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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 attached PPT Author discusses GST returns –Present vis-à-vis future, Why Staggering of returns preferred, What is the status of Staggering of return Globally, From which return Staggering is been implemented, From when Staggering of GSTR 3B Proposed, For Whom Staggering of GSTR 3B is applicable, New due dates of GSTR-3B, Staggering – Challenges!, […]
Tax Bar Associations have represented for the extension of due of date of GSTR 9 and GSTR 9C for the Financial Year 2017-18 to 31st MARCH, 2020.
Recently, CBIC issued the circular number 131/1/2020-GST in which the standard operating procedure (SOP) to be followed by exporters has been described; 1. This Circular has been issued to verify the existence of exporters and mitigate the risk of fraudulent refund of IGST paid through utilizing the ITC which was availed on the basis of […]
t is the case of the petitioner that as per the business model operated by it in the State of Kerala, it places its diagnostic instruments at the premises of unrelated hospitals, laboratories etc. for their use for a specified period without any consideration –
Power to provisionally attach bank accounts is a drastic power. Considering the consequences that ensue from provisional attachment of bank accounts, the Courts have repeatedly emphasized that this power is not to be routinely exercised. Under Section 83, the legislature has no doubt conferred power on the authorities to provisionally attach bank accounts to safeguard government revenue, but the same is within well-defined ambit. Only upon contingencies provided therein that the power under section 83 can be exercised. This power is to be used in only limited circumstances and it is not an omnibus power.
The materials in the records before the authorities below corroborate the fact that the petitioners pitched the product in their sale material and advertisements as a mosquito repellent. Various mosquito repelling qualities are identified as defining characteristics of the subject goods in the market.
Recently a letter from Advocate Sushil Verma* is doing rounds on Social Media and on few websites. In his letter Mr. Sushil has highlighted complexities in GST and suggest to remove GST Audit. *We do not confirm the Authenticity of below letter and its Author. Dated: 22nd January, 2020 Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, South […]
Krishna, on 26th January, India celebrates its Republic Day. Over the past few months GST and Income Tax departments have been sending notices to the taxpayers to increase the collection of Revenue. Please tell what are the weapons that department is using to take the Taxpayer’s parade?
Meaning of Clinical Establishment: As per Notification No. 12/2017-CT(Rate) dated 28th June, 2017 Para 2(s) of the CGST Act, 2017, ‘Clinical Establishment’ means a hospital, nursing home, clinic, sanatorium or any other institution by whatever name called that offers services or facilities requiring diagnosis or treatment or care for illness, injury, deformity, abnormality or pregnancy […]
On 24.01.2020 some taxpayers faced following problem while filing GSTR 9C. While trying to upload JSON file they were getting message ‘ERROR OCCURRED’ This issue is because of incorrect format of data entered in Membership ID being uploaded on GST Portal starting with 0. ‘0‘ should not be used. Also Read- Advisory on filing of […]
