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Goods and Services Tax : This article explains the extent of the burden of proof under Section 155 of the CGST Act. The key takeaway is that recipients mus...
Goods and Services Tax : Dual Control Without Coordination: How CGST–SGST Jurisdiction Gaps Are Trapping Taxpayers in Parallel Proceedings Overview One o...
Goods and Services Tax : The debate over mandatory pre-deposit in GST penalty-only proceedings has gained momentum after the Finance Act, 2025 amendment. C...
Goods and Services Tax : The article examines whether automated interest notices for FY 2019–20 can survive after limitation under Section 73 has expired...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that absence of lorry receipts or weighment slips, by itself, cannot justify denial of Input Tax Credit when invoic...
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 set aside the rejection of a GST appeal that had been dismissed on limitation grounds despite being filed...
Goods and Services Tax : The Telangana High Court permitted the taxpayer to file an appeal against a Section 73 order despite the delay in approaching the ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that cancellation of GST registration through a non-speaking order violates the statutory requirement of recording ...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT held that retaining the same ticket prices after GST reductions amounted to profiteering under Section 171 of the CGST Act. ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Karnataka High Court ruled that ITC for FY 2018-19 cannot be denied merely because import and SEZ transactions were absent fro...
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% ...
Section 2(37) ‘credit note’ means a document issued by a registered person under sub-section (1) of section 34. Section 2(38) ‘debit note’ means a document issued by a registered person under sub-section (3) of section 34. Definition of Credit Note as per CGST Act– Section 34(1) Where a tax invoice has been issued for supply […]
In the wake of the continuous disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and as a result of various requests received from the businessmen and entities registered under the GST regime. The government has extended by a month the deadlines for furnishing annual returns for 2018-19 under the goods and services tax (GST) regime through the way of the circular. It stated “After the […]
The nation’s most complex indirect taxation system became one of the biggest taxation reform systems and came in the form of GST in India. The Indian economy has got a lift with the cascading effect of GST within the long term. The successful GST implementation with a unified tax structure across diverse Indian regions felt […]
Commissioner of State Tax, Maharashtra State, hereby constitute the Advance Ruling Authority, comprising the following members : Shri Govind Vasantrao Bilolikar (CST-APP-F-002)
The 42nd GST Council Meeting held under the chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman through video conferencing here today. The meeting was also attended by Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakur besides Finance Ministers of States & UTs and senior officers of the Ministry […]
Composite and mixed Supply is always a dubious and confusing topic In this article, I tried to make it simplified by doing a detailed analysis of it with various illustrations while using bare text language also. First, we will discuss composite supply only Definition of composite supply Section 2(30) of CGST Act A supply made […]
Introduction The concept of E-invoicing for India is a big move, due to the volume of business transactions undertaken every day, as well as the plethora of different, non-standardized formats used in invoice generation. The concept of e-invoicing may be new to Indian taxpayers, but it has been already adopted by about 70 countries over […]
Sun Dye Chem Vs Assistant Commissioner (ST) (Madras High Court) A registered person who files a return under Section 39(1) involving intra-State outward supply is to indicate the collection of taxes customer-wise in monthly return in Form GSTR-1 and the details of tax payment therein are auto populated in Form GSTR -2-A of the buyers. […]
Recommendations of the 42nd GST Council Meeting held on 5th October, 2020 The GST Council met through video conferencing on 5th October, 2020 for the 42nd time and deliberated on several key issues. Some of the important recommendations made are elaborated as under – Sl. No Area Recommendation/Action Effective from 1 Compensation Cess Compensation Cess […]
WILL THE REMUNERATION PAID BY A COMPANY TO ITS DIRECORS ATTRACT GST UNDER THE REVERSE CHARGE MECHANISM? 1. PECULIAR LEGAL FICTION IN THE GST LAW This was there in the erstwhile Service Tax Regime also. The Principle is simple—“If you are unable to tax a category of persons who supply the services, call the poor […]
