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Goods and Services Tax : The Karnataka High Court held that granting only one day's time to respond to a show cause notice violates principles of natural j...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that cross-examination is not an absolute right in GST adjudication. Where allegations of fraudulent IT...
Goods and Services Tax : The issue concerns confusion regarding the purpose and sequencing of GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B filings. The key takeaway is that GSTR-1 s...
Goods and Services Tax : This analysis explains why a redemption fine under Section 130(2) cannot be sustained once authorities conclude that Section 130 l...
Goods and Services Tax : GST allocates tax revenue to the state where goods and services are consumed rather than produced. The key takeaway is that strong...
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 High Court held that healthcare services remain exempt even when delivered through another hospital under a revenue-sharing ar...
Goods and Services Tax : FIR registered against officials and the liquidator of Punj Lloyd Ltd. (PLL), which alleged non‑payment of subcontractor d...
Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether ITC could be denied solely because the taxpayer failed to produce lorry receipts and weighment slips despite...
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 Committee recommended replacing daily cause lists with weekly schedules and permitting supplementary lists when necessary. The...
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...
S.P.Y. Agro Industries Limited Vs Union of India (Andhra Pradesh HC) Penalties have been imposed creating additional liability on the petitioner, which was not reflected in the earlier notice dated 13.08.2020. No opportunity of hearing was given to the petitioner while imposing the said penalty. As stated earlier Section 62 of the Act does not […]
Assistant Commissioner Vs Ashok Kuamr Sureka (Calcutta High Court) We need not go into the controversy as to whether there was a break down of the vehicle, etc. The case has to be approached by considering the bona fides of the transaction as to whether the case warrants detention of the goods and collection of […]
Understanding the impact of GST and SEZ on credits and refunds. Learn how SEZs enjoy fiscal benefits under the GST Act in India.
Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling Gujarat (GAAAR) held that supply of Occupation Health Check-up Service by the hospital to be treated as Health Care Service and exempted under GST in terms of notification for exempt services.
As per Section 61 read with Rule 99, a GST Officer is scrutinize the returns & related information furnished by the tax payer to verify the correctness of returns. If the assessment indicates a high risk of default or any indication of fraud, a scrutiny notice in the form of GST ASMT-10 is issued for seeking an explanation for the same.
In re Kasturi & Sons Ltd. (GST AAR Maharashtra) AAR held that Applicant is eligible for the exemption from payment of GST on the monthly license fee to be received by them on the proposed letting out on Leave and License Basis of their residential building at Flat No. 19, admeasuring 1305 sq. ft. (carpet) […]
In re Executive Council of Insurers (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question 1: – Whether services provided by ECOI and 17 ombudsman officers are exempt from GST? Answer:- The services provided by ECOI and 17 ombudsman officers are not exempt from GST. Question 2: – Whether GST is applicable to Executive Council of Insurers (ECOI) and 17 Offices of Insurance […]
In re Monalisa Co-Operative Housing Society Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Whether the receipt of a gratuitous payment from an outgoing member for the time he has resided in the society be taxable under the CGST Act, 2017 as there is no corresponding service being provided separately by the tax payer society? When there is a […]
Commercial Taxes Department identified 3.26 lakh dealers as not having paid a single rupee as GST during the year 2021-2022. Similarly, about 1.94 lakh dealers who paid less than Rs. 1000 as GST for the entire year were also identified.
JSW Steel Ltd. vs. Union of India (Orissa High Court) Odisha HC – Input Service Distributor can claim input tax credit only in the case of an inward supply, and an input tax credit transfer from one state to another is not an inward supply. Judgement The Odisha High Court ruled that since no such […]
