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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 Telangana High Court granted bail to an accused in a Rs.30 crore fake GST ITC case after noting that no complaint had been fil...
Goods and Services Tax : Considering Clauses 7 and 7.1 of the 2022 Circular, the Court found that the amount in question appeared to be compensation rather...
Goods and Services Tax : The Allahabad High Court held that GST appellate authorities cannot dismiss appeals solely on limitation without examining the act...
Goods and Services Tax : The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the competent authority to decide a representation alleging fraudulent GST record manip...
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 : 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 re Sri Venkateshwara Agencies (GST AAR Telangana) Q1. Ice cream and ice cream allied products, milk shakes served in the parlour with or without adding ingredients like fruits or topping sauces according to the customer taste or requirements. Ans. For the period from 15.11.2017 to 30.09.2019 the supply falls under Sl.No. 7(i) of Not. […]
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The introduction of DIN for every correspondence issued by the department to tax payers has been widely appreciated. This guards against any misuse by mischievous elements. Further to this, I would also like to draw your attention to the need for effective communication and for avoiding issue of loosely drafted letters, notices, etc. The image of the department ultimately depends on the level and nature of communication with taxpayers.
Section 9(4) of CGST Act, 2017 As we all know Liability to Pay tax by a Recipient under Reverse Charge Mechanism is governed by Sections 9(3) and Section 9(4) of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017. At the very beginning Section 9(4) of The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 was : […]
Freight paid to the shipping liners or shipping companies for the transportation of export goods and imported goods through Sea is called as ocean freight. The levy of tax on Ocean freight is not a new concept. The legacy of tax statute has been continued in the GST regime, on Ocean freight or transportation of goods by sea was a taxable service leviable to Service Tax with effect from 1st March 2016.
Respondent has not availed benefit of ITC after coming in to force of the GST and he has charged GST @18% which was required to be charged as per the Notification dated 01.07.2017.
Returns are nothing but a means of communication between the taxpayers and the authorities, through which the tax payer declares his tax liability and claims ITC on self-assessment basis and which later on becomes the basis of scrutiny and assessment by the department. Tax laws, including GST are based on the solid premise of trust […]
Please note that this article states the current position with respect to Composition scheme and is not a compilation of the law as existed at the time of introduction of GST and amendments made thereafter. Article contains FAQs on Composition Scheme under GST, Detailed Analysis of Sections, rules, forms, notifications, circulars and orders related to […]
1. In many industries (e.g. automobiles, FMCG, etc.) various kinds of discounts/incentives are given to the distributors on achieving certain sales targets. Issue therefore for discussion and analysis is whether such discounts/incentives can be considered as a separate consideration against any services supplied by such distributors. 2. At the outset please note that the tax […]
IGST refund allowed even if CG imported under EPCG Scheme for the period of July 1, 2017 to October 12, 2017 The Hon’ble HC, Gujarat in the matter of M/S Prince Spintex Pvt Ltd v. Union of India [R/Special Civil Application No. 20756 of 2018 dated February 3, 2020] allowed refund of IGST paid on […]
