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Goods and Services Tax : The article explains why retrospective GST cancellation alone should not result in ITC denial where buyers have complied with Sect...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT offers broader powers than the First Appellate Authority but faces challenges relating to pre-deposit, timelines, and digita...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that notifications under Sections 9 and 11 of the CGST Act cannot go beyond GST Council recommendations...
Goods and Services Tax : Explains when to issue a Tax Invoice or Bill of Supply under GST and how the correct document helps avoid ITC disputes, notices, a...
Goods and Services Tax : The article explains that GSTAT can condone delay only within the statutory extension under the CGST Act, unlike CESTAT....
Goods and Services Tax : A PIB backgrounder explains how nine years of GST have expanded the taxpayer base, increased collections, and simplified India's i...
Goods and Services Tax : Haryana recorded the highest State GST revenue growth of 32% during the first quarter of FY 2026-27, outperforming all other state...
Goods and Services Tax : The representation requests extension of the GSTAT appeal filing deadline to 31 December 2026, citing persistent technical issues ...
Goods and Services Tax : A representation seeks extension of the GSTAT appeal filing deadline to 31 December 2026, citing persistent technical issues on th...
Goods and Services Tax : The Advocates Tax Bar Association has requested extension of the GSTAT appeal filing deadline to 31 December 2026, citing persiste...
Income Tax : ITAT held that GST refund is not taxable where the tax component was never claimed as expenditure and was recorded as a receivable...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that a single GST show cause notice covering multiple financial years is without jurisdiction and imper...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that clubbing five assessment years in a single GST show cause notice is contrary to Section 73 of the ...
Goods and Services Tax : Bombay High Court held that a GST order based on a notice issued to a dissolved company is void, while allowing fresh proceedings ...
Goods and Services Tax : Chhattisgarh HC granted bail after finding no unimpeachable document proving the applicant owned the firm. Issues of involvement w...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has shifted the FY 2025-26 AATO amendment window to 1–31 July 2026 due to system upgrades. Tax officer review will take pla...
Goods and Services Tax : June 2026 gross GST collections reached Rs. 1.94 lakh crore, driven by higher domestic and import revenues, while net collections ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Government has fixed 31 July 2026 as the last date for filing GST Appellate Tribunal appeals and applications in specified old...
Goods and Services Tax : CBIC clarified that proceedings validly initiated before a taxpayer's jurisdiction changes remain legally valid. The new jurisdict...
CA, CS, CMA : KSCAA has urged the Government to extend the GSTAT appeal filing deadline by three months, citing technical glitches, procedural a...
Delhi High Court held that VAT Act and the Finance Act are disparate in character as far as levy and collection of tax is concerned. Thus, demand based on comparison of returns filed under VAT Act and Finance Act is erroneous. Accordingly, appeal of department dismissed.
Delhi High Court held that GST SCN uploaded on ‘Additional Notices Tab’ was not brought to the knowledge of the petitioner. Hence, ex-parte order was passed without providing an opportunity to challenge SCN on merits. Thus, matter remanded back.
Madhya Pradesh High Court held that White Petroleum Jelly of IP grade is liable to be classified as a category of drug and medicine under Entry 19-A of Part II, Schedule II of the MP VAT Act. Accordingly, order dated 14.05.2019 quashed.
Delhi High Court uses Article 226 to restore GST registration, finding the delay in filing returns was due to the department denying portal access after initial cancellation.
Where show-cause notice (SCN) that initiated the proceeding did not specifically state or propose that the cancellation would be from a an earlier, retrospective date, the cancellation of the registration should be considered effective only from the date of the show-cause notice.
Quasi-judicial authorities were obliged to render reasoned and speaking orders, and that reasons should have been assigned by the adjudicating authority to the extent whether the circulars adduced by assessee were applicable to their case or not. Accordingly, the High Court held that the orders of both the adjudicating authority and the appellate authority were unsustainable, proceeding to quash the impugned orders while remanding the matter back to the adjudicating authority.
Tax professionals request the immediate enabling of GST Annual Return (GSTR-9) and Reconciliation Statement (GSTR-9C) for FY 2024-25 to avoid compliance hardship and synchronized Income Tax Audit.
CBIC withdraws circular requiring CA/CMA certificate for post-sale GST discount ITC reversal proof. Reduces supplier burden, restores reliance on S15(3)(b)(ii) statute.
CBIC implemented GST rate changes (Sept 22,2025). Handicrafts cut to 5%, bricks/tiles to 12%. Job work reduced to 5%/1.5%. Individual insurance made exempt.
GST Council’s move to two slabs (5%, 18%) makes consumers happy but burdens traders with lakh crore of high-taxed inventory. Relief on revised MRP labels is out, but government is yet to notify rules for credit notes on excess GST paid on existing stock, leaving businesses facing potential losses.
