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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...
Indirect Taxes Updates- GST, Customs, Excise, Service Tax & VAT- Month – August 2019 A. GST Updates for the Month of August 2019 I. Recent GST Notifications and Circulars on GST Due date for filing GST annual return for 2017-18 postponed to 30-11-2019: Due date for filing GST annual return for the period from 1-7-2017 […]
In re Awas Bandhu (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Based on their activities whether Awas Bandhu Uttar Pradesh can be exempt from GST regime. As per the schedules enclosed by the applicant with their application, we noticed that the General conditions/principles of Working of the applicant is to help U.P. Housing Ministry to implement their policies […]
Definition of expression “wholly exempt from tax” or “supply wholly exempt from tax” has not been provided in the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the CGST Act). In reference to a supply of goods or services or both, expression “wholly exempt from tax” has been used at two places […]
GST Revenue collection for August, 2019 – ₹ 98,202 crore of total gross GST revenue collected in August The total gross GST revenue collected in the month of August, 2019 is ₹ 98,202 crore of which CGST is ₹ 17,733 crore, SGST is ₹ 24,239 crore, IGST is ₹ 48,958 crore (including ₹ 24,818 crore collected […]
Question: What are the rates of GST applicable on construction of residential apartments? Answer: With effect from 01-04-2019, effective rate of GST applicable on construction of residential apartments by promoters in areal estate project are, for construction of affordable residential apartments –1% without ITC on total consideration. for construction of residential apartments other than affordable […]
Audit documentation is the written record (including electronic record) prepared during the course of audit which forms foundation for auditor’s in preserving the various observations identified during the audit, acts as a proof of performance of audit and safeguard the auditor at the time of dispute. Besides, documents are keys to determine the trail of […]
Jackpot Exim Private Limited Vs Union of India (Allahabad High Court) In none of the paragraphs the petitioner states that no order of imposing tax or penalty has yet been passed. However, the provisional attachment order survives only for a period of one year in view of Section 83(2) of the Act of 2017, which reads […]
Notification No. 41/2019- Central Tax dated 31.08.2019 issued to waive the late fees for the month of July, 2019 for FORM GSTR-1 and GSTR-6 to be filed by taxpayers in J&K and 58 flood affected districts across 7 States provided the said returns are furnished by 20.09.2019. Waiver of late fees- Seeks to waive the […]
Notification No. 40/2019- Central Tax dated 31.08.2019 issued to extend due date for GSTR-7 to be filed by taxpayers in J&K and 58 flood affected districts across 7 States to 20.09.2019. Last date for filing GSTR-7 ( TDS return under section 51 read with section 39(3) of the CGST Act, 2017 and rule 66 of […]
Notification No. 39/2019–Central Tax– Central Government appoints the 1st day of September, 2019, as the date on which the provisions of section 103 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2019 shall come into force. Disbursement of refund by single authority Extract of section 103 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2019 is as follows:- 103. […]
