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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...
The Government of Rajasthan has communicated its acceptance for Option-1 out of the two options suggested by the Ministry of Finance to meet the shortfall in revenue arising out of GST implementation. The State has now joined 21 other States and 3 Union Territories (Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir and Puducherry) who have opted for Option-1.
Heritage Lifestyles and Developers And Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Union of India (Bombay High Court) This is a case, where admittedly Petitioner could not file GST TRAN-1 on or before 27.12.2017 but had manually applied for GST TRAN-1 on 7.5.2018 as per Circular dated 03.04.2018 within the timeline as per the date extended by this Court. […]
On being dis-satisfied with the revocation application filed by the taxable person, the proper officer will issue a show cause notice in Form GST REG-23. The proper officer is required to mention the reasons based on which he believes that the revocation application so filed is liable to be rejected. The present article briefs the […]
Ever since TCS on receipt of sale consideration came to existence, there has be a debate on two questions 1. Whether GST will be charged on TCS Value? 2. Whether TCS be collected on GST Value? Answer to 1st question is very clear as CBIC itself had issued a circular in Dec 2018, which was […]
Deepak Kumar Khurana Vs Sattva Developers Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) Section 112 of the Finance Act, 2019 specific penalty provisions have been added for violation of the provisions of Section 171(1) which have come in to force w.e.f. 01.01.2020, by inserting Section 171(3A). Since no penalty provisions were in existence between the period w.e.f. 01.07.2017 to […]
In re State Examination Board (GST AAR Gujarat) The applicant has stated that the State Examination Board is a State Educational Board and are therefore covered under the above mentioned clause(iv) and would therefore be eligible for the exemption under Entry No.66(a) and 66(aa) of Notification No.12/2017-central Tax(Rate) dated 28.06.2017, as amended. In this regard, […]
In re Apsara Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. (GST AAAR Maharashtra) The Maharasthra Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling upheld the Ruling passed by the Maharashtra Advance Ruling Authority, vide their Order No. GST-ARA-21/2019-20/B-34 dated 17.03.2020 and stated that the activities carried out by the Appellant would amount to supply in terms of Section 7(1)(a) of the […]
Order for revocation of cancellation of GST registration in Form GST REG-22 is issued by the proper officer. Order in Form GST REG-22 is issued when the proper officer is satisfied with the revocation application filed by the taxable person. Thus, when an order in Form GST REG-22 is issued, the cancelled GST registration of […]
Informally, it is called the ‘Double Whammy’ or the ‘Triple Whammy’ – I write this article to put forth an instance of Double/Triple Jeopardy in connection with Input Tax Credit under Section 16(2). The term ‘jeopardy’ is defined as a “hazard, danger or peril.” With respect to criminal jeopardy it connotes “the risk of conviction […]
Indian economy has started picking up, if GST revenue for October, 2020 is any indication. Finance Minister has also signaled that economy has started growing and India may be among the fastest growing ones by text year. Government has already prioritized spending in infrastructure sector. Revival of demand and consumption; focus on sectors like infrastructure, […]
