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Goods and Services Tax : This article explains the legal significance of a Show Cause Notice under GST and why it forms the foundation of adjudication proc...
Goods and Services Tax : The article explains that taxpayers with orders communicated before 1 April 2026 must file GSTAT appeals by 30 June 2026 to preser...
Goods and Services Tax : High Courts have held that taxpayers with cancelled GST registrations cannot be expected to monitor the portal continuously, makin...
Goods and Services Tax : The article examines the benefits and trade-offs of the composition scheme, helping small businesses determine whether the concess...
Goods and Services Tax : The article explains that audits and investigations serve distinct legal purposes under GST and require different taxpayer respons...
Goods and Services Tax : Stakeholders identified persistent issues in GST registration, cancellations, and refund processing affecting MSMEs. The consultat...
CA, CS, CMA : CAAS suggested that while favourable outcomes may be automated, adverse actions should require a named officer's approval supporte...
Goods and Services Tax : The Rajasthan GSTAT Bar has urged the Tribunal to adopt a pragmatic approach by accepting pre-deposits made through the Electronic...
Goods and Services Tax : Haryana recorded the highest State GST growth rate in India at 22% in May 2026. The achievement is attributed to strong tax admini...
Goods and Services Tax : Practitioners are reportedly following different methods while completing GSTAT appeal forms because of inadequate guidance. The r...
Goods and Services Tax : Modine Thermal Systems Private Limited Vs State of Uttarakhand and Others (Uttarakhand High Court) The petitioner challenged an as...
Goods and Services Tax : The Telangana High Court granted bail to an accused in a Rs.30 crore fake GST ITC case after noting that no complaint had been fil...
Goods and Services Tax : Considering Clauses 7 and 7.1 of the 2022 Circular, the Court found that the amount in question appeared to be compensation rather...
Goods and Services Tax : The Allahabad High Court held that GST appellate authorities cannot dismiss appeals solely on limitation without examining the act...
Goods and Services Tax : The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the competent authority to decide a representation alleging fraudulent GST record manip...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT instructed scrutiny officers not to raise defects where appellants have uploaded the required documents in prescribed form. ...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT Mumbai Bench has officially commenced functioning, making it mandatory for taxpayers within its jurisdiction to file appeals...
Goods and Services Tax : The Committee recommended replacing daily cause lists with weekly schedules and permitting supplementary lists when necessary. The...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has postponed the implementation of mandatory "Ship To GSTIN" capture and voluntary E-Way Bill closure to 1 August 2026. The ...
Corporate Law : The 2026 amendments significantly expand disclosure requirements for operational creditors and corporate applicants. The changes a...
Service of the show cause notice at a wrong E-mail address is neither contemplated under the Act nor can it be deemed to be a proper service under the Act. As no show cause notice has ever been served, the petitioner never had any occasion to file its reply and thereafter not serving a copy of the reasoned order quantifying the demand is clearly erroneous.
At this time where taxpayers were complaining about the complications of the GST System, GSTN has come up with a new facility. It has recently launched a new feature on the GSTN portal, where it has enabled a facility of ‘Communication between Taxpayers’ on the GST portal. One can access this feature through Dashboard > Services > User Services > Communication between Taxpayers.
Due dates for filing of Form GSTR-3B for the Tax Periods from October, 2020 till March, 2021 1. Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), CBIC, vide Notification No. 82/2020 – Central Tax, dated 28th October, 2020 , has added sub rule (6) to Rule 61 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, […]
DGGI, Bhubaneswar Zonal Unit has arrested one person, namely Santosh Kumar Gupta, age about 45 years, from Rourkela for issuance of fake invoices to the extent of Rs. 262 Cr. and passing of illegal and unlawful Input Tax Credit to the extent of Rs. 40 Cr.
Metenere Ltd. Vs. Union Of India (Allahabad High Court) Although in terms of the provisions of Section 35 (6), the unaccounted goods are ‘deemed to be supplied’ however, determination and quantification of the tax on the said ‘deemed supply’ has to be done in accordance with Section 73 or Section 74 of the Act. A […]
Kiran Enterprise Vs State of Tripura (Tripura High Court) Before we formulate our decision in respect of the question whether Section 5 qua Section 29(2) of the Limitation Act would apply for purpose of condoning the delay in filing the petitioner‟s petition under Section 161 of the TSGST Act, let us revisit the provisions of […]
Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association requested For Relief from Late Fees for Delayed Filing of GST Statements / Returns from August 2020 to March 2021. Full Text of the representation is as follows- KARNATAKA STATE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS ASSOCIATION (R) Date: 17th December 2020 To, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Hon’ble Chairman, GST Council 15, Safdarjung Road New […]
DGGI VS. Shyam Sunder Modi and Atul Modi (Patiala House Court) As it is apparent that investigation is still underway as enquiries from various other stakeholders and recovery of documents is continuing and the fact that accused persons being father and son are main beneficiaries of the alleged fake ITCs and played a major role […]
Union Of India Vs. Bharti Airtel Ltd. & Ors. (Supreme Court) Hon’ble Supreme Court has stayed Delhi High Court Order in the case of Bharti Airtel Limited Vs Union of India & Ors. by which High Court allowed Form GSTR-3B rectification. Matter will list in the first week of March, 2021 for final disposal. Earlier […]
The Status of Kerala Vs Mohammad Sheref (Kerala high court) It has to be borne in mind that in the case of an interstate transaction the applicable statute is the IGST Act and the power of detention is exercised by virtue of the provisions of Section 20 of the IGST Act read with Section 129 […]
