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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% ...
As we all are aware that under the GST regime, all the major three acts i.e. Central Excise Act, Service Tax Act & VAT Act are merged and the system prevalent under the GST is creating the refunds, almost for every dealer especially for exporters and the dealers those are purchasing the goods as a raw material at higher rates and ultimately manufacture goods are covered under the Lower Tax ability.
In Re. M/s Indo German Brakes Private Limited (AAR Uttarakhand) In the present case Disc Brake Pads and Shoes are nowhere referred to as the friction material and articles thereof and are known as parts of motor vehicle. Further, Disc Brake Pads and shoes also qualify the test to the effect that they are suitable […]
In re M/s Kanam Industies (AAR Uttarakhand) (a) What is the interpretation of the term three wheeled powered cycle Rickshaw as provided under Sl. No. 190 of the Schedule I to Tariff Notification. Held- Three wheeled Powered Cycle Rickshaw would not cover an Auto Rickshaw and would only cover an ordinary Cycle Rickshaw to which […]
Arjuna, Gudhi Padwa means beginning of Marathi new year. In Maharashtra state people build the Gudi in front of their houses with bamboo by decorating it with cloth, flowers, neem leaves, pot, sugar candy and worship it and welcome the New Year. In the taxation, the bamboo means GST as it is the base of Indirect tax system. Our finance minister has tried to build the Gudhi of state through state budget. Let us discuss about that.
GST council in its 26th Meetingannounced various decisions pertaining to GSTR-3B return filing, e-way bill, reverse charge mechanism, e-wallet, TDS/TCS provisions and grievance redressal mechanism.
Indian economy has been on the path of positive but experimental reforms for last two years or so. I call it experimental because India has experimented with these far reaching decisions (or reforms) as a rare and dare task.
This article aims to highlight the practical difficulties faced in claiming the Refund of unutilized ITC due to inverted rate structure because of technical problem in the conditions put in calculation of “Maximum refund amount to be claimed in column 5 of Statement 1 of on line refund claim in GST RFD-01 A and restricting the claim period for a tax period in the online application of the GSTN portal.
Government has decided to speed up input tax refund to exporters. As per rule 91 of CGST Rules, 2017, ninety per cent of the refund amount claimed shall be granted on a provisional basis within a period not exceeding seven days from the date of acknowledgement of the refund claim.
The assesses having turnover above Rs. 1.5 crores are to be assigned in the ratio of 50:50 between the Centre and the respective State while those having turnover less than Rs. 1.5 Crores have to be assigned in the ratio of 10:90 between the Centre and the respective State. No choice has been given to assesses to opt for a particular tax administration i.e. Centre and State.
GST Council, in its 23rd meeting held at Guwahati on 10th November 2017, has decided that the entities having Unique Identity Number (UIN) may be given centralized registration at the option of such entities. Further, it was also decided that the Central Government will be responsible for all administrative compliances in respect of such entities.
