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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% ...
No E-way bill, If GST returns not furnished for last two months- w.e.f. 21-06-2019 A new rule 138E, inserted by the Govt of India vide Notification no. 74/2018 – Central tax, dated 31st December, 2018, which are reproduced for your reference. “138E. Restriction on furnishing of information in PART A of FORM GST EWB-01.- Notwithstanding […]
1. If the GST returns for the last 2 months have not been furnished by the regular dealer or 2. If the GST returns for last 2 quarters have not been furnished by the composition dealer Then HE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO GENERATE E-WAY BILL ON THE GST-E-WAY BILL PORTAL.
The latest example is the enormously lengthy yearly return forms 9, 9A & 9C. While taxpayers are finding it difficult to provide the required information, Chartered Accountants are also at a loss – despite clarifications – as to which data is to be filled where in so many fields. Local GST authorities are also not in a position to help.
Shri Navneet Gupta Vs M/s Bharti Telemedia Pvt Ltd. (NAA) It was submitted that the tax incidence on DTH services prior to GST implementation was subjected to Entertainment Tax which ranged between 10% to 25% in various States, in addition to 15% Service Tax, whereas on introduction of GST, the tax rate came down to […]
In re Harmilap Media (P) Ltd. (GST AAR Uttarakhand) (a) applicability of GST rate on selling of space/ time for advertisement in print media in case of advertising companies; Selling of space for advertisement in print media by advertising company/ agency shall attract GST @ 5% [2.5% CGST + 2.5% SGST] in case of advertising […]
In re Uttaranchal Filament (India) (GST AAR Uttarakhand) Whether the meaning of word ‘lapse’ in Notification No. 20/2018-Central Tax (Rate) would mean lapse for refund or lapse for utilization of input tax credit for payment of output tax liability. Held- Notification No. 20/2018-Central Tax (Rate) dated 26-7-2018 deals with refund of inverted duty structure only. […]
In the upcoming GST Council Meeting ,the finance ministry might propose threshold limit of turnover Rs 50 crore for generating E-invoice on a centralized government portal for business-to-business (B2B) sales which might be beneficial for entities as well as for government as follows- Entities with turnover above Rs 50 crore would be saved from the […]
Though the matter of pre-arrest bail is pending before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Union of India Vs Sapna Jain & Ors and has been discussed in detail in our previous article Jail Over Bail Under GST: Dilemma?. This article discuses the various requirements of the law to be considered while resorting to arrest the head of the Company. The authors try to analyse the criminal liability under various laws vis-à-vis Companies Act, 2013 the parent law for evolving corporate criminal jurisprudence.
With the world cup fever at its peak, the rush for filing GSTR 9 and GSTR 9C is also catching up, continuing the legacy of the first two parts (Read at https://taxguru.in/author/thevishjain/ ), here we present the 3rd part of our series of article, ‘Unravelling GSTR 9- A clause by clause analysis by CA Vishal […]
1) Definition of Audit under the CGST Act 2017 Section 2(13) of the CGST Act 2017 States that 2(13) ‘audit’ means ( Exhaustive Definition) 1) the examination of records, 2) returns and 3) other documents maintained or furnished by the registered person under this Act or the rules made thereunder or under any other law […]
