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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...
Major Concepts in E-Way Bill Concepts of Acceptance , Rejection and Updating of E-Way Bill E Way Bill introduces a sense of urgency in the process of movement and promptly recording the transactions. (A) Acceptance & Rejection Rule 138(12) of CGST Rules 2017 as updated 9th October 2019 talks that Where the person to whom […]
Offering trade and cash discounts is a built-in promotional scheme of almost every entity and Discounts and price reductions during negotiations after supply of goods and services is very common in business. Business generally offer trade discounts to increase sales, while cash discounts are given to recover payments speedily.
1. Circular No. 135/05/2020 – GST dated 31.03.2020 has been issued for clarifying certain aspects related to refunds under GST. Clarifications along with our analysis of the same are as follows: BUNCHING OF REFUND CLAIMS ACROSS FINANCIAL YEARS 2. Vide Paragraph 8 of the Circular No. 125/44/2019-GST dated 18.11.2019 it was earlier clarified that the […]
Rule 96(10) provides restriction of claiming the benefit of receiving the refund of export with payment of tax on goods or services in certain cases. Clause (b) of the said sub-rule specifically restricts such benefit upon availment of the benefit of Notification no. 78/2017-Customs and 79/2017-Customs dated 13th October 2017. The following is provided currently […]
Hotel industry is one of the major impacted industries due to Corona virus (Covid 19) Pandemic. It is high time for the industry to reduce their costs and ensure that they are not hit with GST non-compliance notices. Since, the substantial business of the industry would be B2C (business to customer), any future demands by […]
Section 35 and Section 36 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 related to Maintaining Accounts and Other Records and Period of retention of accounts – Accounts And Records Section 35 of CGST Act 2017- Accounts and other records (1) Every registered person shall keep and maintain accounts and other records at his principal […]
Now a days suppliers are getting various notices / advisory in emails with regard to reversal of credit due to late filling of GST return. It has created panic among tax payers due to possibility of loss of huge input tax credit. Simply, government is asking to pay your full output liability without allowing you […]
In India any dispute to get resolved finally, in our judicial systems takes inordinate time and in taxation even more due to the following reasons: – Adjudication is by issuer of Notice- Fully Conflicted/ biased – therefore almost certain to confirm w/o application of mind in 98% of the cases. It is a farce at […]
In this article I would be discuss Circulars No. 137/07/2020-GST, Clarification in respect of certain challenges faced by the registered persons in implementation of provisions of GST Laws, issued by CBEC on dated 13/04/2020.
GST was said to be the biggest game changer for the Indian Economy. After implementation of this law, we have seen many ups and down in the Economy which inter-alia include changes in GST as well. The present economic position of the Country is on doldrums. The same is quite apparent and the Hon’ble FM has […]
