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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...
Offences & Penalties- Punishment & Liabilities /Section 132-133- CGST Act 2017 Section 132- Punishment for certain offences- Section 132 talks about cases of tax evasion and penal actions applicable on specific events subject to amount of tax sought to be evaded.This provision provides for prosecution of offenders and the punishment initiated on them. ♠ There […]
As per Sec 50 (1) of the CGST Act 2017 Every person who is liable to pay tax in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules made there under, but fails to pay the tax or any part thereof to the Government within the period prescribed, shall, for the period for which the tax or any part thereof remains unpaid, pay, on his own, interest at such rate, not exceeding eighteen per cent, as may be notified by the Government, on the recommendation of the Council.
Section 7(1) of CGST Act, 2017 states that the expression ‘Supply’ includes: 1. all forms of supply of goods or services or both such as sale, transfer, barter, exchange, licence, rental, lease or disposal made or agreed to be made for a consideration by a person in the course or furtherance of business; 2. import […]
1. Notification No 63/2020 – Central Tax dated 25th August, 2020 – CBIC has issued Notification No 63/2020 – Central Tax dated 25th August, 2020 bringing into effect the provisions of Sec 100 of the Finance Act, 2019, which is reproduced below – Sec 100. In section 50 of the Central Goods and Services Tax […]
Interest on Delayed Payment of Tax – on Gross or Net Tax Liability – Bone of Contention Remains There has been a big controversy that whether interest on delayed payment of tax has to be paid on gross tax liability or net tax liability paid through electronic cash ledger after adjustment of input tax credit? […]
Introduction The Constitution mandates that no tax shall be levied or collected by a taxing Statute except by authority of law. While no one can be taxed by implication, a person can be subject to tax in terms of the charging section only. This is the charging provision of the IGST Act. It provides that […]
In re Kolhapur Foundry and Engineering Cluster (GST AAR Maharashtra) The question raised by the applicant is ‘The used waste sand which is of the value NIL Refer separate Valuation Certificate by Engineer) will have any impact on Valuation?.’ The jurisdictional officer has submitted that, as regards the second question, value of inward supply does not have […]
In re Vilas Chandanmal Gandhi (GST AAAR Maharashtra) The Maharashtra Appellate Authority confirmed the Maharashtra Advance Ruling Autority Order by holding that the sale of TDR/FSI would be leviable to GST under Heading 9972, at the rate of 18% (9% CGST + 9% SGST), as prescribed under the entry at Sl. No. 16 (iii) of Notification […]
Question: Mr. A is an interior decorator having registered office in Faridabad. He has been assigned with the interior work of a company located in Bhiwadi. Or Question: Mr. A is a landowner who is located in Faridabad and owns an immovable commercial property in Bhiwadi. Now there are two questions which comes in our […]
Purpose: 1. To avoid double taxation on the supply of goods which has already been taxed e. Second hand Goods. 2. GST is calculated on the difference between the value at which the goods are supplied and the price at which the goods are purchased e. profit margin unlike GST charged on the transaction value […]
