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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 involved challenge to provisional attachment under Section 83 of the CGST Act. The Court refused to interfere, holding t...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that cancellation based on grounds not mentioned in the show cause notice violates natural justice. The order was s...
Goods and Services Tax : The court ruled that cancellation was unsustainable where authorities ignored documents and passed non-speaking orders. It emphasi...
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 : 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...
DIRECT TAXES UPDATES Recent circulars/ notifications/ rules/ clarifications/News ♦ CBDT extends limitation dates for passing of assessment or reassessment orders under the IT Act, that are getting time barred on 31st March, 2021 due to extension of limitation date by the notification dt. 31st December, 2020 has been extended to 30th April, 2021 (Notification No. […]
Bushrah Export House Thru Sole Prop. Asif Ali Vs. UOI (Allahabad High Court) Facts of the Case ♣ The petitioner had made an application on 26.05.2020 seeking refund and acknowledgment in respect whereof was also issued by the respondent-department ♣ After giving due opportunity of hearing to the petitioner the Principal Commissioner, Central Goods and […]
GOvt has earlier provided that PAN and GSTIN is Mandatory wef 31St March, 2021 for MSME Udyam Registration has now relaxed the condition and provided that The exemption from the requirement of having GSTIN shall be as per the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. It further provided that In case […]
Sakul Nazar Mohmd Vs State of Gujarat (Gujrat High Court) Mr. Varis Isani, the learned counsel appearing for the writ applicant informs this Court that during the pendency of this writ application, the final order of confiscation in Form GST MOV 11 has already been passed. In that view of the matter, we relegate the […]
In re Sumeet Facilities Limited (GST AAAR Tamilnadu) The case laws and arguments pertaining to Service Tax law are specific to that law as there were provisions catering specifically to subcontractors whereas in GST the provisions are very restricted. Exemption benefit are not available to sub-contractors ex facie since those entries under 12/2017 specific to […]
In re Erode Infrastructures Private Limited (GST AAAR Tamilnadu) The appellant has mainly harped on the wordings of Section 97(2)(d) of the GST Act, on the ground that since admissibility of ITC paid or deemed to have been paid can be sought as a question for obtaining advance ruling, in as much as that unless […]
In re Tvl. Padmavathi Hospitality & Facilities Management Service (GST AAAR Tamilnadu) The Order of the Advance Ruling Authority was right, since at the material time there was a petition filed by the appellant, pending before the Hon’ble High Court in this matter. Therefore, there is no need to interfere with the order of the […]
Upcoming changes in Table-12 format of GSTR-1 Return 1. Changes in format of GSTR-1 Return 2. Changes in number of digit of HSN Code to be reported. Upcoming changes in Table-12 format of GSTR-1 Return Changes in number of digit of HSN Code to be reported. From 1st April 2021 onwards, it is mandatory to […]
Budget 2021 proposes the imposition of some of the stringent provisions under the Goods and Services Tax (GST). The present article tries to explain the said provisions and their effect thereon, which are proposed to be imposed vide the Finance Bill 2021. Some of which includes Retrospective amendment introduced in ‘scope of supply’, Addition in […]
Message of All India Protest and Suggestions for making GST bearable Call for All India protest given by Western Maharashtra Tax Practitioners’ Association (WMTPA), Pune on 29th January 2021 against harsh provisions in GST Act received wide spread response from all over India. It activated various trade associations, who are bearing the cost of harsh […]
