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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 dismissed the petition after finding that the petitioner failed to establish a clear connection with the goods and trans...
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 : 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...
Check Post Problems!!! What is the right and responsibility of Tax-Payer when a Vehicle is intercepted at the Check Post? Check Post problems are the toughest problems for a Tax Practitioner. May it be the old Sales Tax or the Value Added Tax or the Goods and Service Tax, check post problem has been trouble […]
Rule 87(13) and Form GST PMT-09 made effective w.e.f 21st April 2017 Rule 87 (13) of CGST Rules, 2017: A registered person may, on the common portal, transfer any amount of tax, interest, penalty, fee or any other amount available in the electronic cash ledger under the Act to the electronic cash ledger for integrated […]
Since the inception of the Indian Constitution the earlier In-direct taxation system has faced a jolt most because of the imposition of multiple taxes before the GST reform. The old multilayer taxation scheme imposed a scenario of double taxation along with its cascading effect which ultimately led to in equal distribution of revenues between the two tier system of government as based on the division of powers in India.
It is a well know policy of government that goods or services can be exported but taxes should not be exported. Under GST law exports of goods and services are treated as Zero rated supply which entitles an exporter to claim refund in terms of Section 16(3) of IGST Act, 2017. He may either claim […]
Recently, the Rajasthan Authority of Advance Ruling (‘AAR’) has issued a ruling in the matter of Clay Craft India whereby AAR has interpreted the definition of ‘supply’ and provisions of reserves charge very differently. The AAR has levied GST under reverse charge mechanism (‘RCM’) on salary payments made to directors and has failed to distinguish between […]
Recently in an application filed by the Company M/s Clay Crafts India Pvt Ltd before the Rajasthan bench of Authority for Advance ruling , AAR held that salary/remuneration paid to the Directors working as employee of the company will attract GST and the company is liable to pay GST on reverse charge mechanism as per […]
First major litigation before various courts across the country in GST era was pertaining to the transitional credit where the assessees were not able to file TRAN-1/ TRAN-2 within the requisite time. Whereas Government being already short of revenue was adamant on recovering some undue amount from the dealers, the assessees could not let go an amount which was available with them under the pre GST era, especially keeping in the view the fact there were many teething problems with the GST Network which was the only option for using the accrued credit. Also the fact that in some cases the amount involved was huge.
Article explains about Concept of Input Service Distributor (ISD) under GST, Manner of distribution of credits by ISD to recipient unit(s), Conditions of distribution of ITC, Recovery of excess distribution of ITC by Credit Notes or otherwise, Registration of ISD, GST return for Input Service Distributor, Particulars of documents to be issued by or to […]
Every Recipient/Customer is Entitled to the Benefit of tax Rate Reduction by way of Reduced Prices: National Anti-Profiteering Authority [Ref: State Tax Officer Versus Cilantro Diners Private Limited (Case No. 18 Of 2020)] (A) BRIEF FACTS Application was filed under Rule 128 of the Central Goods and Services Rules, 2017 [“CGST Rules”] alleging profiteering in […]
Normally we feel that where the work contract is obtained we should get registration to do purchase in the State . If the contractor is got three work contract in three different State, we assume that separate registration in required each and every State. Fact is not the same, we can take registration in one […]
