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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...
In re Tata Coffee Limited (GST AAAR Karnataka) Wooden supply to Government Auction Department is supply as agent In this case the Depots are set up by the State Government in terms of Section 104-A(5) of the Karnataka Forest Act for the purchase and sale of timber since the Act mandates that timber can only […]
In re Sadguru Seva Paridhan Pvt. Ltd (GST AAR West Bangal) The product manufactured by the appellant is fusible interlining cloth. Before 1989, the item used to be classified under Chapters 52 to 55, as clarified under Circular No. 5/89 dated 15/06/1989. In the Union Budget of 1989-90, a new chapter note 2(c) was introduced […]
Smt. Naina Rani Vs Pivotal Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) Fact of the Case: The brief facts of the case are that vide her application dated 30.11.2018 filed before the Standing Committee on Anti-profiteering under Rule 128 of the CGST Rules, 2017, the Applicant No. 1 had alleged profiteering by the Respondent in respect of purchase […]
Arbind Biswal Vs Sahej Realcon Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) Fact of the Case: The brief facts of the case are that vide his application dated 07.01.2019 filed on the Complaint Portal of this Authority which was forwarded to the Odisha State Screening Committee on Anti-Profiteering on 05.02.2019, under Rule 128 of the CGST Rules, 2017, the […]
The taxpayers have to take care to follow all the Tax laws at year end and has to maintain his books of accounts. Tax planning in advance will be more beneficial; if it is delayed then taxpayer may get trapped. For a taxpayer, the March 31 deadline remains same as all tax related tasks need to be completed by then. Let’s learn about some tax-related matters to attend to now so that they can be wrapped up by March 31, 2020.
In re Magnam Netlink Private Limited (GST AAR Gujarat) Agricultural Produce shall not include further processed produce other than such processing is done by a cultivator or producer which does not alter its essential characteristics. Therefore the milk on which processes have been carried out by other than a cultivator or a producer shall not […]
1. Deferment of the new GST return system and e-invoicing to 1st October 2020. The present return system (GSTR-1, GSTR-2A & GSTR-3B) will be continued until September 2020. 2. Changes in the GST rates GST on mobile phones and specified parts was increased from 12% to 18%. All types of matches have been rationalised to […]
As you are aware, several cases of monetization of credit fraudulently obtained or ineligible credit through refund of Integrated Goods & Service Tax (IGST) on exports of goods have been detected in past few months. On verification, several such exporters were found to be non-existent in a number of cases. In all these cases it has been found that the Input Tax Credit (ITC) was taken by the exporters on the basis of fake invoices and IGST on exports was paid using such ITC.
GST is at a very tender age and thus there are many issues in the law which need deeper analysis and understanding so that better compliance may be enabled. Goods transferred without consideration is one such issue which continues to create confusions in the minds of taxpayers. Such goods may take the shape of free […]
Recently, the Advance Ruling Authority (AAR) of Tamilnadu in case of Shapoorji Pallonji & Company (P.) Ltd has pronounced a ruling vide its order no. 03/ARA/2020 Dated 31.01.2020 on the issue relating to applicability of GST on the mobilisation advance received during the pre GST period against the works contracts.
