Understand the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and its impact on businesses. Learn about GST rates, compliance requirements, and its role in simplifying taxation. Stay updated with the latest GST news and updates.
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 economy and the trade have grown to a greater extent as compared to the ancient period and people have come with many types of dealings and transactions over a period of time to either attract the customers, to reduce their costs or to make things easier for conducting their business. One such transaction is High Sea Sale.
GST Council met for the 34th time since its constitution yesterday (19th March, 2019) for taking crucial decisions on real estate sector. Taking forward the discussions and decisions of 33rd GST Council meeting dated 24.02.2019 GSTC has now taken important decisions in relation to levy of GST on real estate sector including manner of transition to new lower tax regime w.e.f. April 1, 2019.
Apparel sector of India is one of the oldest and largest contributors toward the development of the Indian economy, concerning GDP, employment, export promotion, etc. Known as one of the oldest manufacturing industry in the country and the second largest after agriculture, the textile industry employs both skilled and unskilled people. The industry contributes more […]
There has been a constant effort on the part of the government to encourage compliances by making the GST Portal more Assessee friendly. Though there has been issues since implementation in July 2017, the Government has fairly addressed most of the issues & now we are getting into the next stage of simplification of GST […]
The GST council in the 34th GST council meeting held on 19th March, 2019 at New Delhi decided new GST rates and other related issues on real estate sector. Followings are the main provisions (other than transition related provisions) as have been published by way of press release by CBIC on its website. Q1: What is the […]
In re Rajasthan Rajya Sahakari Kriya Vikriya Sangh Ltd (GST AAR Rajasthan) 1. Whether the applicant is liable for charging goods and service tax under the RGST Act, 2017 and CGST Act, 2017 on providing service for procurement of agricultural produce i.e. oilseeds and pulses from farmers either itself or through Kray Vikray Sahakari Samiti […]
In re Tata Motors Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question 1.1 Whether Tata Harrier vehicle, which has following specifications, is classifiable under Tariff Item 8703 32 91 or 8703 32 99 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975)? Answer:- In view of the above discussions Tata Harrier vehicle, is classifiable under Tariff […]
In re Micro Instruments (GST AAAR Maharashtra) Coming to the present case, we observe that in order to determine which levy, whether export, or CGST or IGST, will be imposed on the said supply of ‘intermediary services’ of the Appellant, we will have to determine the place of supply. Then only we can determine the […]
In re TCPL Packaging Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question :- Whether the packaging materials viz. cut to size blanks manufactured by TCPL with corrugation and having requisite creases at designated places, supplied to the Customers in flat form with folding, can be categorized under Tariff Item Code no 4819 and subject to GST @ 12%? […]
In re Sameer Mat Industries (GST AAR Tamilnadu) 1. Whether Polypropylene Mat which are plaited using polypropylene Straw falls under Chapter Heading 4601 or 3902? The Polypropylene Mat which are plaited using Polypropylene Straw is classifiable under CTH 46019900 2. What is the tax rate for Polypropylene Mats ? The applicable tax rate from 1.7.2017 […]