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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% ...
Three years of GST – booklet brought out by Goods and Services Network (GSTN) On completion of three years of GST , GSTN has brought out an informative booklet titled ‘Three Years of GST’. Data published shows that all stake holders can be proud of the excellent performance, despite huge challenges and constraints. All stake […]
Section specific advance ruling under GST Act – Sec 7 of CGST and SGST Act 2017 Article contains section 7 “Supply” related advance rulings under GST pronounced by Advance Ruling Authorities of Various States. Advance ruling’ means a decision provided by the Authority or the Appellate Authority to an applicant on matters or on questions […]
Section 7 Deals with Scope of supply under GST and Section 9 deals with Levy and collection of Taxes under GST. Article analyses Section 7 and 9 of CGST Act, 2017. 1) What is GST GST is an Indirect Tax that levied on Supply of of Goods or Services or Both. Indirect tax is the […]
Deemed Approval for GST Registration applications filed in COVID Registration drive by Department dated 17 July 2020 till 28th July 2020 The Central Goods and Services Tax (Third Amendment) Rules, 2020 notified via Notification No. 16/2020 – Central Tax dated 23rd March, 2020 where in amendment in rules 8, 9 and substitution of rule 25 […]
Tax Deducted at Source Section 51 of CGST Act (1) As per section 51 of the CGST Act Tds will be deducted by the deductor (person who is the recipient of goods or services or both) while paying or credited the amount to the deductee ( person who is supplying the goods or services or […]
Large Corporation usually has operation/place of business at multiple states which has common services like, Internal Audit fees, Statutory Audit fees, Banking Charges, Group Insurance, Consultation fees, etc. for the day today’s operation. The GST paid on such common services cannot be availed in any one particular state or any particular registration being common Input […]
It is worthwhile to note that the ITC on sanitizers/mask/gloves etc. are neither tested in GST nor any clarification is provided by GOI amid COVID-19 pandemic, which is need of the time. Therefore, opening up pandora box on the availability of input tax credit these essential items during COVID-19 pandemic which are undertaken by the trade and businesses to comply with the directives of safety and protection mandated under law for the time being in force.
Simplified GST Series- Section 67 /Power of Inspection, Search and Seizure/CGST Act 2017- Section 67- Power of inspection, search and seizure: (1) Where the proper officer, not below the rank of Joint Commissioner, has reasons to believe that – (a) a taxable person has suppressed any transaction relating to supply of goods or services or […]
Section 16(2), CGST Act, 2017 which laid down 4 conditions for availment of ITC & starts with notwithstanding clause meaning thereby that it supersedes sub-section 4 of section 16, based on the following cases; (2020) 33 J.K.Jain’s GST & VR 9 Synergy Fertichem Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Gujarat (Guj), A.C.T.O. v. Laxmi Misthan Bhandar (Raj) (1989) 74 STC 260, Central Bank of India […]
The term classification implies arrangement according to classes or types. The scheme of indirect taxation requires the classification of goods/services under the various headings provided under these laws to determine whether or not the same would be encumbered by the levy of these taxes and if so, under which heading the duty liability would accrue.
