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GST Compensation Cess Credit Crisis: SC to Decide Fate of Rs. 2,500 Crore

Goods and Services Tax : The case examines whether stranded compensation cess credit due to GST reform must be refunded or lapsed, impacting working capita...

April 27, 2026 1053 Views 0 comment Print

GST Compensation Cess: Analysing Compensation to States

Goods and Services Tax : Understand implications of extension of GST Compensation Cess period till 2026 and its impact on state revenues. Analyze distribut...

April 24, 2024 3339 Views 0 comment Print

49th GST Council Meeting: From Compensation Cess to Rate Rationalization

Goods and Services Tax : The 49th GST Council Meeting took decisions on GST Compensation, Taxation, and Special Composition Scheme. Read an overview of the...

February 20, 2023 7599 Views 0 comment Print

Extension of GST Compensation Cess levy till 31.03.2026

Goods and Services Tax : Government extends GST Compensation Cess levy till 31.03.2026. Learn about the implications and new rules in this important move....

June 25, 2022 3660 Views 0 comment Print

Changes in Compensation Cess Rate on supply of certain goods from 01.01.2022

Goods and Services Tax : Changes in Compensation Cess Rate Notification w.r.t. supply of certain goods from January 01, 2022 to align it with HS 2022 Backg...

December 30, 2021 3168 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Most GST Compensation Dues Cleared, Only Two States Pending: Govt

Goods and Services Tax : The Centre has released all provisional GST compensation for FY 2017-22, with Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur awaiting AG-certified ...

December 9, 2025 966 Views 0 comment Print

GST Compensation Stopped After 2022 as Per Constitutional Limit

Goods and Services Tax : Explains that GST compensation ended in June 2022 because the Constitution restricted it to a five-year period. The key takeaway i...

December 3, 2025 933 Views 0 comment Print

States requested for extension of payment of GST compensation Cess

Goods and Services Tax : Few States have requested for extension of payment of GST compensation beyond transition period of five years. As per Section 18 o...

December 22, 2022 1626 Views 0 comment Print

Details of GST Compensation released to States/UTs for a period of 5 years

Goods and Services Tax : GST compensation to States for loss of revenue arising on account of implementation of GST for a period of five years As per secti...

July 20, 2022 2115 Views 0 comment Print

Centre Clears Entire GST Compensation Due till 31ST May, 2022

Goods and Services Tax : Goods and Services Tax was introduced in the country w.e.f. 1st July, 2017 and States were assured for compensation for loss of a...

June 1, 2022 1251 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Refund of GST Compensation Cess on Exports Cannot Be Denied: Bombay HC

Goods and Services Tax : Bombay High Court ruled that a manufacturer can claim a refund of compensation cess on raw materials used for goods that are later...

September 16, 2025 1134 Views 0 comment Print

Goods subject to nil Cess rate would be construed as exempt supplies to calculate adjusted total turnover

Goods and Services Tax : Goods which are subject to nil rate of cess would be construed as exempt supplies for purposes of formula prescribed Rule 89 (4) o...

June 23, 2022 1398 Views 0 comment Print

GST Compensation Cess on Coal and Coal rejects

Goods and Services Tax : In re Parse Kente Collieries Limited (GST AAR Chhattisgarh) i. Compensation Cess is leviable on the total quantity of raw coal rai...

May 25, 2021 16944 Views 0 comment Print

Compliance of GST (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 is Not Mandatory

Goods and Services Tax : G. Sundarrajan Vs Union of India (Madras High Court) The issue under consideration is whether compliance of Goods and Services Tax...

October 28, 2020 1302 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBIC notifies GST Compensation Cess on Tobacco Products to Nil

Goods and Services Tax : The notification replaces cess rates with “Nil” across extensive Schedule entries. The key takeaway is the effective withdrawa...

December 31, 2025 3516 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 02/2025-Compensation Cess (Rate), Dated: 17th September, 2025

Goods and Services Tax : The Ministry of Finance has reduced the Compensation Cess rate to Nil for several items, effective September 22, 2025, per a new n...

September 17, 2025 10998 Views 0 comment Print

Compensation Cess exempted on Aerated Beverages & Energy Drinks to Defence Canteens

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC exempt Compensation cess on supply of aerated beverages and energy drinks to authorised customers by Unit Run Canteens under ...

July 12, 2024 1383 Views 0 comment Print

Compensation Cess exempted on SEZ Imports for authorised operations

Custom Duty : Read Notification No. 27/2024-Customs dated 12th July, 2024, exempting SEZ imports from CGST compensation cess under Customs Tarif...

July 12, 2024 1941 Views 0 comment Print

GST Compensation Cess Rate Changes in Tobacco Products & Pan Masala

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC notifies rate changes in Compensation Cess for Pan Masala and Tobacco Products as per 50th GST Council Meeting vide Notificat...

July 26, 2023 27312 Views 0 comment Print


GOI releases ₹ 40,000 crore to States/ UTs in-lieu of GST compensation shortfall

October 7, 2021 702 Views 0 comment Print

Ministry of Finance today released an amount of ₹40,000 crore to the States and UTs with Legislature under the back-to-back loan facility to meet the shortfall in GST Compensation.  Earlier on 15th July, 2021 an amount of ₹75,000 crore was released to the States & UTs with legislature.

Industry Wise analysis of GST Rate Notifications applicable from 01.10.2021

October 2, 2021 11133 Views 0 comment Print

INDUSTRY WISE ANALYSIS OF GST RATE NOTIFICATIONS APPLICABLE FROM 1ST OCTOBER 2021 Notification No. 06/2021 – Central Tax (Rate)  1. Works Contract Service for Charitable Organizations – GST @12% would be charged on Works Contract by way of construction, erection, commissioning, installation, completion, fitting out, repair, maintenance, renovation, or alteration of a building owned by an […]

Exhaustive Analysis of GST Notifications issued by CBIC on 30.09.2021

October 2, 2021 35829 Views 1 comment Print

To give effect to Recommendation of 45th GST Council meeting CBIC has issued 22 GST Rate Notifications on 30.09.2021. Notifications amends GST Rate on Services and Goods, Exempts certain services and Goods from GST, notified RCM applicability on supply of mentha oil by unregistered person to registered person and imposed Compensation Cess on Carbonated Beverages […]

GST Compensation Cess on Carbonated Beverages of Fruit Drink /Juice imposed

September 30, 2021 43122 Views 2 comments Print

CBIC imposes 12% Compensation Cess under GST on Carbonated Beverages of Fruit Drink or Carbonated Beverages with Fruit Juice vide Notification No. 01/2021-Compensation Cess (Rate) Dated: 30thSeptember, 2021. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 01/2021-Compensation Cess (Rate) New Delhi, the 30th September, 2021 G.S.R. 710(E). – In exercise of the […]

Centre borrows again to pay GST Compensation to States: Critical Analysis

July 29, 2021 978 Views 0 comment Print

1.0 Brief Background The GST compensation cess is levied under Section 8 of the GST (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 to compensate the States for any loss of revenue arising on account of implementation of GST for five years. The GST compensation cess is transferred into a non-lapsable Fund known as GST Compensation Fund which […]

₹ 75,000 crore released to States & UTs with Legislature as GST Compensation shortfall

July 15, 2021 627 Views 0 comment Print

Ministry of Finance has released today ₹75,000 crore to the States and UTs with Legislature under the back-to-back loan facility in lieu of GST Compensation.  This release is in addition to normal GST compensation being released every 2 months out of actual cess collection.

GST Compensation Cess on Coal and Coal rejects

May 25, 2021 16944 Views 0 comment Print

In re Parse Kente Collieries Limited (GST AAR Chhattisgarh) i. Compensation Cess is leviable on the total quantity of raw coal raised/mined and not only on the quantity of washed coal. ii. Coal rejects supplied by a Coal Washery arising out of raw coal raised / mined, will attract NIL rate of Compensation Cess, only […]

GST Compensation Cess

May 1, 2021 58836 Views 0 comment Print

GST Compensation Cess is levied by the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act 2017. The object of levying this cess is to compensate the states for the loss of revenue arising due to the implementation of GST on 1st July 2017 for a period of five years or such period as recommended by […]

Centre releases GST Compensation & IGST ad-hoc settlement amount to States/UTs

March 31, 2021 2667 Views 0 comment Print

Centre releases Rs. 30,000 crore as GST Compensation as well as Rs. 28,000 crore as IGST ad-hoc settlement to the States/UTs. The total amount of compensation released so far for the year 2020-21 is Rs. 70,000 crore. As per the decision of GST Council, back to back loan of Rs. 1,10,208 crore has also been […]

CBIC extends exemption from IGST & compensation cess to EOUs on imports

March 30, 2021 2373 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment to Notification No.52/2003-Customs dated 31.03.2003 for extending exemption from IGST and compensation cess to EOUs on imports till 31.03.2022 vide Notification No. 19/2021-Customs dated 30th March, 2021. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS) New Delhi Notification No. 19/2021-Customs Dated: 30th March, 2021 G.S.R. 224(E).—In exercise of the […]

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