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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...
A. Compliance Requirement under Goods & Services Tax Act, (GST) 2017 Keeping in view the preventive measures taken to contain the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the difficulties being faced by the GST taxpayer, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, has extended the due date for Filing […]
GST department has taken enough care of their taxpayers by extending the due dates for GST compliances due to the underlying pandemic situation. The department has waived the late fees in several circumstances, for small taxpayers (i.e. they are happy like the small sisters who have got their rakhi gift) and reduced the late fees & interest wherever necessary to relieve the taxpayers.
As word define itself that goods whether input or capital goods supplied by principal for further processing. As per Section 2(68) of CGST Act 2017 defines job work as ‘any treatment or process undertaken by a person on goods belonging to another registered person. The one who does the said job would be termed as ‘job worker‘. The ownership […]
Simplified GST Series –Section 100-106/CGST ACT 2017 /PART-2 In part II of the Article author explains provisions of Section 100- Appeal to Appellate Authority, Section 101 -Orders of Appellate Authority, Section 102- Rectification of advance ruling, Section 103– Applicability of advance ruling, Section 104– Advance Ruling to be void in certain circumstances, Section 105-Powers of […]
Amidst ongoing spurt of pandemic , every business entity is finding alternative way to conduct their businesses. One of the popular method is Online Selling of Goods / providing Services to the customers to fulfill their needs. However one needs to take into account provisions of Goods & Services Tax before starting online businesses. Definition […]
The gross GST revenue collected in the month of July, 2020 is ₹ 87,422 crore of which CGST is ₹ 16,147 crore, SGST is ₹ 21,418 crore, IGST is ₹ 42,592 crore (including ₹ 20,324 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is ₹7,265 crore (including ₹ 807 crore collected on import of goods).
When someone want to find tax liability for composite and mixed supply or for composition levy, he must understand the three terms before arriving at decision to tax the transaction. These three terms are distinct with each other and having distinct impact on tax liability of a taxpayer. Therefore we should understand the meaning of […]
Credit Note & Debit Note is described as a document on which tax incidence can be passed or excess tax can be refunded or credited back. Section 34 of the CGST Act, 2017 covers the provisions of Credit Note and Debit Note.
TCS and TDS have some similar and dissimilar features. TDS refers to tax that is deducted when recipient makes some payments under a contract etc. whereas TCS refers to tax which is collected by the e-commerce operator when a supplier supplies through its portal and the payment for that supply is collected by the e-commerce […]
Section 2(77) of CGST Act defines Non-resident taxable person (NRTP) as any person who occasionally undertakes transactions involving supply of goods /services, whether as principal/agent/in any other capacity, but who has no fixed place of business/residence in India. Therefore it covers all such person who is involved in supply of goods/service whether or not such […]
