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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% ...
Attention of the trade is invited to the Circular No. 5/5/2017-GST dated 11.08.2017 issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs, GST Policy Wing, wherein the variation in the interpretation of Notification No. 16/2017 – GST dated 7th July, 2017 and Circular No. 2/2/2017 – GST dated 5th July, 2017
I am sharing the format of GSTR-3B in Excel. The file contains my comments on each and every column of GSTR-3B and also contains formulae for automatic set-off of eligible ITC against output tax liability.
First return to be filled in GST regime is Form 3B . It is a simple return introduced by Government for the month of July and Aug 2017 only. However , this does not preclude the need to file regular returns -GSTR1-GSTR3 for the said months . Regular returns for the month of July and Aug 2017 will be filled in the month of Sep 2017.
Only few days are left to file the first Return in the era of GST regime i.e. FORM GSTR-3B. It must be filed by every person who are registered under GST. In this write-up, all related aspects of FORM GSTR-3B are being covered. Introduction It is a summary return which has to be filed by […]
As per section 10(1) of the CGST/HGST Act, 2017, read with Rule 7 of GST Composition Rules rates under composition scheme are as under: (i) 2% (1% CGST+1% SGST) of the turnover in the State in case of manufacturers. (ii) 5% (2.5% CGST+2.5% SGST) of the turnover in the State in case of food/restaurant services. (iii) 1% (0.5% CGST+0.5% SGST) of the turnover in the State in case of other suppliers (like traders/agents).
Second hand goods industry is growing day by day in India. There is well notified legislation in this regards in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, etc. India has also covered under chapter IV : Determination of value of supply (GST Rules) – Rule 35(5) for dealers engaged in second hand goods. Second hand market includes sales […]
The article discusses composition scheme from three views: i) Customer ii) Government iii) Businessmen. The law says that the composition dealer will not be permitted to collect GST. Further, there is a anti-profiteering clause under GST which states that the benefit of reduction in tax rates under GST should pass on to the customer. In composition scheme, the dealer is not allowed to collect tax and therefore the benefit should pass to the customer.
i. An exporter had a turnover of Rs. 15 crore in the previous financial year. He would be eligible for LUT facility if remittance received against this export is Rs. 1.5 crore or more (10% of export turnover is more than Rs. 1 crore)
GST laws has come with provisions of taxation reverse charge basis. It case obligation of paying taxes by the recipient of supply of goods, services or both. Following two types of provisions have been enacted.
(a) integrated tax shall first be utilised towards payment of integrated tax and the amount remaining, if any, may be utilised towards the payment of central tax and State tax, or as the case may be, Union territory tax, in that order;
