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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...
Kerala State Screening Committee on Anti-Profiteering Vs M/s VTWO Ventures (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) It has been revealed that the Respondent has not passed on the benefit of reduction in GST rate from 28% to 18% w.e.f 15.11.2017 to 31.08.2018 and hence, the Respondent has violated the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017. […]
Section 129 provides for the basis relating to detention of goods or conveyances or both in case of certain defaults under GST law. Detention means keeping or holding back either by force or otherwise; Confiscation means to appropriate to the Government account Seizure means to take forcible possession of.
Ranjit Singh Vs State of Haryana (Punjab and Haryana HC) This Court is of the opinion that since the maximum punishment which can be awarded is upto 5 years and the petitioner has almost undergone a period of one year having been arrested on 06.09.2019. The onerous conditions would thus violate Article 21 of the […]
Litigation Confusion created by considering supply of air conditioning plant as a composite supply in case of ruling passed by AAR (Maharastra) for M/s Nikhil Comforts. As GST is a single tax levied across India (right from manufacture of goods/ services till it reaches the end customer), the chain does not get broken and everybody […]
The issue under consideration is whether assessee is allowed to file Form TRAN-1 manually with department due to technical glitches with the GST online portal?
CBDT MOU with CBIC has resulted in income tax website now showing GST data of a taxpayer. As discussed above, the sharing of information was to avoid tax evasion and increase reporting of turnover. This sharing of information includes tracing non-filers under the Income Tax Act, 1961 and the Goods and Services Act, 2017.
APPEALS UNDER GST (PROVISIONS GOVERNING APPEALS UNDER THE CENTRAL GST ACT, 2017 WHICH ARE APPLIED TO THE STATE/UT GST ACT, 2017 & THE INTEGRATED GST ACT, 2017 MUTATIS MUTANDIS.) HIERARCHY OF APPEALS UNDER GST > The First Appeal can be filed against an order issued by Adjudicating Authority to Appellate Authority by Assessee within 3 […]
CBIC notifies Provision for Aadhar Authentication in GST Registration and physical verification of the place of business before GST Registration vide Notification No. 62/2020–Central Tax Dated: 20th August, 2020. Ministry of Finance (Department Of Revenue) (Central Board Of Indirect Taxes And Customs) New Delhi Notification No. 62/2020–Central Tax Dated: 20th August, 2020 G.S.R. 517(E).—In exercise […]
The provisions related to Charitable and religious trusts under GST has been carried forward from service tax provisions. Notification 12/2017-Central tax (Rate) specified that the exempt services supplied by the Charitable trusts along with some conditions which are explained below: ♣ If the entities is registered under Section 12AA of the Income tax Act, and […]
Article 21A of the Indian constitution makes education as fundamental right of all children of the age of 6 to 14 where Govt shall provide free and compulsory education to all such children. Under GST also, the government in order to promote education in our country, gives many exemption to the Educational Institutions. Education Institute means, […]
