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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...
Goods and service tax, being a tax on the value addition made by suppliers, is paid by netting off the tax receivable from customers (Output GST) with the tax payable to suppliers (Input GST). Pursuant to 37th GST council meeting, CBIC has released a new notification1 inserting sub-rule 36 (4) to the CGST Rules, 2017, (‘Rules’) which curtails the maximum amount that a taxpayer can avail as Input tax credit (‘ITC’).
IT Grievance Redressal mechanism inter alia envisages that taxpayers shall make an application to the field officers or the nodal officers where there was a demonstrable glitch on the Common Portal in relation to an identified issue, due to which the due process as envisaged in law could not be completed on the Common Portal. […]
A number of companies applied for a Goods & Services Tax (GST) refund since the introduction of the tax regime. As on 02.12.2019, a total of 1,86,158 entities have filed 36,42,272 refund applications, out of which 34,46,010 refund applications have been finalised.
Only eligible ITC shall be considered for calculating the 20% restricted credit. Therefore, ineligible credits say under section 17(5) shall not be considered for calculating this 20% amount. The above eligible credit shall be in respect of invoices or debit notes the details of which have been uploaded by the suppliers under section 37(1) of the CGST Act, 2017 and is available in recipient’s GSTR-2A as on the due date of filing of the returns in FORM GSTR 1 of the suppliers for the said tax period.
Under GST, tax is levied on the taxable supply of goods/services. Tax is applicable on the taxable services supplied in India. In the GST regime, intermediary services by Indian suppliers to foreign principals are taxed to GST. In common parlance, any person who enables the supply of goods/services between two persons, is considered as intermediary.
GST department has issued FAQ regarding Blocking and Unblocking of generation of E-Way Bill. W.e.f 1.12.2019 The department has taken the reference of Rule 138E of CGST Rules, 2017 and has started the process of Blocking the generation of E-Way Bill of Taxpayers who have not filed GSTR 3B for consecutive 2 or more periods. Near about 20.75 Lakhs taxpayer are affected due to non filing of GSTR 3B.
Director General of Anti-Profiteering Vs M/s Nestle India Ltd (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) 1. The present Report dated 08.10.2018 and the supplementary Reports dated 16.01.2019, 01.02.2019, 15.03.2019, 08.05.2019 and 12.06.2019 have been received from the above Applicant (here-inafter referred to as the DGAP) after detailed investigation under Rule 129 (6) of the Central Goods & Services […]
Sh. Santha Sivaram Vs Virgo Properties Pvt. Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) We have carefully considered all the submissions filed by the Applicant No. 1, the Respondent and the other material placed on record and find that the Applicant No. 1, vide his complaint dated 05.04.2018 had alleged that the Respondent was not passing on the […]
Special Economic Zone (SEZ) unit a designated duty-free enclave and is treated as foreign territory for trade operations, duties and tariffs. Since introduction of SEZ scheme in India, the Government have been provided the beneficial provisions in SEZ Acts and SEZ Rules for duty free procurement of goods from the abroad as import as well […]
The issues in GST do not seem to be paving way for solutions in near future. This article is regarding highlighting the problem in the latest circular issued by the CBIC vide Circular No. 113/32/2019-GST dated 11.10.2019 in respect of the classification of parts of medical equipments. The issue that has been dealt in point […]
