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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% ...
Legal Base of the Provision 1.0 As per the Section 2 and sub-section (117) of the CGST Act, 2017, ‘valid return’ means a return furnished under sub-section(1) of section 39 on which self-assessed tax has been paid in full; 1.1 As per legal definition of ‘valid’ means binding; possessing legal force or strength; legally sufficient. […]
Preparation of an appeal before the Tribunal 1) Introduction: Once an order or proceedings is received from an appellate authority or revisional authority against which appeal lies to GST Appellate Tribunal (for short GSTAT) and the appellant has reason to be aggrieved by any finding, conclusion or observation made by the authority passing the order, […]
In re M/s Rajeev Bansal and Sudershan Mittal (GST AAR Uttarakhand); Advance Ruling No. 10/2019-20; 09/01/2020 Facts of the case: 1. The Applicant is a is a partnership firm engaged in the business of constructing residential/ commercial complexes and got an approval from the competent authority to construct certain numbers of residential/commercial complex in a […]
CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Tax and Customs) has issued Circular No.135/05/2020 stating Guidelines for refunds of Input Tax Credit under Section 54(3) The Circular states that that the refund of accumulated ITC shall be restricted to the ITC as per those invoices, the details of which are uploaded by the supplier in FORM GSTR-1, […]
Restriction on the Input Tax Credit (ITC) in the CGST Act 2017 – Section 17(5)(h) Gift Vs Sales Promotion Expenses. Introduction :-As per Section 17(5)(h) of the CGST Act, 2017, input tax credit shall not be available in respect of the following, namely: goods lost, stolen, destroyed, written off or disposed of by way of gift […]
1. Introduction: Registration requirement under GST is to enable the Government to manage the tax collection and data analytics purposes. Registration is the most fundamental requirement for identification of tax payers ensuring tax compliance. To maintain uniformity in tax gathering procedures, assessment and to keep track of returns filing, proceedings and closure of proceedings, the […]
Whether Circular No. 26/26/2017 stating that GSTR-3B can be corrected only in the month in which errors have been noticed is in line with the statutory provisions of the CGST Act, 2017 (‘Act’)
Below are discussed some important aspects of GST and its feasibility under the novel WFH culture as a contingent and a temporary alternative to the conventional work system, for tax personnel associated with GST :
Central Government hereby appoints the 18th day of May, 2020, as the date on which the provisions of section 128 of the Finance Act, 2020 shall come into force.
The government introduced reverse charge on services of renting of motor vehicle vide Notification No.-22/2019- Central Tax (Rate) dated 30.09.2019 which was later on amended through Notification No.-29/2019-Central Tax (Rate) dated 31.12.2019.
