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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...
Provision of section 24 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 mandates the person engaged in supplying ‘online information and database access or retrieval services’ to obtain compulsory registration, when the services are supplied from a place outside India to a person in India (other than a registered person). Such a person can […]
The word restrictive means imposing restriction on activities, which are not desirable as per the provisions of law. GST Law prescribes certain restriction in CGST Acts/CGST Rules for smooth implementation and compliance of statutory provisions of GST law to protect the Government revenue and provide to the taxpayers. The restrictive clauses are welcome provisions but […]
The Hon’ble HC, Gujarat in Cosmo Films India v. Union of India & Ors. [R/SLP No. 15833/2018 dated October 20, 2020] upheld the validity of rule 96(10) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (“CGST Rules”) and rules that notification is required to be made applicable prospectively only w.e.f. October 23, 2017 and […]
Vimal Yashwantgiri Goswami Vs State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) (1) Q. whether the power to arrest as provided under section 69 read with section 132 of the CGST Act can be invoked by the Commissioner only upon completion of the adjudication process of finalising the assessment and determination of the liability as per the […]
In re Shivalika Enterprises (GST AAR Himachal Pradesh) Chapter Note 2(a) of Chapter 63 states that Sub Chapter 1 does not cover goods of Chapter 56 to 62. However, it does not exclude goods manufactured from raw material falling under Chapter 56 to 62. Therefore, non-woven fabric bags are not excluded from Chapter 63 by […]
AIMTPA has made a representation to Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister and discussed prevailing Issues in GST and their probable solutions that can be acceptable to all. They discussed the issue of GST Late Fees, The unanswered question of section 16(4), Issues related to Departmental Audit under section 65 and Rule 36(4) issues. Relevant Text […]
Telangana High Court directs the bank to allow petitioner to operate bank account provisionally attached by Revenue. Provisional attachment order cannot continue after the expiry of one year. Continuation as such would be violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(g) and 300A of the Constitution of India and would be wholly without jurisdiction.
This is for information of all taxpayers that the following proposals have been approved by the GST council, in its 42nd meeting, held on 5th October, 2020. The proposed timelines for implementation of the said decisions are given in the table below:-
et’s study 9 major updates in GST, which are important for the taxpayers to take note of. Due to future changes & implementation of e-invoicing, it seems that’s the GST department is willing to play Virtual Dandiya with a great enthusiasm with the taxpayers.
The Scheme of New returns was designed to be implemented by 1st Oct 2020 and accordingly the present scheme of GST return filing was mandated till 30th September 2020. However, due to delay in system changes and situations arising on account of COVID-19 the present scheme of filing of returns is continued which is explained below.
