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Goods and Services Tax : The guide explains that GST registration certificates are available only through the GST Portal and must be downloaded manually. I...
Goods and Services Tax : From 22 September 2025, accommodation below ₹7,500 per day attracts 5% GST without ITC instead of 12%. The change aims to reduce...
Fema / RBI : The article explains RBI’s decision to reduce the export proceeds realization period from 15 months to 9 months and its impact o...
Goods and Services Tax : This guide explains the fundamentals of GST, including CGST, SGST, IGST, and UTGST. It also highlights how these classifications i...
CA, CS, CMA : GST disputes are increasing, creating substantial opportunities for Chartered Accountants in audits, adjudication, appeals, and ta...
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 certificate clarifies that dealing and investment in securities are outside the scope of GST. Companies engaged solely in secu...
Goods and Services Tax : Representation addressed to Union Finance Minister, GST Council and CBIC seeks legislative and administrative relief for bona fide...
Goods and Services Tax : Authorities uncovered fraudulent ITC claims based on fake invoices without actual supply of goods or services. The accused was arr...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court observed that the documents produced indicated a sale of immovable property, which is not subject to GST. The matter was...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court remitted Section 74A GST orders for fresh adjudication after taxpayers argued that their replies to DRC-01 n...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that GST authorities cannot issue a single show cause notice covering multiple financial years. The Cou...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that alleged non-compliance relating to bank account details under Rule 10A must be addressed through Form GST REG-...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that refusal to permit cross-examination does not automatically vitiate GST proceedings involving alleg...
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% ...
Goods and Services Tax : The West Bengal GST Department ruled that intra-State movement of goods related to job work remains exempt from e-way bill generat...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has announced mandatory capture of Ship-To GSTIN in Bill-To/Ship-To transactions under the EWB system. The change aims to imp...
If you have an open property interest or if you have purchased a property in Haryana or if you a builder / Developer in Haryana, then you might have been aware about few frivolous issues viz, demand notice that the builders are raising on the buyers on account of additional Haryana VAT and recent case […]
We all have heard about Goods & Service Tax. It is one of the many legislations that are pending in the list of changes that we might expect in time to come. This tax is a consolidation of many indirect taxes, thereby drastically overhauling the system of Indirect Taxes in India.
Service Tax was first introduced on Goods Transport Operator (GTO) services with effect from 16-11-1997. However, due to several oppositions from the truck associations, the levy of service tax on the same was withdrawn with effect from 02-06-1998. Since the magnitude of revenue loss from the withdrawal of service tax on transport services by road became so high that the Ministry of Finance once again introduced the tax on Goods Transport Agency (GTA) Services with effect from 01-01-2005.
Full bench of the Gujarat Value Added Tax Tribunal in the case of ‘Kunal Structure (India) Pvt. Ltd. V/S The State Of Gujarat’ held that in view of provisions contained in Sec. 75 of the Gujarat Value Added Tax Act, 2003, penalty cannot be imposed for the first time in revision.
The divisions falling under Central Excise Commissionerate, Ludhiana (Punjab) has started issuing show cause notices to the exporters who are claiming refund claim under Para 3 of Notification No. 41/2012 ST dated 29.06.2012 in respect of services utilized used in the export of excisable goods. The said notification provides refund of service tax paid on specified services used in exports of goods beyond place of removal.
The levy of Service Tax on Road Transportation Service has always remained subject matter of uncertainty and litigation. Earlier, The Finance Act, 1997 had levied Service Tax on Goods Transport Operators w.e.f. 16-11-1997 which was subsequently withdrawn after nation-wide strike.
Amendment of Section 19- Whenever CST sale is made under Section 8(1) of the CST Act, 1956, the proviso to Section 19(2)(v) as amended seeks to restrict the [ITC] input tax credit by providing that credit shall be allowed in excess of 3%.
With the issuance of couple of circulars in May’13 and June’13 by the Haryana VAT Department recently, clarifying certain aspects on VAT on builders’ projects, this branch of indirect tax has been activated on these builders’ projects.
The Andhra Pradesh Sales Tax & VAT Appellate Tribunal, Hyderabad held recently that materials purchased from unregistered dealers and used in the execution of works contract is liable to tax u/s 4(4) of the APVAT Act (Ramky Environ Engineers Ltd., Hyderabad Vs State of Andhra Pradesh 2013 57 APSTJ 1).
1. The Constitution (One Hundred and Fifteenth Amendment) Bill, 2011, which has been referred to the Standing Committee on Finance of Parliament for detailed examination and Report seeks to bring fundamental systemic reforms in the indirect taxes dispensation prevailing in the country by integrating and harmonizing the tax structure across the country in the form […]
