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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...
In re Hotel OM Tunga Vihar (GST AAR Maharashtra) The applicant has submitted a email letter dated 21.10.2021 and requested that they may be allowed to voluntarily withdraw their subject application filed on 31.12.2019. The request of the applicant to withdraw the application voluntarily and unconditionally is hereby allowed, without going into the merits or […]
We find that except write up provided by the applicant in respect of ‘the subject goods’, no other base is there to classify these goods. We further find that the write up provided by the applicant is incomplete and have no potential to prove ‘the subject goods’ as essential parts of Railway or locomotives or otherwise.
In re S.B. Reshellers Pvt.Ltd. (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question 1:- The activity of reshelling of old sugar mill rollers whether is treatable as a job work service under SAC 9988 or is treatable as a repair/maintenance service under SAC 9987? Answer: – The activity of reshelling of old sugar mill rollers is treatable as a repair/maintenance service […]
Person liable for obtaining GST registration as a Regular Taxpayer Every supplier shall be liable to be registered under GST Act in the State or Union territory, from where he makes a supply of goods or services or both if his aggregate turnover in a financial year exceeds prescribed limits given below. (All amounts are in […]
In this article an attempt has been made to collate some of the best practices to examine Show Cause Notice. Illustrative list are as under:- 1. Show Cause Notice should be in writing (not oral). 2. Date of issue of Show Cause Notice should be clearly written in the SCN and kindly note the date of receiving the SCN, by which mode & whom received.
The ARA, Rajasthan has pronounced judgment on 8.9.2021, in the case of RSWM Limited, Bhilwara (2021) 36 J.K.Jain’s GST & VR 316, that; ‘The applicant can’t claim ITC of GST charged by the Medical/Health Insurance Company in respect of insurance done for employees’ 1. Background. ─ Per Order No. 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 15th April 2020 issued […]
SRC Chemicals Private Limited & Anr. Vs Central Board of Indirect Taxes (Bombay High Court) As petitioner did not receive the refund of IGST, petitioner approached the customs office to check the status of its refund. Petitioner No.1 was informed that unless export data was transmitted from GSTN (GST Network) to ICEGATE (Indian Customs Electronic […]
The CBIC has recently issued CIRCULAR NO. 164/20/2021-GST dt 6.10.21. In this article we submit our critical analysis and legal submissions w.r.t. treating the supply of ice-creams by ice-cream parlours as a supply of goods. I. What is Restaurant Service? The term Restaurant Service has been defined in Para 3.2 of The CIRCULAR NO. 164/20/2021-GST […]
Thane CGST arrests one person for Input Tax Credit Fraud Of Rs. 90.68 crores In a major drive initiated against fraudsters who are availing and utilizing fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) Thane Central GST Commissionerate, Mumbai CGST Zone has arrested a mastermind who had opened a firm M/s. Doshi Marketing and was operating from Bhayander […]
1. Meaning of Transfer of Development Rights (‘TDRs’) To understand the meaning of TDRs, first of all one needs to understand the working style under the real estate sector. Under this sector various kinds of Joint Development Agreements have been entered between various parties. One such type is TDRs, where landowner offers rights in his […]
