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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...
Where an e-way bill has been created and its time of legitimacy terminates during the period 20th of March, 2020 to 15th of April, 2020, the legitimacy time of such e-way bill will be esteemed to have been stretched out till the 30th day of April, 2020. The legislature on 3rd April 2020 expanded the legitimacy of e-way bill and […]
Introduction : Amidst the crisis of Coronovirus, it is difficult to predict the lifting up of lockdown and life immediately after lockdown. We all hope that sooner life will be back to normal and safer. However, what we can possibly predict is that the future of GST will be of assessments, show cause notices and […]
Choe Jae Won Vs Principal Secretary to the Government (Madras High Court) Finding justification in the plea made by the learned Government Pleader and considering the fact that, several Non-Bailable Warrants have already been issued to the Petitioners and that, there is every possibility of the Petitioners fleeing away from the clutches of Law, this […]
Existing Normal taxpayers who want to opt for Composition Scheme in Financial Year 2020-21 may note following changes: 1. Revised date to file Form GST CMP 02: Normal and registered taxpayers who want to opt in for Composition in FY 2020-21 can apply in Form GST CMP-02 by 30th June 2020.
Hon’ble AAR has held that Directors are not employees without explaining the reason behind such a conclusion and even without explaining the reason of rejecting the evidences to the contrary produced by the applicants.
Decision to process pending refund claims has been taken with a view to provide immediate relief to the taxpayers in these difficult times even though the GST Law provides 15 days for issuing acknowledgement or deficiency memo and total 60 days for disposing off refund claims without any liability to pay interest, all pending refund applications must be taken up for processing immediately.
Government has extended dates for filing of GST return due to COVID-19 pandemic. These are notified through Notifications 30/2020 to 36/2020 dated 03.04.2020 and Circular No. 136/06/2020-GST dated 3rd April, 2020. > Taxpayers filing Form GSTR-3B (i) Taxpayers having aggregate turnover > Rs. 5 Cr. in preceding Financial Year. Tax period Late fees waived if […]
In my previous article, I tried summarize advantages, need and limitations for E-invoicing. Now in this article I will discuss the basic concepts of E-Invoicing modes of generation and flow of information for E-Invoicing. Concept of E-Invoicing: E-invoicing means generation of documents related to supply electronically. It is NOT a preparation of documents on Government […]
Relief Measures for Compliances under GST Laws in the time of Covid-19 Pandemic The Central Government, in its fight against a life threatening Covid-19 pandemic in India and other many countries, has recently eased certain compliances under GST laws which are aimed at to provide relief to the trade and Industry in this tough period. […]
Denial of Input tax credit on the ground that invoice bears handwritten serial number is Correct ? Issue involved: Whether denial of Input tax credit by adjudicating officer is correct or not, on the ground that invoice bears handwritten serial number: CESTAT Krupa Trading Company Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmadabad) Fact of the case: […]
