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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...
Simplified GST Series-Appeals-Revision/ Section 113-121/CGST ACT 2017/PART-3 Article explains Section 113 – Orders of Appellate Tribunal, Section 114 – Financial and administrative powers of President, Section 115 – Interest on refund of amount paid for admission of appeal, Section 116 – Appearance by authorised representative, Section 117 – Appeals to High Court, Section 118 – […]
As we all are presently undergoing or preparing for the GST audit by CA, we all want to ensure the smooth completion of the audit. Through this blog, we would like to bring out certain tips to ensure timely completion of the GST audit by CA and to avoid future GST litigations. We often hear […]
Notice pay recoveries! The most common phenomenon in any Organisation. Certainly, one of the debatable topics when it comes to taxability under the GST Law. While the arguments are either way, here are 3 reasons why notice pay recovery should not be taxable under GST. According to Section 7 of the CGST Act, 2017, any […]
MP HC Grant Bail to Pakistani National accused of GST evasion
In a recent ruling by the Maharashtra Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) has maintained that the coaching centers are not eligible for exemption under GST and they will continue to pay GST @18% under the GST regime, even in cases where the educational services bear a ‘Nil’ tax for their educational services. The ruling came when a Mumbai based coaching […]
Is Power to Make Rules for Carrying out the provisions can also be used to carrying cut the same: In a Judgement of Gujarat HC Whether sub-rule (5) to Rule 89 is ultra vires to Section 54(3) and proviso (ii) thereto? In the case of VKC FOOTSTEPS INDIA PVT. LTD. Versus UNION OF INDIA & […]
High Court direct GST authorities to decide Question of IGST & Duty Drawback
Gaurav Yadav & Anr. Vs Union of India & Ors. (Delhi High Court) (a) What items are to be included under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 as ‘Essential Commodity’, is a policy decision of the respondent/Government and, therefore, unless the decision can be shown to be manifestly unreasonable or arbitrary, this Court will be extremely […]
CSK Realtors Limited Vs ACST (Telangana High Court) The court is of the opinion that the opinion that the 1st respondent ought to have provided a personal hearing to the petitioner, since the petitioner requested for it specifically in its objections dt.18.02.2020 filed by it to the show cause notice issued on 31.01.2020 to it […]
When a statement recorded under Section 70 under GST CGST Act, 2017 is Relevant and Admissible? -Analysis of Section 136 of CGST Act, 2017 Introduction Subject matter of this write-up is Section 136 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act). This Section pertains to the relevancy and admissibility of statements made and […]
