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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 : The court held that a provisional attachment under Section 83 ceases once a final order under Section 74 is issued. The ruling rei...
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 : 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...
Stove Kraft Pvt. Limited Vs Assistant State Tax Officer (Kerala High Court) Petitioner is a dealer. The goods and vehicle have been detained; in the e-way bill generated, petitioner has shown three invoices. Noting that separate e-way bill will have to be generated to each of the invoices, goods have been detained. It is to […]
Agent is well known person in the commercial business parlance. The GST Law also talks about Agent as ‘agent’ means a person, including a factor, broker, commission agent, arhatia, del credere agent, an auctioneer or any other mercantile agent, by whatever name called, who carries on the business of supply or receipt of goods or […]
The GST law aims at providing seamless Input tax credit to the registered persons. While the missed ITC could be a loss to an entity, an undue or excess claim of ITC could put an entity to a trap of interest, penalty & litigation. It goes without saying that there could be several errors of […]
Section 17 of Central Goods and Services Act, 2017, provides for apportionment of credit and blocked credits. Explanation to clause (c) and (d) of sub-section 5 of said section 17, states as the expression “construction” includes re-construction, renovation, additions or alterations or repairs, to the extent of capitalization, to the said immovable property. Clause (c) […]
GST is levied on goods and services on supplies for a consideration in the course of business wherein in definition of business includes that any activity or transactions undertaken by the Central/State Government. However, certain exemption has been provided in regard to supplies made to Government and supplies made by Government. Except a few, most […]
Recent Amendments Under GST Effective From 01.02.2019, As Enacted Under CGST (Amendment) Act, 2018 & IGST (Amendment Act), 2018 And Notified Vide Notification No. 02/2019 Dt. 29.01.2019 Important Amendments In CGST Act S. N. What is amended ? Amen-ded Section Old Provision Amendment in Act Amendment in Rules Effective Date of Amen-dment Analysis 1 Definition […]
After receiving the assent from The President of India on 22nd August 2018, the GST Council in its 31st meeting held on 22nd December 2018, announced following amendments in GST Act(s) 2017 which have now got effective from 01st of February 2019. The government has made various important changes in CGST and IGST Act which […]
The Provisions of GST (Amendment) Act 2018 have been made applicable from 1st February 2019. Below is the gist of the amendments made thereon : 1. Definitions i. Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) has been substituted with Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) ii. Following has been included in the definition […]
Sometimes, supplies affected by the supplier are returned back by the recipient or some other issues are arised due to quality, quantity, rate of tax etc., To cope up with these kinds of situations, provision for credit note has been inserted in the GST Law. Background As per GST Law, a supplier of goods or […]
Late fee is levied u/s 47 of the CGST Act, 2017 on any registered person who fails to furnish returns by the due date at the rate of Rs.100 every day during which such failure continues subject to maximum amount of Rs.5000/-.
