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Goods and Services Tax : Explore why composite GST notices across multiple years should be judged by severability, not invalidation, balancing tax recovery...
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 : 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 Court ruled that cotton seed oil cake qualifies as cattle feed and is exempt from GST. The key takeaway is that exemption appl...
Goods and Services Tax : The case examined validity of a GST demand passed without hearing the taxpayer. The Court held that absence of personal hearing vi...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that where an assessment is passed ex parte, fairness requires giving the taxpayer a chance to present their case. ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court set aside a GST demand order after finding that authorities failed to consider the taxpayer’s replies and supporting d...
Goods and Services Tax : The SC held that imposing an additional bank guarantee was excessive when a ₹1 crore bond with sureties was already furnished. I...
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...
Sri Gopikrishna Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd Vs. The State of Tripura and ors (High Court of Tripura) Mr. Majumder, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has submitted that for the countrywide lockdown when the vehicle, name of which has been printed in the EWay bill, got stuck in Raipur and it suffered a mechanical failure. Consequent […]
Rule 86A (2) prescribes that the Officer so authorised have to reasons to believe , such reasons to be recorded in writing and not allow debit of an amount equivalent to such credit in electronic credit ledger for discharge of any output tax liability under section 49 or for claim of any refund of any unutilized amount
Among the many contentious tax levy, the dilemma if a service is classifiable as an Intermediary Service shall perhaps never lose limelight. There has been various discussions and opinions put forth regard this, but the decisions in recent Advance Rulings is opening up a pandora box of unanswered questions for companies to ponder upon. The […]
We are now in June, 2020 and India moves into the orbit of Lockdown 5.0 or Unlock 1.0 as most of the restrictions get lifted and businesses and life being allowed to move on, of course with Covid -19 on board. The economy has been announced to be opened up to a large extent, though […]
As per IBC, once an entity defaults certain threshold amount, Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process(CIRP) gets triggered and the management of such entity (Corporate Debtor) and its assets vest with an interim resolution professional (IRP) or resolution professional (RP). It continues to run the business and operations of the said entity as a going concern till […]
Companies need to examine all the expenditures specially related to employee welfare and safety and should evaluate eligibility of input tax credit considering obligations imposed by MHA. It may happen that department has different point of view on some credits. Hence, once need to examine all related aspects and facts of the businesses before come to final decision.
Owing to the difficulties faced by taxpayers due to Covid-19, the Indian Govt. has earlier undertaken various relief measures in April 2020 by way of providing relaxations in the last dates for undertaking various GST compliances. In view thereof, this month i.e. June 2020 is very crucial, since almost all the compliances for which relief […]
For the easiness of small entrepreneurs, section 10 is introduced in the CGST ACT 2017. In this section the assessee can get the registration as composition taxpayer in GST rather than normal taxpayer and pay lump sum of tax amount as per the prescribed rates. SECTION 10 (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in […]
Section 7 of CGST ACT 2017– There are so many articles related to concept supply already available to all of us so I have tried to sum-up important points to kept in mind related to ‘supply’ –milestone of GST ACT. Section 7 (1)- (a)- Three points to remember- For purpose of this Act- √ Supply […]
In re Vijay Baburao Shirke (GST AAAR Maharashtra) The Appellant Authority set aside the advance ruling issued by AAR, and hold that prize money/ stakes will not be subject to GST in the absence of any supply. Accordingly, the Applicant- Respondent is also not entitled to avail any ITC in accordance with the provisions of […]
