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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% ...
In re Man Structurals (P) Ltd. (GST AAR Rajasthan) Whether GST is payable under Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) the salary paid to Directors of the company who is paid salary as per employment contract? We observe that Shri Madhu Sudan Sharma, authorized representative of the applicant, submitted a letter dated 29.06.2020 addressed to this authority […]
In re Crown Tours & Travelers (GST AAR Rajasthan) Whether the rate of 5% under heading 9985(i) is applicable on transaction which the Applicant intents to undertake wherein a single invoice is raised in respect of all the services i.e. local transportation services along-with services like sightseeing, tour guide, elephant ride etc., provided by the […]
Devices Distributors Vs Asst. State Tax Officer (Kerala High Court) The Kerala High Court has set aside the detention of goods in a case where the department had objected that the invoices accompanying the goods did not bear continuous numbers and hence the invoices with serial numbers falling between could have been used for transportation […]
Extension of Date to file the GST Return under the Composite Dealers till August 31, 2020 The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs have issued Notification No. 59/2020–Central Tax dated 13th July, 2020 extending the deadline for filing GSTR-4 annual returns for 2019-20 by composition dealers from July 15 to August 31. The Government has extended […]
Simplified GST Series –Demands & recovery /Section 73/CGST ACT 2017 Section 73- Determination of tax not paid or short paid or erroneously refunded or input tax credit wrongly availed or utilised for any reason other than fraud or any wilful misstatement or suppression of facts. (1) Where it appears to the proper officer that any tax has […]
Rara Udhyog (GST AAR Rajasthan); Advance Ruling No. RAJ/AAR/2018-19/06; Dqated- 23/06/2018 Over View- Agriculture Produce Definition ‘agricultural produce‘ in the GST regime The definition of ‘agricultural produce’ has not been provided in CGST Act; rather the term ‘agriculturist’ has been defined under sub-section (7) of Section 2 of the CGST Act, 2017, means an individual […]
CASUAL TAXABLE PERSON DEFINITION OF CASUAL TAXABLE PERSON U/S 2(20) OF CGST ACT 2017 Casual Taxable person means:- (1) Undertakes transactions occasionally; (2) Involving supply of taxable goods or services or both; (3) In the course or furtherance of business; (4) Whether as principal, agent or in any other capacity; (5) In a state or […]
Over View – ‘Consideration’ Consideration in GST is the basis for deciding upon the value of supply of goods or supply of services. Section 2(31) ‘consideration‘ in relation to the supply of goods or services or both includes–– (a) any payment made or to be made, whether in money or otherwise, in respect of, in […]
Jain International Vs Commissioner of Delhi Goods (Delhi High Court) Admittedly, till date the petitioner‟s refund application dated 4th November, 2019 has not been processed. As neither any acknowledgment in FORM GST RFD-02 has been issued nor any deficiency memo has been issued in RFD-03 within time line of fifteen days, the refund application would […]
Acting on specific intelligence the Directorate General of Goods and Service Tax Intelligence, Headquarters (DGGI, Hqrs) has unveiled a racket of clandestine clearance of cigarettes through a factory run in Kota.
