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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...
The authority to refund the taxes in the GST provisions is found under section 54 of the CGST Act and section 16 of the IGST Act respectively. Before dwelling upon the deeper analytical discussion in these refund mechanisms, it would be appropriate first to have bare look upon relevant provisions as they stand; The provisions […]
Self Certification basis instead of Annual Return / Reconciliation: Through amendment in Section 44 of the CGST Act, the requirement for certification of reconciliation statement (GSTR-9C) by a Chartered accountant/ Cost accountant has been removed. It is provided that the annual return, which shall include reconciliation statement, will be filed on self-certification basis. Consequently, Section […]
Vijay Metal Vs Deputy Commercial Tax officer (Telangana High Court) 1. The point that Hyderabad comes first and Adoni comes later; ignoring the operational convenience of the transporter; is not justifiable. HC not accepted the contention of the officer that even if the goods meant to be delivered at Adoni were loaded on top of […]
HC quashed the order passed by the officer levying the entire tax liability on the purchasing dealer without involving the seller, where the payment of tax has been made by the purchasing dealer, but the same has not been remitted to the Government by the Seller. Held that, the omission on the part of the Seller to remit the tax should have been viewed very seriously and strict action ought to have been initiated against the seller.
From 1st January 2021 QRMP (Quarterly return monthly payment) scheme came into existence, which allowed to registered person having aggregate turnover upto Rs.5 crore in preceding financial year to opt for QRMP scheme. Therefore this scheme is not available to registered having aggregate turnover of Rs.5 crore in preceding financial year. This Scheme is optional […]
Compliance Calendar for the month of May 2021 The pandemic strikes even harder than the last year. The situation is getting worse everywhere but simultaneously it is important for the businesses to stay compliant with various compliance during the year. As far as statutory compliance and Tax compliance calendar is concerned, every month is significant. […]
Need of Voluntary Certification of GSTR-9C (by Chartered Accountant / Cost Accountant) The Finance Bill 2021 has substituted the Section 44 of CGST Act, 2017, where annual return (GSTR-9) is required to be submitted along with self-certified reconciliation statement (GSTR-9C), earlier GSTR-9C was required to be certified by the Chartered Accountant or Cost Accountant. So […]
Ocean Sparkle Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner (ST) (Andhra Pradesh High Court) Ocean Sparkle Ltd. (Appellant) has filed the current writ petition challenging the Assessment Order bearing Ref. No. ZD370321001535W dated March 17, 2021 on the grounds of non-compliance with provisions laid in Section 75(4) of the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017 (CGST Act). The […]
In re Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation (GST AAR Tamilnadu) Q.1. Advance ruling is required in respect of Sl No 1 to 5, 7 to 9, as to whether the services rendered by us directly are covered under Twelfth Schedule to Article 243W of the Constitution and /or exempted under the Notfn. No mentioned against each Sl […]
In re Erode City Municipal Corporation (GST AAR Tamilnadu) Q1. Advance ruling is required in respect of Sl No 1 to 6, 8,9 & 13 whether the services rendered by us directly are covered under Twelfth Schedule to Article 243W of the Constitution and / or exempted under the Notfn. No mentioned against each SI […]
