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Goods and Services Tax : Explains why liquidated damages are generally not subject to GST unless linked to a supply. Highlights the importance of distingui...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court ruled that ITC on GIDC charges is allowable where no construction is involved. It also held that Section 74 proceedings ...
CA, CS, CMA : The update discusses GST rulings on ITC and refunds, income tax relief interpretations, and insolvency reforms. It also covers dis...
Goods and Services Tax : The court held that recovery cannot proceed against a legal heir without determining liability under Section 93, reinforcing due p...
Goods and Services Tax : The comparison shows how large-scale frauds go undetected for years while professionals face immediate coercive action. Courts hav...
Goods and Services Tax : The representation highlights ambiguity in whether the ₹2.5 crore ITC threshold should be annual or cumulative. It emphasizes th...
Goods and Services Tax : Authorities arrested the key accused for orchestrating fake ITC claims and fictitious export transactions. The case highlights str...
Goods and Services Tax : Authorities uncovered fraudulent ITC claims exceeding ₹8 crore without actual supply of goods. The ruling highlights that ITC is...
Goods and Services Tax : The case highlights that summons lacking details of the underlying inquiry violate procedural fairness. It underscores the need fo...
Goods and Services Tax : CBI arrested GST officials for demanding a bribe to facilitate registration approval. The case highlights strict enforcement again...
Goods and Services Tax : The court refused to entertain a constitutional challenge raised to bypass limitation. It allowed filing of appeal with delay cond...
Goods and Services Tax : The court declined to examine the constitutional validity of Section 16(2)(c) in absence of clear factual basis. It held that disp...
Goods and Services Tax : The court addressed denial of input tax credit due to mismatch with GSTR-2A and missing invoices. It allowed the taxpayer to seek ...
Goods and Services Tax : The court held that an adjudication order passed without considering the taxpayer’s reply is unsustainable. It remitted the matt...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that a single show cause notice covering multiple assessment years is not legally sustainable. Authorities were per...
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...
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....
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN clarified that system-calculated interest for February 2026 was incorrectly reflected in March returns due to a technical iss...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has enabled editing of the pre-deposit percentage in APL-01 filings. The change allows taxpayers flexibility, while verificat...
Goods and Services Tax : Taxpayers faced issues filing appeals where adjudication orders showed zero demand. GSTN clarified that such system limitations re...
CIGFIL Retail Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India (Calcutta High Court) HC held that it is not a case of tax evasion or causing revenue loss to the Government rather petitioner’s activity of carrying on the business which cannot be called illegal is creating revenue for the State as well as in helping the State […]
The 45th GST Council Meeting was held on 17th September 2021 Friday, it was a physical meeting after a gap of two years and our Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, State Finance Ministers at Lucknow and Uttar Pradesh were presented at the meeting. The decision taken was overall people friendly and long due. Additionally, the […]
Unifab Engineering Project Pvt. Ltd. and anr. Vs Deputy Commissioner CGST And CEX (Bombay High Court) 1. A show cause-cum-demand notice dated July 29, 2021 issued by the Deputy Commissioner CGST & CEX, respondent no.1, is under challenge in this writ petition. By the impugned notice, explanation has been called for from the petitioners as […]
Difference between Direct Tax and Indirect Tax in India Introduction In India, the government’s right to impose taxes is derived from the Constitution Of India, which divides the power to levy taxes between the state and central governments. All taxes charged in India must be accompanied by a law issued by either the Parliament or […]
The entire textile trade and industry is in shock on Government’s decision of increase in GST Rate on textile from 5% to 12& which is the second largest revenue generating commodity after agriculture.
Raigad CGST Commissionerate had reported detection of GST evasion, based on data analytics, by wrong availment of ITC to the tune of Rs.100.75 crores in respect of Cess under the GST (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 in contravention of Section 17 (2) of the CGST Act, 2017.
Madhav Copper Limited Vs State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) Conclusion: In present facts of the case, the writ petition was disposed of by providing partial relief to the Petitioner for fulfilment of its business orders but with a condition to cooperate with Revenue in investigation. Facts: This is a petition under Article 226 of […]
Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a system where one person determines the tax and pay the tax by self-assessment. When the tax is paid by doing self-assessment, there is likely to be a chance that the tax may be short paid without any malice intention or there may be also a chance that the assessees may pay the tax short intentionally or knowingly.
Article summarises the following changes in GST Rates wef 01.01.2022 Textile sector rate changes (goods) applicable from 01.01.2022 (Notification No. 14/2021-CT (Rate) dt. 18.11.2021 Textile sector rate changes (services) applicable from 01.01.2022 (Notification No. 15/2021-CT (Rate) dt. 18.11.2021 Footwear sector rate changes (goods) applicable from 01.01.2022 (Notification No. 14/2021-CT (Rate) dt. 18.11.2021 Government sector rate […]
In re Rotary Club of Bombay Queen City (GST AAR Maharashtra) Whether the activity of the applicant i.e. collecting contributions and spending towards meeting and administrative expenditures only, is ‘business’ as envisaged u/s 2(17) of the CGST Act, 2017 and Whether contributions from the members in the Administration Account, recovered for expending the same for […]