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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% ...
Under the Goods and Services tax Act, there are cases where small procedural lapse which is generally ignored and which is easily rectifiable may lead to big penalties. In this write up, I tried to list out all small lapses which may lead to big penalties which I observed are generally ignored even today in many business places. The Tax officers are levying penalties for these lapses already. Quantum of penalties is really alarming. Penalty for the non-compliance is costlier than cost for complying the same.
Many times a customer located outside India places an order on an Indian manufacturer to supply certain components. For manufacture of these components Indian supplier is required to incur certain costs for designing the tools. Said cost is recovered from the customer as tool development charges.
E-commerce means supply of our goods or services or digital products through E-commerce platform or electronic network. E-commerce operators are the person which provides or facilitates a digital or electronic platform to
It is often misunderstood about the meaning of ZERO RATED and NIL RATED terms which may lead to incorrect filings and submission in GST, therefore we need to understand the difference between these terms. At present 7 rates structure exist in GST 0%, 0.25%, 3% 5%, 12%, 18% and 28% with Schedule I to VII respectively.
It normally happens in the automobile sector that the automobile supplier provides certain tools & dies to various component suppliers free of cost. Such tools and dies are not in the scope of the component supplier as per the terms of the contract. Component supplier shall use such tools & dies so provided for the manufacture of various components which are sold to the automobile supplier.
In Re EMC Ltd (GST AAR West Bengal) The applicant supplies works contract service, of which freight and transportation is merely a component and not a separate and independent identity, and GST is to be paid at 18% on the entire value of the composite supply, including supply of materials, freight and transportation, erection, commissioning […]
The applicant supplies works contract service, of which freight and transportation is merely a component and not a separate and independent identity, and GST is to be paid at 18% on the entire value of the composite supply, including supply of materials, freight and transportation, erection, commissioning etc.
Under GST Act , The Services provided by M/s TPADL with respect to the non-tariff charges recovered from their customers are not eligible for exemption and M/s TPADL is liable to pay tax on the aforesaid recovery made from their customers.
It is submitted that vehicle carrying the goods was intercepted at Kanpur on 01.04.2018 at about 9-30 a.m. by respondent no. 2 and interception/detention memo was issued on the ground that since the E-Way Bill No.01 is not available as such the physical verification of the goods loaded is to be made and fixed 02.04.2018 for physical verification and inspection at 11-00 a.m.
Om Disposals Vs State of U.P. (Allahabad High Court) We are, faced with two judgments given by the Coordinate Benches of this Court with diametrically opposite conclusions: (a) the earlier judgment in U.P. Kar Adhivakta Sangathan (supra) has affirmed the notification dated 21.07.2017 issued by the State of U.P., (b) the judgment dated 13.04.2018 in Satyendra Goods Transport […]
