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Understand the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and its impact on businesses. Learn about GST rates, compliance requirements, and its role in simplifying taxation. Stay updated with the latest GST news and updates.

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Composite GST Notices: The Case for Severability Over Invalidation

Goods and Services Tax : Explore why composite GST notices across multiple years should be judged by severability, not invalidation, balancing tax recovery...

April 26, 2026 408 Views 0 comment Print

Do You Really Need GST Registration? Common Mistakes Businesses Must Avoid

Goods and Services Tax : This article explains why GST registration is not limited to turnover thresholds. It highlights transaction-based triggers that ca...

April 25, 2026 621 Views 0 comment Print

Why GST Crackdown Is Targeting Easy Taxpayers Instead of Fraudsters?

Goods and Services Tax : The article highlights how aggressive GST actions impact genuine businesses. The key takeaway is the need for balanced enforcement...

April 25, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Closure of Business under GST

Goods and Services Tax : Understand the mandatory GST compliances when closing a business, including return filing and tax on stock. The guidance clarifies...

April 25, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

GST Refund Cannot Be Denied for Double Payment Due to Limitation: Orissa HC

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...

April 25, 2026 591 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Representation on Cancellation of GST Registration & Refund Processing

Goods and Services Tax : The representation highlights ambiguity in whether the ₹2.5 crore ITC threshold should be annual or cumulative. It emphasizes th...

April 23, 2026 2817 Views 0 comment Print

Mastermind Arrested for ₹1,825 Crore GST Refund Fraud via Fake ITC & Bogus Exports

Goods and Services Tax : Authorities arrested the key accused for orchestrating fake ITC claims and fictitious export transactions. The case highlights str...

April 21, 2026 21465 Views 1 comment Print

Delhi CGST Busts ₹8 Cr Fake ITC; Company Director Arrested

Goods and Services Tax : Authorities uncovered fraudulent ITC claims exceeding ₹8 crore without actual supply of goods. The ruling highlights that ITC is...

April 18, 2026 666 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on Top 10 Issues in GST Enforcement Actions

Goods and Services Tax : The case highlights that summons lacking details of the underlying inquiry violate procedural fairness. It underscores the need fo...

April 17, 2026 825 Views 0 comment Print

CBI Arrests GST Superintendent & Inspector for Accepting Bribe in Registration Case

Goods and Services Tax : CBI arrested GST officials for demanding a bribe to facilitate registration approval. The case highlights strict enforcement again...

April 11, 2026 1002 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Imposition of higher GST liability for mere wrong availment of ITC not justifiable

Goods and Services Tax : Madras High Court held that it is not justifiable to impose disproportionate liability under section 74 of the respective GST enac...

April 27, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Writ Against GST Show-Cause Notice Dismissed for Prematurity & Lack of Standing

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...

April 26, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Quashed GST Demand as Cotton Seed Oil Cake Held Exempt

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...

April 26, 2026 444 Views 0 comment Print

Patna HC Quashed Ex-Parte GST Order Due to Lack of Personal Hearing

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...

April 26, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

Delay in Filing GST Appeal Condoned as Madras HC Grants Fresh Hearing on Merits

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. ...

April 26, 2026 201 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Kerala GST Framework for Scrutiny and Appeal of Appellate Orders

Goods and Services Tax : This case highlights how delays in filing appeals against adverse GST orders weaken the department’s legal position. It undersco...

April 25, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala GST: Guidelines for Transfer of Files & Records Post Reorganization

Goods and Services Tax : This case examines delays in transferring non-priority files after departmental restructuring. It mandates systematic redistributi...

April 25, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

Appeal/Revision Process for AIT&ST/KVAT Tribunal Orders

Goods and Services Tax : This case highlights lapses in examining tribunal orders before filing revisions. It mandates detailed legal analysis and reasoned...

April 25, 2026 120 Views 0 comment Print

Jurisdiction & Functions of “Proper Officers” under Kerala GST Act, 2017 – Reg.

Goods and Services Tax : The ruling highlights gaps in recovery proceedings due to unclear role allocation. It strengthens the system by redefining respons...

April 25, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

GST Introduces IMS Offline Tool to Simplify Bulk Invoice Management

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...

April 22, 2026 2961 Views 0 comment Print


Department to pay Interest on delay in Grant of IGST refund to Exporters @9% p.a

July 10, 2019 10134 Views 2 comments Print

Saraf Natural Stone Vs UOI (Gujarat High Court) After implementation of GST, refund on exports got substantially delayed to most of the exporters resulting into blockage of working capital and harming the business of exporter community. In a recent Judgement delivered by The Hon’ble Gujarat High Court in Matter of M/s. Saraf Natural Stone Vs […]

GST: HC orders release of conveyance & goods being of perishable nature

July 10, 2019 2781 Views 0 comment Print

M. K. Traders Vs UOI (Gujarat High Court) Conveyance and the goods came to be detained applying the provisions of Section 130 of the Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017. Thus, the position as on date is that the confiscation proceedings are in progress. We are only concerned, as on date, with the issue, whether […]

9% Interest payable on delayed GST refund from filing date of GSTR­3B

July 10, 2019 2541 Views 0 comment Print

Willowood Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court) For the reasons assigned in the Special Civil Application No.15925 of 2018, decided on 10/07/2019, this writ­application is allowed to the extent that the writ­ applicants are entitled to the interest for the delayed payment at the rate of 9% per annum. The authority […]

Industrial (Vocational) training institutions & Exemption under GST

July 10, 2019 4899 Views 0 comment Print

The private industrial training institutes qualify as an educational institute as defined under para 2(y) of Notification 12/2017- CT(R ) if the education provided by such ITI is approved as vocational educational courses has been defined in para 2(h) of notification ibid to mean a course run by ITI or industrial training centre affiliated with […]

Systems glitches on GSTN portal: HC called meeting with GSTN officials

July 10, 2019 7362 Views 0 comment Print

The Court also requests the learned ASG to arrange a meeting in her chamber, at least one week prior to the next date of hearing, of the lawyers appearing on behalf of the Petitioner with the Senior Vice President Of the GSTN and an officer of the level of Additional Secretary in the Department concerned, so that there could be a meaningful interaction with a view to mitigating/ eliminating the outstanding issues.

Unlocking – GSTR-9

July 10, 2019 11808 Views 0 comment Print

GSTR 9 is an annual return to be filed yearly by taxpayers registered under GST. It must be filed by the GST registered taxpayers (including those registered under composition levy scheme). It consists of details regarding the outward and inward supplies made/received during the relevant previous year under different tax heads i.e. CGST, SGST & IGST and HSN codes. Basically, it is a consolidation of all the monthly/quarterly returns (GSTR-1, GSTR-2A, GSTR-3B) filed in that year.

Transition of credit of Education Cesses : Gujarat HC issues notice to UoI

July 10, 2019 2286 Views 0 comment Print

The Gujarat High Court has issued notice to Union of India to explain reasons for bringing the amendment in Section 140 of the Central GST Act, seeking to retrospectively disallow transition and carry forward of Education Cess and Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Cess in the GST regime

Key Highlights: First full Budget of Modi 2.0 government

July 10, 2019 1980 Views 0 comment Print

Finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman became only the Second Indian woman after the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, to present a Union Budget. India’s first full-time woman Finance Minister presented the 29th Budget that focused on investment-led growth and reforms, including transforming rural lives, enhancing ease of direct and indirect taxation, harnessing India’s space abilities, strengthening […]

GSTR 3B Not a Return -5 Consequences we must understand

July 10, 2019 18123 Views 2 comments Print

The Hon’ble High Court of Gujarat in a recent decision has held that GSTR 3B is not a return in terms of Section 39 of the CGST Act, 2017 (‘Act’). Judgment was given in the case of AAP And Co. Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court). In relation to a writ petition filed against […]

Join 4 day Certification Course on GST by MSME (Register Now)

July 9, 2019 42075 Views 18 comments Print

JOIN GST Practitioner Advanced Certified Training course of Ministry of M.S.M.E. at Ahmadabad, Jaipur, Agra, Cochin, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Chennai, New Delhi, Trichy, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Coimbatore and Indore in July and August 2019 starting from 13th July 2019. BROCHURE FOR GST PRACTITIONER ADVANCED CERTIFIED TRAINING ORGANISEED BY MSME – TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (PPDC), A […]

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