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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% ...
Notification No. 27/2019- Central Tax (Rate) dated 30th Dec, 2019 i. Seeks to further amend notification No. 01/2017-Central Tax (Rate), to change the rate of GST on goods as per recommendations of the GST Council in its 38th Meeting. ii. Rate of GST rate on Woven and Non-Woven Bags and sacks of polyethylene or polypropylene […]
In any tax law, tax has to be paid on the value which is subject to tax. In case of GST, valuation principles are relevant. (a) To arrive at the fair value of consideration, to take out the effect of all the factors which could lead to suppression of value. (b) To arrive at the […]
After many delays the utility for GST Audit was released by GSTN. The utility for GSTR-9C was updated as per notification issued on 14th November, 2019. The year 2017 is about to end while awaiting for the audit report form. Now in the year 2020, audit of the year 2017-18 and 2018-19 will be uploaded due to GSTN Portal and Audit forms technical issues.
Offence in general means a breach of Law or Act or any illegal act and penalty is defined as the punishment for committing an offence. Section 122 to 138 of the GST Act defines Offences and Penalties under GST. Article explains about Late Fee for delayed or non filing of GST Return, Interest for Late […]
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs issued Notification bearing No. 75/2019 Central Tax dt.26-12-2019 amended the Rule 36(4) of CGST Rules, 2017 and further added New Rule 86A which empowers the GST Department to restrict the utilisation or set off from the Electronic Credit Ledger. The said Notification authorises the Commissioner or an officer […]
Rule 86A in the CGST Rules vide notification No 75/2019 has been introduced w.e.f. 26.12.2019 to empower the revenue to impose additional condition/restriction on use of amount of input tax credit available in the electronic credit ledger. This rule has given drastic powers to the Department to restrict the credit of any person in certain […]
GST input tax credit restriction new rules- Accounting perspective The CBIC imposed the restriction on availment of input tax credit (ITC) under GST in respect of invoices or debit notes, the details of which not have been uploaded by the supplies under sub section (1) of section 37 of CGST act. CBIC inserted the new […]
Article explains What Is Electronic Cash Ledger, How To Transact In Electronic Cash Ledger, Reason For Excess Balance In Electronic Cash Ledger, How To Claim Refund Of Excess Balance In Electronic Cash Ledger, Manual On GST Refund Of Excess Balance In Electronic Cash Register, Salient Features Of Claiming Refund Of Excess Balance In Electronic Cash […]
Disclosure 1 in GSTR 9C: Reconciliation and not assurance on overall compliance ♣ It has been clarified by the CBIC vide press release dated 03.07.2019 that the scope of the audit is restricted to provide reasonable assurance on the correctness of the reconciliation given in Part A of this Form and auditor is not required […]
Government vide notification No. 75/2019 dated 26.12.2019 inserted Rule 86A indicating conditions of use of amount available in Electronic Credit Ledger . 1. Rule 86A : Rule 86A has empowered the Department to impose restrictions on use of available Input Tax Credit of recipients in certain cases. The commissioner or an officer authorised by him […]
