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Goods and Services Tax : This article explains why GST registration is not limited to turnover thresholds. It highlights transaction-based triggers that ca...
Goods and Services Tax : The article highlights how aggressive GST actions impact genuine businesses. The key takeaway is the need for balanced enforcement...
Goods and Services Tax : Understand the mandatory GST compliances when closing a business, including return filing and tax on stock. The guidance clarifies...
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 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 issue was whether a taxpayer could seek revocation after missing the prescribed timeline due to portal restrictions. The Court...
Goods and Services Tax : The issue was mismatch between Section 74 mentioned in summary and penalty imposed under Section 73. The Court allowed rectificati...
Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether tax demand can exceed the amount and scope mentioned in the show cause notice. The Court held that such exce...
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 : 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...
In view of beginning of a new financial year from 01st April, 2021; there are certain provisions in GST Act which have been made mandatory by CBIC and which should be kept in mind in order to avoid any trouble later. ♦ Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), in the Notification No. 05/2021 […]
In re Amogh R. Bhatwadekar (GST AAAR Maharashtra) IGST under reverse charge Mechanism (RCM) payable on purchase of e-goods from foreign suppliers Having pointed out the disputed issues as mentioned hereinabove, we set out to examine the place of supply in case of the impugned OIDAR services. In this regard, reference is invited to the […]
In re Great Lakes E-Learning Services Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Karnataka) FULL TEXT OF THE ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, KARNATAKA M/s Great Lakes E-Learning Services Pvt Ltd., Flat No:758-759, 19th Main, Sector-02, 1st Floor, HSR Layout, Near Sri Sai Mandir, Bengaluru-560102 (hereinafter referred as ‘applicant), having GSTIN: 29AAECB3694E1ZJ, filed an application for Advance […]
In re Shiv Shankara Health Care Enterprises (GST AAR Tamilnadu) Whether the goodwill paid to the partners at the time of retirement is liable to be taxed under GST Act. We have carefully considered the application, various submissions of the applicant, remarks of the jurisdictional officers and the request for withdrawal made by the applicant. […]
Methodology for grading the Audit Commissionerates, on both, qualitative performance in the form of QAR and quantitative performance in the form of API, and a composite annual grading is provided in this Manual.
The alco-beverage industry continues to be excessively regulated in India, even after over 70 years of independence. Such over regulation is not just in manufacture but also in sales and consumption. While we have no national economic policy on the same, simply because alco-beverage is state regulated, every state has its liquor or state excise […]
Deepak Naik Vs Prestige Estate Projects Ltd. (NAA) We find this to be a fit case where the Respondent’s claim of having passed on the benefit to his recipients/homebuyers requires to be verified against third party evidence in the form of written acknowledgements receipts from the homebuyers evidencing the receipt of the benefit, including its […]
A lot of legal considerations have to be kept in kind before finalizing books of accounts for the auditor to give a reasonable assurance that the financial statements of the client give a true and fair view. One of such legal considerations involve compliance with GST Act. In this article we shall learn the GST considerations with respect to balance sheet items w.r.t what all needs to be ensured and verified by the auditor.
Important Changes with effect from 01-04-2021 in GST 1. E-Invoicing A. A notified class of registered persons must prepare invoice by uploading specified particulars of the invoice on the Invoice Registration Portal (IRP) and obtain an Invoice Reference Number (IRN) The invoice copy containing inter alia, the IRN with QR Code issued by the notified […]
The Hon’ble Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. v. UOI & ors. [D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 9397/2018, decided on February 5, 2021] quashed Para 4(1) of Circular No. 34/8/2018-GST dated March 1, 2018 (Impugned Circular) which clarifies that following activities provided by DISCOMS to consumers are taxable: i. Application fee for […]
