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Goods and Services Tax : The debate examines why GST penalties under Section 122(1A) may survive a direct challenge under Article 20(2). The key takeaway i...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that cancellation proceedings for Rule 10A violations must be initiated through FORM GST REG-31, which grants thirt...
Goods and Services Tax : The Karnataka AAR held that ITC on statutory canteen services is available only to the extent of expenses actually borne by the em...
Goods and Services Tax : E-commerce sellers generally require GST registration from their very first sale, irrespective of turnover thresholds applicable t...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that recovery from third parties cannot be initiated when only a proposed demand exists and no final tax liability ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Rajasthan GSTAT Bar has urged the Tribunal to adopt a pragmatic approach by accepting pre-deposits made through the Electronic...
Goods and Services Tax : Haryana recorded the highest State GST growth rate in India at 22% in May 2026. The achievement is attributed to strong tax admini...
Goods and Services Tax : Practitioners are reportedly following different methods while completing GSTAT appeal forms because of inadequate guidance. The r...
Goods and Services Tax : The certificate clarifies that dealing and investment in securities are outside the scope of GST. Companies engaged solely in secu...
Goods and Services Tax : Representation addressed to Union Finance Minister, GST Council and CBIC seeks legislative and administrative relief for bona fide...
Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala High Court set aside a consolidated notice issued for FY 2019-20 to 2024-25. It held that separate notices must be issu...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court granted interim protection after observing that proceedings under Section 73 appeared to nullify refund orders sanctione...
Goods and Services Tax : The Gauhati High Court held that partners who retained benefits from GST violations and acted behind such transactions can be pena...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that denial of input tax credit cannot be justified solely because the selling dealer failed to deposit tax, where ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that writ petitions need not continue once the GSTAT becomes operational and statutory appeal timelines are availab...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has postponed the implementation of mandatory "Ship To GSTIN" capture and voluntary E-Way Bill closure to 1 August 2026. The ...
Corporate Law : The 2026 amendments significantly expand disclosure requirements for operational creditors and corporate applicants. The changes a...
Goods and Services Tax : Gross GST collections reached ₹1.94 lakh crore in May 2026, registering 3.2% growth. The increase was driven largely by a 19.1% ...
Goods and Services Tax : The West Bengal GST Department ruled that intra-State movement of goods related to job work remains exempt from e-way bill generat...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has announced mandatory capture of Ship-To GSTIN in Bill-To/Ship-To transactions under the EWB system. The change aims to imp...
Calcutta High Court held that as submitted by assessee non-filing of reply and not appearing for hearing in spite of several opportunity simply stating reason of COVID-pandemic not justifiable. Accordingly, writ petition dismissed.
If you are a business operator based out in India, then you know how important it is to claim input tax credit as per GST norms. Claiming GST is a very common norm practiced by Indian business person, but it used to happen in offline businesses.
Calcutta High Court held that penalty under section 129 of the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 duly imposed for transportation of goods without a valid e-way bill.
Telangana High Court in the case of suo motu cancellation of GST registration due to non-filing of GST returns, remanded the matter for fresh decision as due to non-constitution of GST tribunal, petitioner is left without any remedy.
According to India’s federal tax structure, taxation authority is shared between the central government and the individual states. Due to these duelling taxing authorities, the tax process has become convoluted and numerous charges have been instituted.
The petitioner had made an application in the requisite form (Form GST REG-16) praying that his registration be cancelled with effect from 31.07.2021. The reason for seeking cancellation of the registration was disclosed as ‘Discontinuance of business/Closure of business’.
A petition challenging the constitutional validity of Sec 16(2)(c) of the CGST Act highlights the impact on taxpayers and ongoing litigation, including the Bharti Telemedia case.
Bombay High Court deferred the hearing in the matter of levy of VAT or GST on Extra Neutral Alcohol as matter already pending before Supreme Court.
Supreme Court held that as there is no final assessment in fake invoice case made under GST Act, the appellant cannot be said to be under a legal liability. Accordingly, condition of pre-deposit for grant of anticipatory bail not imposable.
The time lag must be taken into account for the purchase reconciliations ever since the introduction of GSTR Form 2A and GSTR Form 2B. Even though Forms GSTR-2A and GSTR-2B show the same information, they differ in a number of ways. The distinction between the two forms is outlined below: 1. Statement type: The GSTR-2A […]
