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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...
In the GST Era, the issue of Works Contract is simplified as the charging section (Section 9 of the CGST/SGST Act) makes no distinction between goods and services. Also, the term ‘works contract’ has been limited to immovable property only now.
GST and Compensation Cess Applicability on Sale of Old/Used Motor Vehicle in different Scenario Take Away from this article: Whether GST and Compensation Cess is applicable at different rates and/or Concessional rates or not on sale of old/used motor vehicle GST applicability on sale of Old/Used car in the following scenario has always been subject […]
Preface Indian textiles and apparel have global appeal. Cotton, silk, and denim from India are highly popular in foreign Countries, and with increasing Indian design talent, Indian apparel too has found success across fashion centres around the world. India is the world’s second-largest exporter of textiles and apparel with a massive raw material and manufacturing […]
Simplified GST Series -Section 74- CGST ACT 2017 Section 74-Determination of tax not paid or short paid or erroneously refunded or input tax credit wrongly availed or utilised by reason of fraud or any wilful misstatement or suppression of facts. (1) Where it appears to the proper officer that any tax has not been paid or short […]
An effort has been made in this article to analyse the possibility of converting the regular supplies into ‘continuous supply of goods’ in order to reduce the compliance burden for the person registered under GST. Concept of continuous supply In GST, the term “continuous supply of goods” has been defined to mean “supply of goods […]
Input Tax Credit (ITC) under GST is the GST credit paid and subsequently availed by taxpayers to be set-off against their GST payable. However, not all ITC is available to a taxpayer. Some ITC is ineligible for claim from the time it’s incurred by the taxpayer while other ITC become ineligible after availment by way […]
Manual on Filing Form GSTR-4 (Annual Return) (For FY 2019-20 Onwards) How can I create and file details in Form GSTR-4 (Annual Return) (For FY 2019-20 Onwards)? To create and file details in Form GSTR-4 (Annual Return) (For FY 2019-20 Onwards), perform following steps: (I) In case, you want to file NIL return in Form GSTR-4 (Annual Return), […]
1. Introduction: Interest is compensatory in character and is imposed on a registered person who has withheld payment of any tax as and when it is due and payable. It is a settled principle1 that interest is a mere accessory to the principal which has no independent existence of its own. Accordingly, interest is payable […]
Gammon India Ltd Vs CST (CESTAT Mumbai) The Mumbai CESTAT, in Gammon India Ltd Vs. CST held that demand on Mobilization advance is not consistent with law and deserves to be set aside. Proviso to Section 2(31) of the CGST Act 2017 provides that deposits shall not be considered as payment made unless the supplier applies […]
D.S. Brothers Vs Durga Marketing Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) The brief facts of the case are that an application was filed by the Applicant No. 1 before the Standing Committee on Anti-profiteering, under Rule 128 of the CGST Rules, 2017 alleging profiteering by the Respondent in respect of the supply of “Duracell Battery AA/6” (hereinafter referred […]
