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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% ...
The most important aspect of any taxation statute is the incidence of taxation i.e. the point at which the tax shall apply to a particular transaction. In the case of GST in India, the incidence of taxation is ‘Supply’.
Following is the Summary of 22 Key Decisions taken by GST Council at 22nd GST Council Meeting 1. Turnover limit for Composition Scheme extended to Rs. 1 crore from 75 lacs in all States and Rs. 75 lacs for Special category States except Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir. Can be availed anytime before 31.03.2018. 2. […]
Today, an Announcement was made in the Press Conference after the 22nd Meeting of GST Council that, for small businesses, the return filing as well the tax payment will be Quarterly. It was clearly stated that, the said Announcement will operationalize from the quarter beginning from October, 2017. Later on, in the same Press Conference, […]
GST Council at its 22nd meeting rationalised GST rates on job work services, services provided by a GTA to an unregistered person, Leasing of vehicles purchased and leased prior to 1.7.2017, Transport of passengers by motor cab/ renting of motor cab and has taken various other measure.
EXPORT PACKAGE GST The GST Council under Chairmanship of Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley has in its 22nd Meeting held at Delhi today approved a major relief package for exporters. 2. Mindful of the difficulties faced by exporters post-GST leading to a decline in export performance and export competitiveness, the Council had last month […]
22nd GST council meeting took major decisions relating to procedural aspects of exports and also relating to SME whose aggregate turnover is upto Rs. 1.5 Crore. 1. The notable one was increasing the limit to 1 Crore for availing composition scheme. 2. For SME switching from monthly return to quarterly return. 3. Exemption from registration to small service providers whose aggregate turnover is upto Rs. 20 Lakhs. 4. Deletion of section 9(4) till 31-3-2018. 5. Non payment of GST on advances for SME. Let us watch the videos
The composition scheme shall be made available to taxpayers having annual aggregate turnover of up to Rs. 1 crore as compared to the current turnover threshold of Rs. 75 lacs. This threshold of turnover for special category States, except Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand, shall be increased to Rs. 75 lacs from Rs. 50 lacs.
As per discussions held in the 22nd GST Council Meeting held under Chairmanship of Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley on 6th October, 2017, the following changes in GST rates for certain Goods and IGST rates on Imports of specified Goods have been recommended. Krishan Arora, Partner, Grant Thornton India LLP on the GST Council […]
Many options and suggestions were proposed to overcome such challenges. GST related issues regarding working capital blockage, delay in refunds and usability of MEIS/SEIS scrips were raised by exporters.
Section 16 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2007 allows the credit of input tax charged on any supply of goods or services or both to a registered person which are used or intended to be used in the course or furtherance of his business.
