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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% ...
Local Risk Parameters The following are example of local risk parameters criteria that may be considered during selection of units for audit. The planning section, Hqrs of Audit Commissionerate may consider all or some of the below criteria, depending on available data and resources, and may also use additional criteria not listed below. i. The […]
GST AUDIT U/S 35(5), READ WITH SECTION 42(2), READ WITH RULE 80(3): SOME IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS FOR GST AUDITOR FROM MY POINT OF VIEW: Meaning of Audit in GST law: According to Section 2(13), Audit means the examination of records, returns and other documents maintained or furnished by the registered person under this Act or the […]
Cross charges are nothing but a supply between: – Two or more offices/establishments of an entity or – Related companies enjoying common facilities. These charges may also be termed as a mechanism to allocate the value, as per the valuation rules and charge GST from the distinct/related persons. To emphasize, this concept ascended from the […]
Section 50 of CGST Act 2017, deals with Interest on delayed payment of GST tax. The same reads as under: (1) Every person who is liable to pay tax in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, but fails to pay the tax or any part thereof to the Government […]
Section 19 of CGST Act prescribes the provisions for taking input tax credit on inputs and capital goods sent out for job work. Let’s discuss the same here. 1. A principal who sends out inputs or capital goods to the job worker for job work purpose is entitled to take input credit on such inputs […]
What is GST Audit? Audit is examination of records, returns and other documents maintained or furnished by the registered person under GST Law or any other law. The examination is to verify the correctness of: Turnover declared; Taxes paid; Refund claimed; and Input tax credit availed; And to assess his compliance with the provisions of […]
printing of picture fall under service code 998386: photographic and video graphic services and not under 998912:Printing and reproduction services of recorded media, on a fee or contract basis and hence printing of picture will attract GST @18% as per Notification 11/2017-CT (R) dated 28.06.2017.
s per the provisions of Section 73(5) of the CGST Act, 2017, where any GST has not been levied or paid or has been short levied or short paid or erroneously refunded, the person, chargeable with the GST , may pay the amount of such duty before service of notice on him under sub section (1) of Section 73 and inform the GST officer in writing in terms of sub section (5) of section 73 , who, on receipt of such information shall not serve any notice in respect of the amount so paid;
Check list for Audit of Traders 1. INVOICING PATTERN: 1. Whether the invoice issued contains all the information prescribed in Rule 46 of CGST Rules and is being numbered accordingly 2. Whether revised invoice or credit note or debit note issued contains all the information prescribed in Rule 53 of CGST Rules 3. Whether the […]
CHECK LISTS FOR COMPOSITE DEALER which includes To check whether turnover is under prescribed limit or not as P & L account provide turnover of all business related to a PAN, To check Break up of Sales/Revenue from operations with regard to income from Supply of Goods or Services with regard to study of exclusion […]
