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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...
No doubt, the appeal filed by the petitioner was time barred but in the facts of the case, in our considered view, the appeal of the petitioner ought to be decided on merits rather dismissing the same on the ground of delay.
CBIC has recently issued notification no. 49/2019-CT dated 9 October 2019, through which sub-rule (4) has been inserted in section 36 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017. By virtue of the said insertion, a restriction has been imposed on the taxpayers for availing input tax credit (ITC). ITC of unmatched credits, can […]
When the conveyance in question was carrying the goods which were duly accompanied by documents and no discrepancy was found in connection therewith, there was no reason for the third respondent to confiscate the same. The impugned order of confiscation passed by the third respondent under section 130 of the CGST Act, therefore, cannot be sustained.
Many decisions have been taken by the GST Council in its various meeting for the betterment and befit of MSME Sector: Details of such major decisions are as below 1. Goods, which are manufactured majorly by the unorganized MSME Sector, have been kept at lower rates or are exempted. For example: Electrical switches and wires, […]
As per the above provision the last date for taking input tax credit for the Financial Year 2018 — 2019 is 20th October 2019 We humbly submit the following practical issues before your good self: Last date for Income Tax Audit under section 44AB is extended till 31st October 2019. It is respectfully submitted over and above the tax payers are supposed to comply with the regular returns and other forms such as GSTR 1, GSTR 38, ITC 04, etc under GST and also compliance of TDS, TCS, Tax Audit, etc under Income
The product ‘K Juice Grape’ falls under the category of “Other” under CTH 2202 10 90. The applicable rate of tax is 14% CGST vide SI.No. 12 of Schedule IV under Notification No. 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) and 14% under SGST at 14% vide SI.No. 12 of Schedule IV under Notification No.II(2)/CTR/532(d-4)/2017 vide G.O. (Ms) No. 62 dated 29.06.2017 as amended.
In re Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GST AAR Goa) Q. Is an obligation to refrain from an Act, or to tolerate an Act or a situation treated as supply of Goods/Services (Schedule II U/s 7 Scope of Supply). A. The compensation paid by GIDC would clearly qualify as ‘Supply’ under clause 5(e) of Schedule II […]
Prakashsinh Hathisinh Udavat Vs State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) It is the case of the petitioner that the aforesaid seizure of his car and mobile phones was made without following the provisions of section 67 of the GGST Act and rule 139 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to […]
Filing of Annual return – Option Scheme for MSME – Critical Analysis of the possible impact Annual return in form GSTR-9 is required to be filed by every registered person (other than an Input Service Distributor, the person paying tax under section 51 or 52, a casual taxable person and a non-resident taxable person) for […]
There is a lot of confusion on deduction under section 15 with respect to the discounts. Discounts are offered by various businesses to boost sales. In this article an attempt has been made to summarise the tax treatment (pre-GST and GST regime) on such discounts.
