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Goods and Services Tax : The Court ruled that limitation under Section 54 cannot bar refund of mistakenly paid GST. It held that excess tax collected witho...
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 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 : This case highlights how delays in filing appeals against adverse GST orders weaken the department’s legal position. It undersco...
Goods and Services Tax : This case examines delays in transferring non-priority files after departmental restructuring. It mandates systematic redistributi...
Goods and Services Tax : This case highlights lapses in examining tribunal orders before filing revisions. It mandates detailed legal analysis and reasoned...
Goods and Services Tax : The ruling highlights gaps in recovery proceedings due to unclear role allocation. It strengthens the system by redefining respons...
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...
Taking cognizance of hardship faced by taxpayers in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Central Board of Direct Taxes (‘CBDT’) has provided certain relaxations to taxpayers by extending the following due-dates: ♦ Due-date for filing appeal before Commissioner (Appeals) [‘CIT(A)’] or objections before Dispute Resolution Panel (‘DRP’) in time-barring cases has been extended to 31 May […]
GST: Input Tax Credit (ITC) for packing materials consumed in packing of Exempted/Nil rated/Zero rated & Non GST supplies; Under the GST Acts which comprises the Central Goods & Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act), State Goods & Services Tax Acts,2017 (SGST Acts), Integrated Goods & Services Tax Act,2017 (IGST Act) and the Union Territory […]
The country is dealing with a very challenging situation due to second wave of COVID-19 Pandemic which is more devastating in many ways than the one before. We need to be self-disciplined and follow all the Covid safety protocols. The government is also contributing their best to facilitate the trade and industry through facilitation measures. […]
Are you worried about your customers defaulting in payments? Vendors defaulting in fulfilling their terms after you pay advance to them? Are you capturing all relevant details before you deal with any party? Business entities often do not ver0ify the background or creditability of their customers/ vendors before initiating transactions with them. However, they may […]
HSN Reporting Changes I have in this article attempted to explain the changes in HSN Reporting from May 2021 in GSTR 1, as I feel that many members may have questions in respect of same. This is an effort to address and provide answers to select questions for the benefit of all. Table 12- Reporting […]
Practicing advocates exempted from service tax/GST, should not have to face harassment from GST Department The Hon’ble Orissa High Court in Devi Prasad Tripathy v. the Principal Commissioner CGST and Central Excise [W.P.(C) No. 27727 of 2020, dated April 22, 2021] quashed the notice demanding to pay service tax/GST issued to the advocates. Held that, […]
Brief Background Tour Operator (hereinafter referred as Service Provider) provides services to the ultimate consumers (Recipient) through various counterparts such as the Airline companies, local taxi operators, hotel, embassy issuing visas and many other services. The major sources of Income for Tour Operators are: 1. Domestic/ International Hotel Bookings 2. Air Ticket & Commission from […]
1) Relevant Provision Section 16(1) and (2) of the CGST Act: “16. Eligibility and conditions for taking input tax credit. (1) 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 […]
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued an instruction to its commissioners for a special drive to dispose all the pending refund claims vide Instruction No. 10/2021 – Customs dated 13/05/2021. The drive is called as “Special Refund and Drawback Disposal Drive” which would be for the period from 15th of […]
Extension of the due date of filing Revocation application of Cancellation In view of Notification No. 14/2021 dt. 01.05.2021, the timeline for filing the ‘Application for Revocation of Cancellation’ has been extended to 180 days from 90 days which will be valid up to 15th June 2021 Thanking You, Team GSTN | 14/05/2021
