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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 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 – […]
Indian Railway is one of the world’s largest public-sector organizations and its network, traffic, organization and extent of vertical integration are gigantic. It is the world’s largest Railway passenger transport organization, carrying 23 million passengers daily. It is also the world’s third largest Railway freight transport organization 115,000 kilometres of track over a route of […]
CBIC has clarified that IGST credit can be used for payment of all taxes. CGST credit can be used only for paying CGST or IGST. SGST credit can be used only for paying SGST or IGST. The credit would be permitted to be utilized in the following manner: a) ITC of CGST allowed for payment […]
As the accused-respondents have been granted the privilege of pre-arrest bail by the High Court by the impugned orders, at this stage, we are not inclined to interfere with the same. However, we make it clear that the High Courts while entertaining such request in future, will keep in mind that this Court by order dated 27.5.2019 passed in SLP(Crl.) No. 4430/2019 had dismissed the special leave petition filed against the judgment and order of the Telangana High Court in a similar matter, wherein the High Court of Telangana had taken a view contrary to what has been held by the High Court in the present case.
Whether the PVC Carpet Mats manufactured by the applicant is classifiable under Tariff item 5705 00 49 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and therefore, in view of Entry 146 of Schedule II of Notification 01/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28 June 2017 as amended from time to time, attract a levy of 12%.
What is the classification of Service provided in accordance with Notification No 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017, read with Annexure attached to it, by the State of Rajasthan to M/s Aravali Polyart Private Limited for which royalty is being paid ? Whether said Service can be classified under SAC 9973 specifically under 997337 as Licensing Services for the right to use minerals including its exploration and evaluation or as any other Service? On given Services, tax is payable by Service receiver under Reverse Charge Mechanism owing to Notification No. 13/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2018?
The Government is about to unveil new GST return types known as Sahaj & Sugam from later this year – which will staggeringly easier GST compliance for small businesses. I have provided a brief outline of the same below in this article – I hope you find it helpful. GST SAHAJ & GST SUGAM Return […]
SGST – Scrutiny of self assessed returns filed by registered persons -Discrepancies noticed – Failure to take corrective measures to rectify the discrepancies – Completion of assessments – guidelines issued- reg. Office of the Commissioner of State Goods and Services Tax Department Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram No. CT/6845/2019-C1 Dated 30/05/2019 Circular No. 7/2019 Sub:- SGST […]
1. Annual Return Form? Form GSTR 9 2. Filing by whom? Every Registered Person 3. Turnover Criteria for GSTR 9? To be filed irrespective of Turnover in FY 2017-18 4. Form to be filed PAN or GSTN wise? GSTN wise i.e. separately for each GSTN 5. Applicable for Registered persons registered on or before? For […]
1. Everyone, especially in Gujarat, loves Fryums. However on a lighter note it seems that the advance ruling authorities in Gujarat do not love it so much so as to merit its classification as exempted goods. They have held (re: Sonal Product- Advance Ruling No. GUJ/GAAR/R/2019/03) that fryums shall be subjected to tax at the […]
