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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 : Madras High Court held that it is not justifiable to impose disproportionate liability under section 74 of the respective GST enac...
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 : 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 GST Council in its 31st meeting decided that a new GST return system will be introduced to facilitate taxpayers. In order to ease transition to the new return system, a transition plan has been worked out. The details of the indicative transition plan are as follows: –
We urge you to consider and clarify the following issues which are arising at the time of preparing and filing Annual Return in Form GSTR-9. Please note that this is an illustrative list of burning issues and there are many more issues being faced by the taxpayers and professionals alike.
Given below is a sample Management Representation Letter for GST Audit. It is not intended to be a standard letter. Representations by management will vary from one entity to another and from one period to the next.
Arora & Co. Vs Union of India & Ors. (Delhi High Court) Senior Standing counsel for GST submits that petitioner was given an opportunity to submit evidence to demonstrate technical glitch for re-considering his request, however, he failed to do so and thus his representation was rejected. He submits that as per GST system logs, […]
What is Electronic Invoicing model? All the taxpayers will create, issue and distribute invoices directly through the GST network. Right now, the businesses issue the invoices through their accounting or billing software. Later, at the time of filing returns, they upload the details and invoices on GST portal. In the electronic invoicing model, the invoices […]
GST law was supposed to Simply the Indirect Tax Practice & Compliance thereof. But the same seems to be nightmare. Annual GSTR 9 format introduced by GST Authorities has lot of complications being faced by Taxpayers & Tax Professionals. Government has recently given clarification on some issues, but a lot of clarifications are still awaited. […]
We know that GST has been implemented in India w.e.f 01.07.2017. In GST various types of returns are required to be filed. These returns are required to be filed on monthly, quarterly, annual as well as on one time basis depending upon the occurrence of some events (like transitional forms, ITC returns etc). Below table […]
POINT NO. 5 OF FORM GSTR 9C (CLAUSE WISE) – SHORT ANALYSIS 5A – Turnover (including exports) as per audited financial statements for the State / UT (For multi-GSTIN units under same PAN the turnover shall be derived from the audited Annual Financial Statement) The turnover as per the audited Annual Financial Statement shall be […]
As Applicant is making an exempt supply, provisions of section 51 and, for that matter, Notification No. 50/2018-Central Tax dated 13/09/2018 to the extent they mandate and deal with mechanism of TDS, do not apply to his supply.
GST paid on the purchase of motor vehicles for supplying rent-a-cab service is not admissible for credit in terms of section 17(5)(b)(i) of the GST Act.