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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% ...
38th GST Council Meeting on 18th December 2019 decisions- Highlights and Analysis GST Rate Changes and Analysis | 38th GST Council Meeting 1. To exempt long term lease contracts of industrial/ financial infrastructure plots by an entity having 20% or more ownership of Central or State Government- Releases Working Capital pressure for entities where Govt […]
The GST Council in its 38th meeting held on 18th December 2019 at New Delhi discussed and approved: (i) certain amendments in the GST Law and procedures; and (ii) Changes related to GST Rates Below mentioned is the gist of announcements made by the GST Council categorised into below sections: 1. GST Revenue Trends – […]
Article explains What are Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises , Is GST mandatory for Registered MSME, Section 22 of CGST Act Person liable for Registration How MSMEs comply with GST, Benefits of GST to MSME , Major Steps by GST Council to give relief to MSME, What is Composition Levy (Sec.10) , Eligibility category for […]
38th GST Council Meeting dated 18-12- 2019 1) GSTR-1 Late Fee Waiver on GSTR-1 1. Notification 4/2018-CT dated 23-01-2018, reduced late fee for delayed filing of GSTR-1 from Rs. 2 00/- per day to Rs. 50/- per day. For NIL returns it was reduced to Rs. 20/- per day 2. Notification 75/2018-CT dated 31-12-2018 waived […]
Assistant Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise Vs Daejung Moparts Pvt Ltd. (Madras High Court) View of Third Member The question raised is as to whether interest on delayed payment of tax as contemplated under Section 50 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, is automatic or the same is to be determined, […]
Rationalize rates on Woven and non-woven bags and sacks of polyethylene or polypropylene strips or the like, whether or not laminated, of a kind used for packing of goods which fallunder HSN 3923 or 6305 – will have uniform rate of 18% from 12% on all bags falling under HSN 3923 or 6305 including Flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBC) to be effective w.e.f 01st Jan 2020.
The undisputed facts reveal that the Petitioner has filed GSTR-1 Return under Section 37 of the CGST Act, 2017, however, the Petitioner has not filed GSTR-3B Returns, which are to be paid on GST portal based on self-assessed transaction value shown in GSTR-1 Returns by the Petitioner. There are twin effect of such non-filing of GSTR-3B Return, first is that no revenue is actually transferred to the Government and on the other hand, the persons / tenants, to whom the Petitioner has issued invoices, would avail GST credit.
1. Waiver of FORM GSTR-1 late fees Late fees for FORM GSTR-1 for period(s) july-2017 to November-2019, as proposed shall be waived off if filled by 10th January 2020 2. E-way Bill for taxpayers who have not filed their FORM GSTR-1 for two tax periods shall be blocked. 3. Provisional ITC further restricted to 10% […]
CBIC Clarification is total silent on Quarterly return filers. In the case of Quarterly Taxpayer, they could not upload monthly invoices too, due to our GSTIN portal so what to do?
Due date for annual return in FORM GSTR-9 and reconciliation statement in FORM GSTR-9C for FY 2017-18 to be extended to 31.01.2020. Input tax credit to the recipient in respect of invoices or debit notes that are not reflected in his FORM GSTR-2A shall be restricted to 10 per cent of the eligible credit available in respect of invoices or debit notes reflected in his FORM GSTR-2A.
