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Goods and Services Tax : This article explains the extent of the burden of proof under Section 155 of the CGST Act. The key takeaway is that recipients mus...
Goods and Services Tax : Dual Control Without Coordination: How CGST–SGST Jurisdiction Gaps Are Trapping Taxpayers in Parallel Proceedings Overview One o...
Goods and Services Tax : The debate over mandatory pre-deposit in GST penalty-only proceedings has gained momentum after the Finance Act, 2025 amendment. C...
Goods and Services Tax : The article examines whether automated interest notices for FY 2019–20 can survive after limitation under Section 73 has expired...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that absence of lorry receipts or weighment slips, by itself, cannot justify denial of Input Tax Credit when invoic...
Goods and Services Tax : Stakeholders identified persistent issues in GST registration, cancellations, and refund processing affecting MSMEs. The consultat...
CA, CS, CMA : CAAS suggested that while favourable outcomes may be automated, adverse actions should require a named officer's approval supporte...
Goods and Services Tax : The Rajasthan GSTAT Bar has urged the Tribunal to adopt a pragmatic approach by accepting pre-deposits made through the Electronic...
Goods and Services Tax : Haryana recorded the highest State GST growth rate in India at 22% in May 2026. The achievement is attributed to strong tax admini...
Goods and Services Tax : Practitioners are reportedly following different methods while completing GSTAT appeal forms because of inadequate guidance. The r...
Goods and Services Tax : The Telangana High Court granted bail to an accused in a Rs.30 crore fake GST ITC case after noting that no complaint had been fil...
Goods and Services Tax : Considering Clauses 7 and 7.1 of the 2022 Circular, the Court found that the amount in question appeared to be compensation rather...
Goods and Services Tax : The Allahabad High Court held that GST appellate authorities cannot dismiss appeals solely on limitation without examining the act...
Goods and Services Tax : The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the competent authority to decide a representation alleging fraudulent GST record manip...
Goods and Services Tax : The Karnataka High Court set aside a GST adjudication order after finding that the authority incorrectly stated that no reply had ...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT Mumbai Bench has officially commenced functioning, making it mandatory for taxpayers within its jurisdiction to file appeals...
Goods and Services Tax : The Committee recommended replacing daily cause lists with weekly schedules and permitting supplementary lists when necessary. The...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has postponed the implementation of mandatory "Ship To GSTIN" capture and voluntary E-Way Bill closure to 1 August 2026. The ...
Corporate Law : The 2026 amendments significantly expand disclosure requirements for operational creditors and corporate applicants. The changes a...
Goods and Services Tax : Gross GST collections reached ₹1.94 lakh crore in May 2026, registering 3.2% growth. The increase was driven largely by a 19.1% ...
In re Kwality Mobikes (P) Ltd. (GST AAR Karnataka) a) Whether the volume discount received on purchases is liable for GST? If yes, under which HSN/SAC? The Volume Discount received on purchases in the form of credit note without any adjustment of GST is not liable for GST. b) Whether volume discount received on retail […]
In re Informatics Publishing Ltd. (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether the input tax credit is available when the online educational journals and periodicals are supplied to the Educational Institutions other than to pre-school and higher secondary school or equivalent, which is exempt by virtue of Notification No. 2/2018-Central Tax (Rate) dated 25.01.2018? The providing of access […]
Whether services provided by applicant to foreign client amount to export of service cannot be answered as Section 97 of CGST Act, 2017 does not empower Authority to give Ruling on Place of Supply of Goods or Services.
In re Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya (GST AAR Chhattisgarh) The applicant being only registered as a Tax deductor under Section 51 of the CGST and CGGST Act holding GSTIN-22AAAJH0647Q1DD and not having any another GSTIN as supplier of goods or services till 24-6-2019 would not be liable for under reverse charge, in view of the exclusions […]
Petitioner has highlighted several grievances with regard to the functioning of the GSTN system. Some of the issues highlighted relates to the technical and procedural aspects. The respondents must resolve these issues after understanding the difficulties that they are posing to the users.
The grievance of the petitioners is also that the statutory mechanism created for entertaining IGST refund claims is not being implemented, and that there are some inherent lacunas in the scheme formulated by the Respondents to process the refund claims.
Seeing the changes made in Income Tax, same were expected in GST. But only law and procedure related changes were recommended. Also, GST rates related to supply of goods and services were proposed to change.
Its 2 years for GST Law implementation but still facing issues with respect to changes in law through notifications/circulars along with the portal issues. As it is a new law, everyone understands the initial hiccups and appreciate the Government efforts to structure the system but in the process are good Assessee’s being penalised. It is […]
Decisions taken at 37th GST Council meet at Goa on 20.09.2019 (with specific reference to Hotel) GST Council in the 37th meeting held on 20th September, 2019 (Friday) at Goa inter-alia, decided to lower GST rates on hotel tariff, outdoor catering and other miscellaneous items. (A) GST Rates on hotel room tariffs A comparative analysis of the […]
A. Background of ITC. Input Tax Credit (ITC) or Purchase Tax is one of the most important aspects in any value added tax structure. This ensures that tax is paid on value addition only, at each stage from production to final consumer. Following are the two major advantages of ITC:- 1. Less tax burden on […]
