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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...
The complexity of the Goods and service tax (GST) law is evident to everybody who has dealt with it, the GST Annual returns and audit are no exception. The industry has got some sort of relief with the Government extending the due dates, for the third time of course, for complying with the requirements of […]
GST Updates – Recent Notifications, Circulars and Orders Issued by CBIC – 28th June, 2019 1. In order to give effect to the decisions taken during 35th GST Council Meeting, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (‘CBIC’) has issued various notifications and orders. In addition to the same, it has issued clarification through […]
registered person who wants to opt for payment of central tax @ 3% by availing the benefit of the said notification, may do so by filing intimation in the manner specified in sub-rule 3 of rule 3 of the said rules in FORM GST CMP-02 by selecting the category of registered person as Any other supplier eligible for composition levy as listed at Sl. No. 5(iii) of the said form, latest by 31st July, 2019.
As we enter the third year of GST implementation, the 3rd set of GST returns are also set to roll out on a trial basis for three months from July to September 2019, which will help the tax payers to familiarize with the new system of returns.
Commentary on Circular No. 102/21/2019 – GST dated June 28, 2019 regarding the applicability of GST on additional/penal interest on delayed payment charges in case of late payment of Equated Monthly Instalments (EMI) Entry 5(e) of Schedule II of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 “Agreeing to the obligation to refrain from an […]
As per the recent circular 105/24/2019 dated 28th June 2019 CBIC has clarified the various doubts related to treatment of secondary or post sale discounts under GST. Scenario 1: if post sale discount is given without any further obligation or actions on dealer end. In that case the post-sale discount given by the said supplier […]
A Commission Agent is required to obtain Compulsory Registration u/s 24(vii) of CGST Act, irrespective of its turnover. Thus, the threshold limit of Rs.20 lakh as enunciated in section 22(1) of CGST Act, does not apply to an Agent.
The GST Council in its 31st meeting decided that a new GST return system will be initiated to facilitate taxpayers. Government introduced a transition plan for all the taxpayers under the goods and services tax switching to new simpler return Forms. In order to ease the transition to the new return system, a transition plan […]
GST Updates – 28 June 2019 The Government has issued various notifications, Order and Circulars for implementing the decisions taken in the 35th meeting of the GST Council. Please find below the key highlights of notifications issued: SN Notification Number Particulars Effective date 1 Notification No. 31/2019 – Central Tax Dated 28th June 2019 Rules […]
Gist of Notification and order issued by CBIC Dated 28th June 2019 to implement decisions of 35th GST Council Meeting. Part one contains information on Due Date of Filing of Various GST Forms , Part two of article contains Information of amendments in GST RULES and part three contains information on Major & Relevant amendments […]
