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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% ...
All the businesses are required to register under GST for its all branches from where the taxable supply is being made. The concept of GST input service distributor is relevant for businesses having GST registration and operating with more than one branch within India. ISD Will be applicable only for the entities having multiple branches registered […]
All taxpayers are required to file return in FORM GSTR-3B along with payment of tax by 20th of the succeeding month till March, 2018.
Service provided by an employee to employer will be out of preview of GST only if it is be provided in the course of employment. For example, A Chartered Accountant ‘s core activity is to do audit and he provides entertainment services to employer on weekend. Such services will not be considered in the course of employment and hence will be subjected to GST.
GST Composition Scheme has been introduced to reduce the compliance burden for the small businesses in India. Any person opting this particular scheme will pay taxes at prescribed reduced rates on the basis of their business turnover. Such a system assures greater compliance ease without the load of maintaining elaborate tax records.
Capital Goods:Section-2(19) – Means goods, the value of which is capitalized in the books of account of the person claiming the input tax credit and which are used or intended to be used in the course or furtherance of business.
IGST Rules, 2017- Explanation to section 12(14) of IGST act, 2017- Section states: The place of supply of advertisement services to the Central Government, a State Government, a statutory body or a local authority
To opt in for composition scheme a taxpayer has to file Form GST CMP-01 or GST CMP-02 with the government. This intimation should be given at the beginning of every Financial Year by a dealer wanting to opt for Composition Scheme.
Updated scheduled CGST rates on goods, as on 15.11.2017 For ease of reference only The CGST rates on certain goods have undergone changes since the introduction of GST. The rate changes are given effect through amending notifications issued from time to time. A need has been felt to publish a consolidated rate schedule in a […]
Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) Rules, 2017 as updated till 15th November 2017. Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) Rules, 2017 are Notified vide Notification No. 4/2017-Integrated Tax (Dated 28th June 2017) and further amended by Notification No. 12/2017-Integrated Tax (Dated 15th November, 2017) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central […]
In GST, different tax rates are prescribed for different goods (0, 5%, 12%, 18%, ) whereas a composition dealer has to pay tax at a single fixed rate. Till now, composition rate applicable to traders was 1% and that for manufacturers was 2%. But now it has been decided to revise the rate for manufacturers also to 1%.
