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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 : 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...
GST in India ‑ Policy Matters! Guide on GST policy matters for policy makers and policy influencer’s in India! Please find our handbook on GST Policy Matters which contains:- Policy level issues in GST – Legal issues in GST – Policy Way forward for GST
Section 17(5) of CGST Act 2017 has been amended by CGST (Amendment) Act 2018. Below is the summary of Inadmissible / Blocked Input Tax credits under GST Act, as per amended Section 17(5): Summary of Inadmissible / Blocked Input Tax credits under GST Clause ITC not available on Exceptions (a) Motor vehicles for transportation of […]
KYA BADLA, KITNA BADLA : A Comparative Analysis of Recent GST Notifications Issued by CBIC dated 29/01/2019, effective from 01/02/2019 The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified various amendments to the Goods and Services Tax which came into force on 01st February 2019 which is considered as the effective date. On a […]
CBIC extends the time limit for furnishing the FORM GSTR-7 return by a registered person required to deduct tax at source under GST Law for the month of January, 2019 till the 28th day of February, 2019.
On behalf of the respondents, reliance has been placed upon the provisions of section 89 of the CGST Act to submit that the same permits recovery of the dues of the private company from its directors in case such amount cannot be recovered from the company.
Adlabs Entertainment Limited Vs Union of India & Ors. (Bombay High Court) Facts : The Assessee-company, set up a theme park and a water park. As part of State Govt policy, it was offered incentives such as waiver of entertainment tax, since the Assessee was heavily investing capital. Moreover, such waiver gave an advantage to […]
Debit Notes in GST is an altogether different concept from the earlier practices. Under the GST Law, the debit note or a supplementary invoice is a convenient and legal method by which the value of the goods or services in the original tax invoice can be enhanced. Background As per GST Law, a supplier of […]
Integrated Tech 9 Labs (P) Ltd. Vs State of U.P. & Ors. (Allahabad High Court) In case we allow the petitioner to challenge the said order in this writ petition it would amount to filing of successive writ petitions for one of the causes of action involved in the earlier writ petition. It is settled […]
Observing that there is no ground as to why a person filing Form GST TRAN-2 should not be allowed to correct and file such revised form, Calcutta High Court has allowed filing of revised Form GST TRAN-2.
Optival Health Solutions Pvt Ltd Vs UOI (Calcutta High Court) Petitioners have sought a direction upon the respondents to allow them to revise/rectify their Form GST TRAN-2 electronically or manually – Petitioners contend that the present scheme of things does not allow rectification or revision of the TRAN-2 form and such a lacuna violates Article […]