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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% ...
Job work sector constitutes a significant industry in Indian economy. It includes outsourced activities that may or may not culminate into manufacture. The term job work means processing of goods supplied by the principal. The whole idea is to make principal responsible for meeting compliances on behalf of the job worker on the goods processed […]
1. What is Form GSTR-4 Annual Return: – With effect from 1st April, 2019, all Composition Taxpayers are required to file Form GSTR-4 Annual Return, on annual basis, for each financial year. 2. Who are required to file Form GSTR-4 Annual Return: All registered taxpayers who have opted for composition scheme or were under composition […]
While filing GSTR-9 of F.Y. 2017-18, one of the issues faced by the taxpayers was non-availability of detailed invoice-wise information of auto-populated information in Table 8A of GSTR-9 in respect of Details of Invoices appearing in GSTR-2A of the taxpayers. The ITC amount appearing in GSTR-2A downloaded as per authorized GSP/ASP or directly from GST […]
Notification 62/2020 dated 20/08/2020 being issued to bring in change in GST Registration Procedure. According to the said notification, a person opting to get registered under GST has to opt for Aadhar Authentication and date of submission of application will be date of such authentication and officer has to act upon the application within 3 working days.
GST Series – Part 26 – Furnishing of Return by Composition Dealer under GST– Section 39(2) of CGST Act 2017 1. The taxpayers who have opted GST Composition scheme are required to file only one return in every financial year. 2. Statutory Provisions- Section 39(3) A registered person paying tax under the provisions of section 10, […]
Revised guidelines for conduct of personal hearings in virtual mode under CGST Act, 2017, IGST Act, 2017, Customs Act, 1962, Central Excise Act, 1944 and Chapter V of Finance Act, 1994 – regarding
The issue under consideration is whether detention of goods merely because the consignee is mentioned as an unregistered person in the e-way bill is justified in law?
Section 15 of IGST deals with refund of IGST paid on supply of goods to tourists leaving India (International Tourist) under Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST). Section 15 of the IGST Act provides for refund to be allowed to ‘tourist’ on supply of goods being taken along by him at the time of leaving […]
Kerala State Screening Committee on Anti-Profiteering Vs M/s VTWO Ventures (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) It has been revealed that the Respondent has not passed on the benefit of reduction in GST rate from 28% to 18% w.e.f 15.11.2017 to 31.08.2018 and hence, the Respondent has violated the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017. […]
Section 129 provides for the basis relating to detention of goods or conveyances or both in case of certain defaults under GST law. Detention means keeping or holding back either by force or otherwise; Confiscation means to appropriate to the Government account Seizure means to take forcible possession of.
