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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 the given case, the writ applicant claims to be an agriculturist. It is his case that he owns a godown bearing No.14, situated at the Marketing Yard at Gondal, District: Rajkot.
Supply is the taxable event under GST. Section 7(1) (a) defines ‘Supply’ includes all forms of supply of goods or services or both such as sale, transfer, barter, exchange, licence, rental, lease or disposal made or agreed to be made for a consideration by a person in the course or furtherance of business. So the […]
The activities performed by the Appellant with regard to repair and servicing of Volvo vehicles for Indian customers during the warranty period is an activity amounting to a composite supply of goods and service for Volvo Sweden with the principle supply being a supply of service. The recipient of the supply of service is Volvo Sweden.
In re Tarun Realtors Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAAR Karnataka) Restriction contained in Section 17(5)(d) is applicable to goods and services received by a taxable person for construction of an immovable property. When goods and services are received by a taxable person for construction of plant or machinery, there is no bar on eligibility to input […]
Comparison table showing section wise changes proposed in Finance Bill in Goods and Services Tax – By GST & Indirect Taxes Committee of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Also Read- Significant Direct Tax Proposals In Finance Bill, 2020- ICAI Analysis Budget 2020- Tax proposals- International Taxation- Analysis Section Existing Finance Bill Explaining in […]
Proposed amendment to CGST Act, 2017 & IGST Act, 2017 [Clause 116 to 129 of Finance Bill, 2020] [These sections shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint] Hon’ble FM Speech A simplified return shall be implemented from the 1st April, 2020 Refund process has been simplified […]
The Article below summarizes the GST updates for the month of January 2020 with respect of two important circulars / notifications issued during the month: A. Notification No. 01/2020-Central Tax dated 1 January 2020 The above notification makes applicable certain provisions of the Finance Act, 2019 w.e.f. 1 January 2020. The list of the provisions […]
In the present case, prosecution case is that the petitioner and his co-accused by creating fake firms, have issued invoices involving tax amount of more than Rupees Seventy Four Crores. The firms were misused for evading GST input taxes by the accused. Fake firms had been created in different States of the country. Although, co-accused Himani Munjal has been granted bail by the Apex Court, but it appears that she has been granted bail on account of the fact that she is a lady and has a young child to lookafter. Her custody period was also taken into consideration. Thus, the case of the petitioner can be said to be on different footing.
In re International Flower Auction Bangalore Ltd (GST AAAR Karnataka) The appellate authority for advance ruling set aside the ruling passed under section 98(4) of the CGST Act 2017 vide NO.KAR.ADRG 87/2019 dated 26-09-2019 i.e. Contention of the department appeal is allowed where in the question on which the advance ruling was sought for is […]
Pursuant to the notice issued under Section-129 of the Act determining the amount to be paid towards the tax and liability, the requisite amount has been paid by the writ-applicant and the conveyance and the goods have been released. It appears that later, a show-cause notice came to be issued under Section 130 of the Act calling upon the writ-applicant to show-cause why the goods and conveyance should not be confiscated.
