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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 : The article explains how taxpayers should compute ITC reversal when both Rule 37 and Rule 38 apply. It emphasizes that duplicate r...
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 : 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 : The Karnataka High Court set aside a GST adjudication order after finding that the authority incorrectly stated that no reply had ...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : Gross GST collections reached ₹1.94 lakh crore in May 2026, registering 3.2% growth. The increase was driven largely by a 19.1% ...
Q.1 What is Returns Offline Tool? Ans. Businesses that generate a large number of invoices in a tax period may find it cumbersome to upload invoice details one-by-one. Not only that, it will become a time-consuming activity with a cost implication. Therefore, to facilitate the upload of invoices in bulk, Goods and Service Tax Network […]
About GSTR-9A Offline Utility Q.1 What is Form GSTR-9A Offline Utility? Ans. GSTR-9A Offline utility is an Excel-based tool to facilitate creation of annual return in Form GSTR-9A, which is to be filed on the GST portal by taxpayers who have opted for composition scheme, for any period during the said financial year. Taxpayers may […]
About Form GST ITC-04 Offline Utility Q. 1 What is Form GST ITC-04 Offline Utility? Ans. Form GST ITC-04 Offline utility is an Excel-based tool to help taxpayers to prepare their Form GST ITC-04 declaration offline. Taxpayers may use the offline utility to furnish details of goods/capital goods sent to job worker and received back […]
Q.1 Can I file complete Form GSTR-8 using Offline Utility? Ans. No. Filing can take place only online on the GST Portal. Using Offline Utility, you will be able to only prepare details of Table 3 and Table 4 of Form GSTR-8. Once you have uploaded the prepared details on the GST Portal, you must […]
Q.1 What are the features of GST TRAN-2 Offline Tool Ans. The key features of GST TRAN-2 Offline Tool are: The GST TRAN-2 details related to certain tables can be prepared offline with no connection to Internet. Most of the data entry and business validations are inbuilt in the offline tool reducing errors upon upload […]
Q.1 What are the features of TRAN-1 Offline Tool? Ans. The Key Features of TRAN-1 Offline Tool are: The TRAN-1 details related to certain tables can be prepared offline with no connection to Internet. Most of the data entry and business validations are in built in the offline tool reducing errors upon upload to GST […]
Can I apply for GST registration while applying for incorporation of company on MCA Portal? Yes, you can apply for GST registration while applying for incorporation of company on MCA Portal. Registration process under GST is now integrated with SPICe-AGILE Form.
Applying for Temporary User ID Q.1 Who can apply for Temporary User ID on the GST Portal? Ans: Any applicant, who is not registered or not liable to be registered under GST Act, can apply for Temporary User ID on the GST Portal. This User ID is only for facilitating certain exclusive functionalities available to […]
The taxpayer registered under Goods and Services Tax (GST), however willing to cancel the registration, may file an application in Form GST REG-16 for cancellation of GST registration. The provisions relating to filing of an application for cancellation of GST registration is covered under section 29(1) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 […]
1. e-Invoice System is enabled on Trial sites ( for APIs & Offline tools) for taxpayers with PAN based turnover more than Rs. 100 Cr. in a financial year (https://einv-apisandbox.nic.in , https://einvoice1-trial.nic.in). e-Invoice API Access Mechanism Tax Payers with Aggregate Turnover of Company more than Rs. 500 Crores Tax Payers with Aggregate Turnover of […]
