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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...
GST implementation in India piloted various new concepts of indirect taxation. The cause for the levy of indirect taxes shifted from the concept of manufacturing, service and sales to the concept of ‘supply’. The indirect tax system itself transitioned from an origin-based taxation to a largely destination / consumption-based taxation system. An important change under […]
Indian institution of Management Act, 2018 which came into force from 31.01.2018 states that IIM’s listed in the schedule of the said Act shall be consider the ‘institute of national Importance’. Thus the same has been defined as educational institute under notification no.12/2017 –CT (R) dated 28.06.2017 as they provide education as part of curriculum […]
Initially w.e.f. 01.07.2018 mechanical appliances (whether or not home operated) for projecting, dispersing or spraying the liquid or powder spray guns and similar appliances stem or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines (other than fire extinguishers, whether or not charged), vide HSN 8424 were placed under 18% slab. Subsequently from 22.09.2017 “Nozzles for […]
GST AUDIT QUESTIONNARE FOR REVIEW OF INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND WALK THROUGH. PURCHASES – INWARD SUPPLIES 1. Whether all purchases are centralised or de-centralised. If all purchases are authorised by few key persons like owner or Managing Director etc, it may require in-depth study of purchases. 2. Whether all the purchases are made only by […]
RATIO ANALYSIS OF DATABASE FOR AUDIT BY GST DEPARTMENT to detect wrong Input Tax Credit availed, To identify under valuation of goods as value-addition should involve adequate difference between the two, To identify removal of goods without payment of duty, To identify claiming of input tax credit on inputs used in exempted products, to identify […]
ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS FOR GST SCRUTINY AT DESK REVIEW STAGE PART-A (FOR GOODS) I. Check of Documents during Desk Review – Sr. No. Name of the Record/Document Relevance of the documents and checks to be done 1. Annual Report & Director’s Report The Annual Report prepared prepared by a company inter alia contains the […]
GST AUDIT PLAN Part-A for Goods Note: This is only an illustrative Audit Plan for M/s ABC Paper Mills. Plan for each unit should be prepared based on the specific requirement. Guidelines for filling in the Audit Plan: Sl. No. Subject Specific Issue Source Document Back-up Document (Records/ Registers/ Ac counts maintained U/S 35 CGST […]
Local Risk Parameters The following are example of local risk parameters criteria that may be considered during selection of units for audit. The planning section, Hqrs of Audit Commissionerate may consider all or some of the below criteria, depending on available data and resources, and may also use additional criteria not listed below. i. The […]
GST AUDIT U/S 35(5), READ WITH SECTION 42(2), READ WITH RULE 80(3): SOME IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS FOR GST AUDITOR FROM MY POINT OF VIEW: Meaning of Audit in GST law: According to Section 2(13), Audit means the examination of records, returns and other documents maintained or furnished by the registered person under this Act or the […]
Cross charges are nothing but a supply between: – Two or more offices/establishments of an entity or – Related companies enjoying common facilities. These charges may also be termed as a mechanism to allocate the value, as per the valuation rules and charge GST from the distinct/related persons. To emphasize, this concept ascended from the […]
