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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...
Objective of Punjab GST Audit Manual is to outline the principles and procedures for audit conducted under the Punjab Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and the Rules made there under. In this document registered person selected for audit is referred to as an Auditee.
The Hon’ble AAR Gujarat in the matter of M/s. Sagar Powertex Private Limited [Advance Ruling No. GUJ/GAAR/R/98/2020, dated October 14, 2020] held that, ‘Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) + State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) would be applicable and not Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST), on intermediary services provided by an Indian agent […]
The government introduced GST explaining that it is good and simple tax to eradicate the cascading effect of various indirect tax legislations in the country, but after introduction of GST, the government took various measures to curb the fake ITC frauds but while doing so government did not even bother about what is the impact […]
Is there any GST liability on a Labor contract, on the consideration received inclusive of ESI & PF from the Contractee Factory? And paid by the contractor to concerned Department by recovering the same from his contract Laborers? The GST recovered by the Contractor from his contract Laborers towards ESI and PF is paid to […]
This week we turn to the changes that have been made by CBIC for implementing the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) licenses issued by DGFT, To make the process digital and secure, a mechanism to receive the TRQ licenses electronically from DGFT has been implemented and enabled by DG Systems.
Zeenath Transport Company Vs Principal Additional Director General (Karnataka High Court) The petitioner is challenging the constitutional validity of Section 174 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 is ultra virus the constitutional (101st) Amendment Act 2016 being violative of Article 14/19/265 of the Constitutional of India and also sought for quashing the show cause […]
In this article issue of tax liability on supply of compressed natural gas (CNG) from retail outlet under GST regime has been discussed with special reference to Maharashtra state. Dealer is running CNG pump and being it is retail outlet, all sales are made to the customers who are unregistered dealers under Mvat act. It […]
In re Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited (GST AAAR Tamilnadu) The Appellate Authority has ruled as follows: 1.With regard to the Mobilization Advance transitioned into GST on which no Service Tax is paid as per Chapter V of Finance Act 1994, the issue is not answered and is deemed to be that no ruling […]
The Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure has released the 13th weekly instalment of Rs. 6,000 crore to the States today to meet the GST compensation shortfall. Out of this, an amount of Rs. 5,516.60 crore has been released to 23 States and an amount of Rs. 483.40 crore has been released to the 3 Union Territories (UT) with Legislative Assembly (Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir & Puducherry) who are members of the GST Council. The remaining 5 States, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim do not have a gap in revenue on account of GST implementation.
Constitution of India (hereinafter referred to as the Constitution) defines the expression ‘goods and services tax’ as any tax on supply of goods or services or both, except tax on supply of alcoholic liquor for human consumption. The Constitution provides that Legislature of each State can make goods and services tax (hereinafter referred to as […]
