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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...
Input Tax credit (GST) Can not be denied to recipient for default on part of the supplier- Delhi High Court issued notice to UNION OF INDIA. Delhi HC issues notice in writ petition challenging Section 16(2)(c), second proviso to Section 16(2)(d) and proviso to Section 16(4) of Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act);
Ever since they laid out the new indirect tax code, they’ve become stubborn towards the earlier taxes. Oh yes, we’re talking about the old humble stars, being swollen by a supermassive black hole, being GST. Luckily, the black hole allowed the poor old stars to burn its fuel before being swollen. The fuel burning provisions […]
Excess availment/ Mismatch of GST Input Tax Credit (ITC) claimed in GSTR 3B Vs appearing in GSTR 2A. With almost two years into GST implementation, the Government is putting all efforts to attain two fold agenda of curbing tax evasion by ensuring compliance and to boost up revenue collection. Recently, many taxpayers across the country […]
The Annual GST Return is an important document as the facts/ figures/ data disclosed in this document carries various implications. Any incorrect information may attract serious amount of litigations and disputes with the concerned tax authorities and accordingly the assesse may face various hardships. All big and small firms have already started gearing up for […]
1. The period mentioned in GSTR 9 needs to be changed from Sept 2018 to March 2019 2. IGST paid on Import in the year 2017-18 but claimed in 2018-19 Current: 3. Erroneous Auto Population in column 8A of GSTR-9 4. Error faced by assessee migrated from regular tax scheme to composition scheme
Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed respondents to release the goods by furnishing security of immovable property where the petitioner has filed the appeal
The effective date of implementation of Kerala Flood Cess is from 1st July 2019 Government have decided to appoint the date of levy and collection of the Kerala Flood Cess with effect from the 1st day of July,2019 instead of earlier decided 1st June 2019. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA Taxes (B) Department NOTIFICATION G.O.(P) No.81/2019/TAXES Dated, […]
1. Let us consider a scenario wherein a commercial property devolved upon Mrs. A, aged 65 years, on account of death of her husband Mr. A. The property was already rented out by Mr. A to a Bank. As per the terms of agreement between Mr. A and Bank, the property would remain to be […]
Government have decided to postpone the date of applicability of Kerala Flood Cess Rules 2019 with effect from the 1st day of July,2019 instead of earlier decided 1st June 2019. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA Taxes (B) Department NOTIFICATION G.O. (P) No.82/2019/TAXES Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 31st May,2019 S.R.O. No……………………. /2019.– In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause […]
The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax requires a fundamental re-examination of the approach of the Commercial Taxes Department to the enforcement of tax laws. This circular prescribes the new approach to be followed with effect from 1st June 2019. Circular No. 10/2019 Q1/17253/2019 Office of the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Chepauk, Chennai – […]
