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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 Karnataka High Court set aside a GST adjudication order after finding that the authority incorrectly stated that no reply had ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Karnataka High Court restored GST registration cancelled for non-filing of returns, despite the appeal being dismissed on limi...
Goods and Services Tax : The judgment recognised the contractual priority of GST and other specified payments from the Revenue Collection Account. The Cour...
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 : 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% ...
In this article I have tried to compile some major technical glitches, errors, issues in GSTN. Hope few of them may be the reason why Mr. Nielkani was called for and to resolve them in time.
CBIC vide Circular No. 135/05/2020 – GST dated 31st March, 2020 issued Clarification on GST refund related issues which includes Bunching of refund claims across Financial Years, Refund of accumulated input tax credit (ITC) on account of reduction in GST Rate, Change in manner of refund of tax paid on supplies other than zero rated […]
GSTN Issued Advisory on Tracking GST Refund Application Status on the GST Portal and PFMS portal Initially, the functionality to track the status of GST refund application has been available on the GST common portal at www.gst.gov.in only. Now, the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) of the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) has also made […]
The most critical part in GST is determining the location of place of supply of goods and services outside India. Section 11 and section 13 of the IGST Act, 2017, contains the provisions of determining the place of supply outside India. As per Section 7(5) of the IGST Act, 2017 Supply of goods or services […]
1. The general understanding / consensus among lawyers and law firms in India is that they are not required to obtain registration under the GST law and accordingly are not required to pay GST on their supply of legal services in India. This understanding to a large extent is legally correct, however there are certain […]
In re Srisai Luxurious Stay LLP (GST AAR Karnataka) 1. Whether the daily accommodation services ranging from Rs.300 to Rs.500 per bed are eligible for exemption under Notification No.12/2017-Central Tax? The daily accommodation services ranging from Rs.300 to 500 per bed are eligible for exemption under Notification No. 12/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 2. […]
In re New Space India Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) 1) Whether Leasing of Satellite Transponder which is covered under SAC Code 997319 be charged at 5% GST as per HSN Code 8803 – Parts Goods of Heading 8802 (Satellites)? The service of Leasing of Satellite Transponders, covered under SAC 9973 19, falls under the Entry No. […]
In the instant case, the applicant intends to supply goods or services or both from their principle place of business, which is located in Rajasthan. The applicant has only one principle place of business, for which registration has been obtained and does not have any other fixed establishment other than the principle place of business, as admitted by the applicant. Therefore the location of the supplier is nothing but the principle place of business which is in Rajasthan. Thus there is no requirement for a separate registration in Karnataka for execution of the contract referred supra.
The functionality to track the status of refund application has been available on the GST portal. By utilising this functionality, the taxpayers can know the stage at which the refund application is pending with the tax-officer/ taxpayer.
Under section 16 of IGST Act 2017, exports are considered as zero rated supplies. Zero rated supplies means where the GST burden on both inputs and outputs is zero. This is mainly to make Indian Goods and Services competitive in the international market. GST Act has prescribed ways to achieve this mainly. 1. Export of […]
