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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...
The applicant have themselves submitted that the scrap is the property of the vendors. Hence question with respect to taxability of sale/supply of such scrap can be raised only by the concerned vendors and not by the applicant. Hence in view of the provisions of Section 95 of the GST Act, since the supply of scrap, will not be undertaken/is proposed to be undertaken, by the applicant, we are of the opinion that this authority is not allowed to answer the question raised by the applicant, being out of the purview of sec. 95 of CGST Act.
In other words, Section 97(2), which encompasses the questions, for the ruling by this Authority does not deal with the issue of whether a GST registration should be surrendered. Hence, it is held that this authority does not have jurisdiction to pass any ruling on such matters.
In re Strides Emerging Markets Ltd (GST AAAR Karnataka) The active ingredient in ‘Nicotine Polacrilex Lozenge’ is Nicotine which is a natural alkaloid. Nicotine is bound to an ion-exchange resin (polymethacrilic acid) and administered in the form of tablets, chewing gum, lozenge or patches The chemical formulation of the nicotine bound to the resin polacrilexis […]
Godavari Commodities Ltd. Vs Union of India (Jharkhand High Court) In the present case, though it is submitted by learned counsel for CGST that since the tax was paid, Section 73 (1) of the Act shall not be attracted in the case of the petitioner, but the fact remains that the tax was not paid […]
Article explains GST on sale of second hand Car, Conditions to be satisfied for levy of GST on sale of second hand Car, Frequently Asked Questions related to GST on sale of used car and Illustration of GST on sale of used car.
This piece discuss the restrictions on tax credit under Section 17 (5) (d) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 in the light of vague word ‘for’. Section 17 (5) (d) ibid in essence denies input tax credit (ITC) on goods or services received for construction of an immovable property on his own account. A ‘for’ always indicates some nexus, the present piece examines whether this nexus is ‘direct’ or ‘indirect’ or otherwise.
Blocking/ Unblocking of EWB generation facility The taxpayers who have not filed GSTR 3B return for two consecutive tax periods, will now be blocked for EWB generation facility on EWB Portal. Thus taxpayers who have not filed their GSTR-3B return for the months of September, 2019 and for October, 2019, will be blocked for EWB […]
A. DIRECT TAXES UPDATES i) Income Tax circulars/ notifications/ rules/ clarifications/News- November- 2019 ♠ CBDT notifies Form 16D (certificate of deduction of tax at source) and 26QD (challan-cum-statement) in relation to section 194 M (deduction of tax at source for contractual or professional payment by Individual or HUF) (Notification No. 98/2019 dated 18th November 2019) […]
Sudhir Kumar Aggarwal Vs Directorate General of GST Intelligence (Delhi High Court) Delhi High Court has held that presence of lawyer cannot be allowed at the time of questioning or examination of a person by the officers under the GST provisions. The Court observed that officers under GST law are not police officers and have […]
Last date for filing appeal in GSTAT- Removal of Difficulties Order issued to implement the decision of 37th GST Council regarding GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) vide Order No. 09 /2019-Central Tax dated 03rd December, 2019. Extension of the last date for filing of appeals before the GST Appellate Tribunal against orders of Appellate Authority on […]
