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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...
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 […]
Vide Notification No 80/2020 dated 28.10.2020 CBIC extends the due date u/s 44 of CGST Act 2017 for filing of Annual Return (FORM GSTR-9/GSTR-9A) and Reconciliation Statement (FORM GSTR-9C) for Financial Year 2018-19 from 31st October 2020 to 31st December, 2020. Ministry Of Finance (Department Of Revenue) (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs) Notification […]
In the new GST era, some major changes are introduced by the Government. One of the major changes is introduction of Electronic Ledger system of GST Portal which shows Taxpayer’s ledger in the books of government. In order to align with the same, some accounting changes are also required in the Taxpayer’s books. This would […]
Tips for GST Annual Return for the Financial year 2018-2019 Today we will discuss the GST annual filing return for the financial year 2018-19. GST annual return is an annual statement which contains all transactions related to outward and inward supplies in different heads. It contains the following details: 1. Outward Supplies ( Local sale, […]
CBIC released Notification No. 74/2020 – Central Tax dated, the 15th October, 2020 for specifying the Due date for GSTR-1 for the months from October, 2020 to March, 2021. Following questions emerge out of this-: Is it applicable for all the Registered Persons? Yes, It is applicable for registered persons having aggregate turnover of up […]
G. Sundarrajan Vs Union of India (Madras High Court) The issue under consideration is whether compliance of Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 is mandatory? High Court states that, the mere employment of the word ‘shall’ in Section 7(1) of the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 cannot be […]
The present petition is filed for seeking bail to the petitioner accused of fraudulently availing ITC without any invoice or bill. The trial will take time to conclude, especially due to prevailing situation of Covid-19. Thus, the petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail.
Avanti Patel Vs Starbucks Coffee (NAA) The brief facts of the present case are that under Rule 128 (1) of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017, an application was filed by the Applicant No. 1 against the Respondent before the Standing Committee on Anti-profiteering alleging that the Respondent had not passed on […]
