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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 294 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 279 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 666 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 6567 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 1308 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 291 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 996 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 35049 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 85935 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 37308 Views 2 comments Print


GST: Whether interest under section 50 can be demanded on gross tax liability?

September 13, 2022 3738 Views 0 comment Print

Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or issue any appropriate writ declaring that the interest under Section 50(1) is to be levied on the payment of tax by electronic cash ledger and not electronic credit ledger

If the Assessee disputes GST Interest Liability then revenue to follow Section 73 or 74 procedure

September 6, 2022 2829 Views 1 comment Print

HC held that that if assessee disputes Section 50 GST interest liability then revenue have to follow specific procedure of Section 73 or 74

GST: Interest leviable despite Availability of Credit in Cash/Credit Ledgers if No Payment was Made

September 4, 2022 7185 Views 0 comment Print

HC ruled that in a case where tax has not been remitted, interest U/s. 50 of the GST Acts is leviable even if the tax payer has adequate credit in his cash ledger or credit ledger. In essence, credit cannot be equated with cash remittances.

Calculation of Interest on Delayed Payment of GST (Rule 88B) with Examples

August 20, 2022 87651 Views 8 comments Print

Learn how to calculate interest on delayed GST payments with examples. Understand the method prescribed by CGST Rule 88B for late filing of returns.

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

July 5, 2022 85935 Views 1 comment Print

CBIC notifies the provisions of clause (c) of section 110 and section 111 of the Finance Act, 2022.  Section 110 of Finance Act, 2022 related to amendment in Section 49 of of CGST Act, 2017 and section 111 of the Finance Act, 2022 relates to amendment in section 50 of the Central Goods and Services […]

Applicability of interest under GST

July 2, 2022 36588 Views 1 comment Print

As per sec 50(1) of the CGST Act 2017, a taxpayer is liable to pay interest @ 18% p.a. on the late payment of tax or non-payment of Tax. The extract of the said section has been provided below.

Interest on Delayed Payment/ Reversal of ITC of GST

June 20, 2022 243861 Views 5 comments Print

Section 5(2) of the CGST Act states that the interest under section 50(1) of the CGST Act shall be computed from the day succeeding the day on which such tax was due to be paid. Thus, calculation of the interest will be done from the next day of the due date of tax payment till the actual date of payment of tax.

Recovery of Interest Without Adjudication Under GST

June 16, 2022 41499 Views 2 comments Print

Understand the recovery of interest without adjudication under GST. Learn about the provisions and procedures for tax recovery in the CGST Act.

Govt waives interest for specified e-commerce operators under GST

June 7, 2022 2316 Views 0 comment Print

Govt provides waiver of interest for specified electronic commerce operators for specified tax periods vide Notification No. 08/2022 –Central Tax, Dated: 07.06.2022. Interest waived for certain e-commerce operators who could not file FORM GSTR-8 due to technical glitch on the Portal. The waiver is given for specified periods and is from the date of deposit […]

GST: Interest cannot be demanded when amount of tax was available in credit ledger

May 14, 2022 24399 Views 0 comment Print

Tvl. Kumaran Filaments (P) Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central GST and Central Excise (Madras High Court) Insofar as the due of interest is concerned, the factual matrix is that, the entire amount of Rs.50,21,080/- was very much available in the credit of the petitioner for the whole period, therefore, if at all, the same is […]

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