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Analysis of Notifications and Circulars for Week Ending 19th April 2026

CA, CS, CMA : The update discusses GST rulings on ITC and refunds, income tax relief interpretations, and insolvency reforms. It also covers dis...

April 24, 2026 2112 Views 0 comment Print

GST Recovery Against Legal Heir Invalid Without Prior Adjudication Under Law

Goods and Services Tax : The court held that recovery cannot proceed against a legal heir without determining liability under Section 93, reinforcing due p...

April 24, 2026 315 Views 0 comment Print

Real Masterminds vs Soft Targets: What ₹1,825 Crore GST Scam Teaches Us

Goods and Services Tax : The comparison shows how large-scale frauds go undetected for years while professionals face immediate coercive action. Courts hav...

April 23, 2026 621 Views 0 comment Print

India’s Online Gaming Revolution; A Complete Guide to Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming w.e.f May 1, 2026

Goods and Services Tax : The law prohibits all real-money online games regardless of skill, marking a major shift from earlier legal precedents and reshapi...

April 23, 2026 2805 Views 0 comment Print

GST Billing Framework for Hotel / Resort with Restaurant declared as Specified Premises

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was classification of bundled hotel services under GST. It is clarified that naturally bundled services are taxed as com...

April 23, 2026 453 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Representation on Cancellation of GST Registration & Refund Processing

Goods and Services Tax : The representation highlights ambiguity in whether the ₹2.5 crore ITC threshold should be annual or cumulative. It emphasizes th...

April 23, 2026 2517 Views 0 comment Print

Mastermind Arrested for ₹1,825 Crore GST Refund Fraud via Fake ITC & Bogus Exports

Goods and Services Tax : Authorities arrested the key accused for orchestrating fake ITC claims and fictitious export transactions. The case highlights str...

April 21, 2026 18582 Views 1 comment Print

Delhi CGST Busts ₹8 Cr Fake ITC; Company Director Arrested

Goods and Services Tax : Authorities uncovered fraudulent ITC claims exceeding ₹8 crore without actual supply of goods. The ruling highlights that ITC is...

April 18, 2026 615 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on Top 10 Issues in GST Enforcement Actions

Goods and Services Tax : The case highlights that summons lacking details of the underlying inquiry violate procedural fairness. It underscores the need fo...

April 17, 2026 765 Views 0 comment Print

CBI Arrests GST Superintendent & Inspector for Accepting Bribe in Registration Case

Goods and Services Tax : CBI arrested GST officials for demanding a bribe to facilitate registration approval. The case highlights strict enforcement again...

April 11, 2026 969 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Ex-Parte GST Order Set Aside Due to No Opportunity to Reply to Show Cause Notice

Goods and Services Tax : The court held that an adjudication order passed without considering the taxpayer’s reply is unsustainable. It remitted the matt...

April 24, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print

Composite GST Notice Invalid as Issued for Multiple Years: Kerala HC Quashes Proceedings

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that a single show cause notice covering multiple assessment years is not legally sustainable. Authorities were per...

April 24, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Quashed GST Order Due to Denial of Section 75(4) Personal Hearing

Goods and Services Tax : The ruling highlights that ignoring a taxpayer’s additional reply and request for hearing renders the order unsustainable. The c...

April 24, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

GST Demand Upheld but Recovery Deferred Due to Pending Reimbursement from Government

Goods and Services Tax : The court held that the revised 18% GST rate is applicable, but deferred recovery of the 6% differential tax as reimbursement from...

April 24, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

‘Authorized Operations’ Condition not applies for Pre-Oct 2023 SEZ Refund Claims: Bombay HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court removed the requirement to verify “authorized operations” for earlier transactions, holding that the condition was i...

April 24, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


GST Introduces IMS Offline Tool to Simplify Bulk Invoice Management

Goods and Services Tax : The GST portal launches an Excel-based IMS Offline Tool to help taxpayers efficiently manage and process invoices. It enables bulk...

April 22, 2026 2550 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC extends due date of March GSTR-3B to 21st April 2026

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC extends due date for filing March 2026 GSTR-3B to April 21, 2026, for registered persons under Section 39 of the CGST Act....

April 21, 2026 6651 Views 1 comment Print

GSTN Advisory on Re-Computation of Interest under Table 5.1 of GSTR-3B

Goods and Services Tax : GSTN clarified that system-calculated interest for February 2026 was incorrectly reflected in March returns due to a technical iss...

April 17, 2026 12327 Views 0 comment Print

Editing allowed in Appeal Pre-deposit Percentage Field in GST Portal

Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has enabled editing of the pre-deposit percentage in APL-01 filings. The change allows taxpayers flexibility, while verificat...

April 11, 2026 3204 Views 0 comment Print

GSTN Clarifies Appeal Rights Due to Incorrect NIL Demand in Adjudication Orders

Goods and Services Tax : Taxpayers faced issues filing appeals where adjudication orders showed zero demand. GSTN clarified that such system limitations re...

April 3, 2026 552 Views 0 comment Print


Payment of Tax under GST – Input Tax Credit and Refund

January 23, 2023 3369 Views 0 comment Print

Every registered person shall, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed and in the manner specified in section 49, be entitled to take credit of input tax charged on any supply of goods or services or both to him which are used or intended to be used in the course or furtherance of his business and the said amount shall be credited to the electronic credit ledger of such person.

Electronic credit ledger cannot be blocked without providing an opportunity of personal hearing

January 23, 2023 1263 Views 0 comment Print

HC quashed and set aside the orders blocking Electronic Credit Ledger (ECL) of assessee without providing an opportunity of personal hearing. 

ITC on trading of meat products & packed cold cuts spices & masala powder

January 23, 2023 4569 Views 0 comment Print

In re Meat Mart Unit of the New Bangalore Ham Shop (GST AAR Karnataka) The applicant has stated that they are trading in fresh and semi processed meat products like chicken, mutton, fish, pork and all type of packed cold cuts spices and masala powder etc. They are trading in both taxable and exempted goods. […]

GST @ 5% is leviable on all types of jaggery, pre-packaged and labelled

January 23, 2023 41877 Views 0 comment Print

All types of jaggery pre- packed and labelled are exigible to GST at 5% as per SI. No. 91A of Notification No. 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated June 28, 2017

18% GST leviable on works contract services to Indian Railways; 12% on works contract services involving predominantly earthwork

January 23, 2023 16032 Views 0 comment Print

In re S.K. Swami & Company  (GST AAR Karnataka) GST @ 18% leviable on works contract services to Indian Railways; 12% on works contract services involving predominantly earthwork The AAR, Karnataka in the matter of M/s S.K. Swami & Company [Advance Ruling No. KAR ADRG 05/2023 dated January 23, 2023] has ruled the rate of Goods […]

GST on construction of Railway under Bridge /Tunnels executed to Indian Railways

January 23, 2023 2700 Views 0 comment Print

Construction of Railway under Bridge executed to Indian Railways by the Applicant is exigible to GST at 18% (SGST @ 9% and CGST @ 9%) if the Applicant is providing the services either as a main contractor or as a sub-contractor to main contractor.

Catering services to Educational Institutions from 1st standard to 2nd PUC is exempt from GST

January 23, 2023 5157 Views 0 comment Print

Providing catering services to Educational Institution from 1st standard to 2nd PUC is exempted as per entry No. 66 of Notification No.12/2017-Central Tax Rate

GST on Works contract service to Bio Centers, Department of Horticulture & Center of excellence

January 23, 2023 1320 Views 0 comment Print

Works contract service provided to Bio Centers, Department of Horticulture and Center of excellence are not exempted from GST. Providing Manpower service like data entry operator, security to Horticulture Department is exigible to GST at 18% (CGST @ 9% and KGST@9%).

GST on Co-operative housing societies or Resident Welfare Associations

January 23, 2023 49896 Views 16 comments Print

Exemption is provided upto Rs 7500 per month per member in case a society sources goods and services from third person for common use of its members. Eg (payments to security, cleaners, accountants etc). 

GSTR-1 PDF to EXCEL Extraction Tool

January 22, 2023 12315 Views 5 comments Print

Instructions to use GSTR-1 PDF to EXCEL Extraction Tool 1. Kindly check your EXCEL version before using this tool it  shall be 2016,2019,2021 or office 365. 2. Save all GSTR-1 Final PDFs in a separate folder on your desktop, not in cloud storage (Eg. Google Drive, One Drive etc.) 3. Don’t save any other files […]

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