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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% ...
Eligibility for Composition Schemes Under GST: Taxpayer with Turnover limit up to 1.5Cr (In case of North-Eastern states and Himachal Pradesh, the limit is now Rs 75 lacs) can opt for Composition scheme voluntarily.
In re M/s. Sutherland Mortgage Services Inc. (GST AAR Kerala) From the statements and arguments of the applicant, it is evident that the question raised is whether the supply made by the applicant would qualify as export of service as defined in Section 2(6) of the IGST Act, 2017. Therefore, the question essentially involves the […]
In re Sri. Puthoor Unnikrishnan (GST AAR Kerala) The services for setting up fire lines, plantation of trees in forest, river maintenance in forest, clearing of truck path in forest are pure services that are clearly falling within the purview of the term “Protection of Environment ‘Road’ / ‘Fire Services’ as covered in 12th Schedule under […]
Whether the activity of merely printing or reproducing the content given by the photographers / retail customers on pen drive, CD, memory card or any other storage media will be classifiable under Service Code 998912 or 998386?
In re M/s Nikhil Comforts (GST AAR Maharashtra) We observed from the Contract submitted by the applicant that the major part of the contract is supply of goods. i.e. VRF Indoor & Outdoor Units, refrigerant piping with insulation, drain piping with insulation, MS stands, Cabling, Additional Refrigerant and associated electrical works etc. These goods are […]
In re Security and Intelligence Services (India) Ltd. (GST AAR Maharastra) We find that the applicant has been given the status of a Deemed University by the University Grants Commission. The UGC was formally established 1956 as a statutory body of the Government of India through an Act of Parliament for the coordination, determination and […]
The applicant has agreed that the breakwater is an immovable property. To find whether they are eligible to avail ITC of tax paid on the construction of such breakwater we need to find whether the same can be considered to be ‘Plant and Machinery’.
Mahendra Kumar Singhi Vs Commissioner of State Tax (High Court of Madras) Section 132 of the Act will apply with all force the moment an invoice or a bill is issued without, movement of goods or Input Tax Credit has been wrongly availed. In the present caser the preliminary investigation reveals that the entities have […]
Respondents are directed to open the portal before 31st of March 2019. In the event they do not do so, they will entertain the GST TRAN-1 of the petitioner manually and pass orders on it after due verification of the credits as claimed by the petitioner. They will also ensure that the petitioner is allowed to pay its taxes on the regular electronic system also which is being maintained for use of the credit likely to be considered for the petitioner.
Rimjhim Ispat Limited Vs State Of U.P. (Allahabad High Court) Coming to the question of the validity of the confiscation order passed under Section 130 of the UPGST Act and challenged by the petitioner by means of an amendment application filed. The perusal of the said confiscation order (Annexure-10 to the writ petition) reveals that […]
