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AP HC Erred in Awarding 6% GST Refund Interest as Section 56 Proviso Prescribes 9%

Goods and Services Tax : The article argues that refunds arising from the Supreme Court’s ruling in Mohit Minerals fall squarely within the proviso to Se...

May 14, 2026 297 Views 0 comment Print

GST Act Silence on Interest Cannot Defeat Refund Rights in Unconstitutional Levy Cases: AP HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that refund arising from an unconstitutional GST levy carries a constitutional right to interes...

May 12, 2026 285 Views 0 comment Print

Interest on Refund of Statutory Pre-Deposit under GST: A Vested Right Beyond Section 54

Goods and Services Tax : The ruling clarifies that interest on pre-deposit refunds starts from the payment date, not after 60 days, ensuring full compensat...

May 5, 2026 672 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in GST Interest Calculation on Delayed Cash Payment in GSTR-3B

Goods and Services Tax : A new amendment effective from January 2026 limits GST interest to the unpaid portion of tax after considering ITC and minimum cas...

March 16, 2026 6570 Views 0 comment Print

Interest Not Be Charged In The Order If Not Mentioned In GST SCN

Goods and Services Tax : The Allahabad High Court held that under Section 75(7) CGST Act, tax authorities cannot demand amounts beyond what is specified in...

March 4, 2026 1326 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Relief measures for taxpayers under GST in view of COVID-19

Goods and Services Tax : In view of the challenges faced by taxpayers in meeting the statutory and regulatory compliances under Goods & Services Tax (GST) ...

May 2, 2021 20730 Views 1 comment Print

CBIC issues 9 GST Notification & one Instruction on 24.06.2020

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC has issued one GST Instruction, Two IGST Notifications, 6 CGST Notifications and one UTGST Notification on 24th June 2020. No...

June 25, 2020 29319 Views 1 comment Print

40th GST Council Meeting gives Relief from Interest & Penalty

Goods and Services Tax : Key outcome of 40TH GST council meeting – The 40th GST COUNCIL met under the chairmanship of Union Minister for Finance & Co...

June 12, 2020 1899 Views 3 comments Print

Stop Charging Interest on Gross GST Tax & Stop coercive action

Goods and Services Tax : Ahilya Chamber of Commerce and Industry has made a request to Prime Minister of India to instruct CBIC through Finance Ministry to...

February 24, 2020 24948 Views 5 comments Print

CBIC justifies Interest on delayed payment based on gross GST liability

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC has issued a Series of Tweet on 15th February 2020 and justified interest calculation on delayed GST payment on the basis of ...

February 15, 2020 37575 Views 16 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Excess GST Payment Must Be Adjusted Before Interest Recalculation: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that penalty under Section 73 cannot be imposed without justification even where tax liability is admitted. It allo...

April 29, 2026 294 Views 0 comment Print

No Interest on Reversed ITC If Credit Not Utilised: Orissa HC Clarifies Section 50

Goods and Services Tax : The case clarifies that Section 74 requires clear evidence of fraud or wilful suppression. Mere reliance on third-party alerts wit...

April 14, 2026 1011 Views 0 comment Print

GST Interest payable on Wrongful ITC Availment Retained for 630 Days: MP HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court ruled that reversal of ITC after a long delay does not negate interest liability. It emphasized that interest arises fro...

March 28, 2026 525 Views 0 comment Print

Duplicate GST Interest Demand for Same GSTR-3B Period Quashed by Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that issuing two interest demands for delay in filing GSTR-3B for the same period amounted to duplication and doubl...

February 2, 2026 570 Views 0 comment Print

Interest on Delayed GST Payment Mandatory – Madras HC dismisses Petition

Goods and Services Tax : The Court found that the dispute pertained solely to mandatory interest on delayed tax payment, leaving no scope for challenge. It...

November 27, 2025 342 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Clarification on Charging of Interest for Wrong Availment of IGST Credit – CBIC Circular

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC Circular No. 192/04/2023-GST provides clarification on charging interest for wrong availment of IGST credit and its reversal ...

July 17, 2023 35052 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC notifies amendment to section 49 & 50 of CGST Act wef 05.07.2022

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC notifies the provisions of clause (c) of section 110 and section 111 of the Finance Act, 2022.  Section 110 of Finance Act, ...

July 5, 2022 85941 Views 1 comment Print

Govt waives interest for specified e-commerce operators under GST

Goods and Services Tax : Govt provides waiver of interest for specified electronic commerce operators for specified tax periods vide Notification No. 08/20...

June 7, 2022 2316 Views 0 comment Print

Interest calculator in GSTR-3B is now live on GST Portal

Goods and Services Tax : Deployment of Interest Calculator in GSTR-3B 1. The new functionality of interest calculator in GSTR-3B is now live on the GST Por...

January 26, 2022 12921 Views 1 comment Print

Upcoming functionality – Interest Calculator in GSTR-3B

Goods and Services Tax : GST Portal will now provide system computed interest in GSTR-3B to facilitate taxpayers in self-assessment. Interest will be compu...

January 8, 2022 37314 Views 2 comments Print


Interest payable only on Gross GST Liability even Prior to Section 50 Amendment

October 27, 2020 3888 Views 1 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether interest under section 50 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 is to be levied on the gross tax liability? HC are of the view that no live issue survives for adjudication in this case. Recovery notices issued by the respondents are hereby quashed.

GST Interest on Gross Tax Liability : HC disposes writ as per Administrative Instruction

October 23, 2020 1029 Views 0 comment Print

Parnika Commercial And Estates Private Ltd. Vs Union of India (Delhi High Court) Bu this writ Petitioner had sought a declaration that the liability to pay interest under Section 50 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017  is confined only to the net tax liability and no interest is payable on the available […]

No section 50 interest on GST payment made through input tax credit

September 29, 2020 20826 Views 0 comment Print

Maansarovar Motors Private Ltd. Vs Assistant Commissioner (Madras High Court) Conclusion: Every person who is liable to pay tax in terms of the Act shall remit the tax either in cash or by way of adjustment of credit available in the Input Tax Credit (ITC) register. Where delay is made in remitting the tax, no […]

GST: Recovery interest on net cash tax liability w.e.f. 01.07.2017: CBIC

September 18, 2020 16479 Views 2 comments Print

For the period 01.07.2017 to 31.08.2020, field formations in your jurisdiction may be instructed to recover interest only on the net cash tax liability (i.e. that portion of the tax that has been paid by debiting the electronic cash ledger or is payable through cash ledger); and

‘Interest’ on Net Tax Liability under GST – Light at the end of Tunnel?

September 12, 2020 23742 Views 4 comments Print

The interest liability for any belated remittance is an economic consequence. The tax laws are no exception to this rule. GST law provides for interest @18% on the delayed remittance of the tax after due date. A question was raised as to whether the interest has to be paid on Gross Tax liability (i.e. the […]

Delayed GST payment: Interest to be charged on net tax liability from September 1

September 7, 2020 13539 Views 0 comment Print

Delayed GST payment: Interest to be charged on net tax liability from September 1   Hello friends greetings for the day, in the current article we will discuss about interest on delayed payment of tax. We will also discuss about the confusion regarding notification No 63/2020-Central Tax to be prospective from September 1st 2020 or […]

Analysis of interest provision w.r.t. section 50(1) under CGST Act, 2017

August 29, 2020 7701 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of interest provision w.r.t. section 50(1) under Central Goods & Services Tax Act (CGST Act), 2017 Background The proviso to Sec 50(1) of the CGST Act was first introduced vide Finance (No. 2) Act, 2019 dated 1 August 2019. The relevant extract of the provisions are enumerated herein below : “It states that the […]

Prospective effect is not at all a problem – Interest on GST Liability

August 27, 2020 10344 Views 1 comment Print

Prospective Effect is not at all a Problem – Interest on GST liability “Every single move in life have Double Effect i.e. prospective as well as Retrospective” Introduction Interest is always considered as compensatory in nature and it has been imposed on a registered person who has failed to pay the tax liability within the […]

Interest for delayed GST payment – Proviso to Section 50(1)

August 27, 2020 52485 Views 4 comments Print

Introduction: Before implementation of GST, government was planning to collect good fund through it but it remains the dream and actual fund collection continuously remain short from the budgeted value. Now, government is planning to collect approx. 46000 crore through interest on delayed payment of tax. Notices has started to the assesse and it makes […]

Interest on late Payment of GST

August 27, 2020 19593 Views 0 comment Print

The taxpayers contended that interest on delayed payment of GST should be levied on the net tax payable i.e. amount debited from electronic Cash Ledger whereas the department contended that interest should be levied on the gross amount of tax payable.

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