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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...
GST rule 86B, 99% ITC restricted, 1% of Output liability to be paid in cash As per GST Notification number 94/2020-Central Tax dated 22nd Dec 2020, GST rule 86B has been introduced which has imposed 99% restricted on ITC (Input Tax Credit) available in electronic credit ledger of Registered Person. This means 1% of Output […]
In re Micro Instruments (GST AAAR Maharashtra) The MAAAR rejected the Miscellaneous Application dated 25.09.2020 filed by the Applicant i.e. M/s. Micro Instrument, to restore their Application dated 21.08.2019 seeking Rectification of Mistake in the MAAAR Order No. MAH/AAAR/SS-RJ/26/2018-19 dated 22.03.2019, as the same had already been decided by the erstwhile Appellate Authority vide Order […]
CBIC Introduced new Rule 86B, which restricts the use of Input Tax Credit (ITC) for discharging the output tax liability, applicable on the registered person whose value of taxable supply other than exempt supply and export, in a month exceeds fifty lakh rupees.
Rule 36(4) amended to reduce ITC entitlement for invoices not furnished by supplier from 10% to 5% The CBIC vide Notification No. 94/2020-Central Tax dated December 22, 2020 has issued Central Goods and Services Tax Rules (Fourteenth Amendment), 2020, inter alia, amending Rule 36(4) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (CGST Rules), […]
Cancellation of registration under Rule 22 of the CGST Rules aligned with newly inserted sub-rule (2A) of Rule 21A The CBIC vide Notification No. 94/2020-Central Tax dated December 22, 2020 has issued Central Goods and Services Tax Rules (Fourteenth Amendment), 2020, inter alia, amending Rule 22 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (CGST […]
The CBIC vide Notification No. 94/2020-Central Tax dated December 22, 2020 has issued Central Goods and Services Tax Rules (Fourteenth Amendment), 2020, inter alia, substituting Rule 8(4A) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (CGST Rules), w.e.f. date to be notified later, in following manner: Every application made for the registration by the […]
Waiver of late fee for delay in furnishing Form GSTR-4 for FY 2019-20 for the registered person having principal place of business in Ladakh The CBIC vide Notification No. 93/2020- Central Tax dated December 22, 2020 inserted fourth proviso in Notification No. 73/2017- Central Tax dated December 29, 2017 to waive late fee on failure […]
CBIC appoints January 1, 2021, as date on which various sections of Finance Act, 2020 shall come into force The CBIC vide Notification No. 92/2020- Central Tax dated December 22, 2020 appointed January 1, 2021, as date on which following sections of the Finance Act, 2020 shall come into force: Section of the Finance Act, […]
Rule 36(4), i.e. the ITC matching and claim based on vendor GSTR filings is one such insertion into the law which is creating more harm than good. In this article, we have analysed the impact, practical suggestions, and also touched upon the validity of Rule 36(4) in GST law.
Trade has been witnessing numerous show-cause notices being issued to them of late, under Section 73(1) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 read with Rule 121 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, for recovery of alleged claim and availing of TRAN-1 credit. Though there may be numerous reasons for […]
