in the network that need to be resolved, a top Telangana Government official said at an ASSOCHAM event held here today.

GST, Excise, Service Tax, Customs & VAT updates for June 2018

July 5, 2018 16278 Views 3 comments Print

CMA Rakesh Bhalla* Article contains update for the Month of June 2018 related to GST, Excise, Service Tax, Customs & VAT which includes Summary of Notifications, Circulars, Advance Rulings, Important Case Laws and announcements made by Government. A. Goods & Services Tax (GST) Tax Update for June 2018 ♦ Government has extended the exemption on […]

Audit Under GST- Let’s Gear Up

July 5, 2018 18615 Views 7 comments Print

CA Rinky Kedia Let us all welcome ourselves to the great month of July, the month in which the biggest tax reform was introduced in our country one year ago. Post implementation of GST, the concept of Audit under GST can be considered to be the next vast and enormous concept that is going to […]

GST After One Year – Hits and Misses

July 5, 2018 9948 Views 2 comments Print

On 1st July 2018, GST in India completes first year of implementation. Goods and Services Tax was launched on the 1st July, 2017 in a majestic ceremony held in the Central Hall of Parliament on the midnight of 30th June, 2017. The first year has been remarkable both for the sheer variety of challenges that implementation of GST has thrown up

Penalty for Failure to file Part-B of E-way Bill is valid: HC

July 5, 2018 37152 Views 5 comments Print

M/s Gati Kintetsu Express Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner, Commercial Tax of MP & others (Madhya Pradesh High Court) In the present case, the distance was more than 1200-1300 kilometers and it is mandatory for the petitioner to file the Part-B of the e-way bill giving all the details including the vehicle number before the goods […]

GST Leviable on Rakhi and cannot be classified as handicraft item

July 5, 2018 3696 Views 0 comment Print

Rakhi is an independently identifiable product which may be made up of innumerable materials of no fixed or predetermined ratio, and yet retain its specific identity as a symbol of a bond involving the potential care of the sister by the brother, and not merely an assemblage of discrete materials. Rakhi cannot be termed as a handicraft item under GST under Notification No 32/2017-Central Tax dated 15.09.2017, (later amended as Notification No 38/2017-Central Tax dated 13.10.2017).

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