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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% ...
Taxability of Goods and Services Purchased by State/Central Examination Boards Under CGST/SGST Act, 2017 Query:- Whether State/Central Examination Boards are liable to pay GST on purchase of various goods and services from different vendors and if yes, whether Input Tax Credit shall be available? Analysis & Advise To answer this query we need to know […]
In GST it is very important to identify place of supply of goods and services so that appropriate type of GST (IGST/CGST/SGST) can be imposed. There may be various kinds of place of supply of goods and services i.e. Intrastate Supply, Interstate supply, Export and Import etc.
GST is a tax levied on supply of goods or services or both. The definition of ‘goods’ in the CGST Act, 2017 means every kind of movable property other than money and securities. So, from a small pencil to a huge bulldozer, everything is included in the category of goods. However, in case of food it cannot be considered as goods always. Why is it so?
The ITC saga With a view to keep tab on those errant taxpayers who are claiming excess input tax credit (ITC), the Government has brought in regulations to ensure that ITC can be claimed only to the extent of the credit reflecting in their GSTR-2A. This regulation may result in undue hardship to many tax […]
Please find the article “Subject-wise Index of GST Notifications-Central Tax (Rate) issued” to publish in your site. This article provides a tool to search notifications issued under one subject. For example a notification 1/2017 issued to prescribe rate of tax for supply of goods, the reader can search all notifications issued till date relating to the […]
The concept of ‘supply’ is the key stone of GST architecture. Section 7 of CGST Act read with Schedule I & III covers the provisions relating to the term ‘Supply’. The concept of supply along with related issues have been discussed in this article. Also Read- GST Series: Part 1 Section 3 to Section 6 […]
One of the most disputed or major areas of concern for both taxpayers and authorities in the earlier regime was ‘works contract’. In simple terms, it means a contract which has both the elements of good as well as service and which is undertaken for the construction etc of ‘immovable property’. Earlier this was the […]
Clause by Clause Detailed Analysis of Registration Under GST Along with Relevant Rules, Forms, Examples & Case Laws. Registration is governed by Section 22 to 30 of CGST Act, 2017 and Rule 8 to 18 and Rule 25 to 26 of CGST Rules 2017. (CHAPTER VI) SECTIONS 22-30 Section 22 Persons liable for registration Section […]
GST was introduced in the Country on 1st Jul., 2017 and was promised by the Government to be a Good and Simple Tax. However, we have observed that day in and day out we are being served various Notices from the department either to file the Returns or to Reconcile the differences between the Filed […]
INTRODUCTION From the beginning of GST Act, 2017 tax payers are facing one of the major problems while generating online challan for deposit of GST amount. The problem is writing the GST amount in wrong major head or minor head. For example a tax payer needs to deposit Rs. 2 lakh for IGST-Tax and Rs.250.00 […]
