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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...
For past two days from the time the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) issued few circulars on 29.01.2019 there is a confusion whether the inward supplies from Unregistered dealer taxable under RCM from 01.02.2019?. The following is an attempt to clear the air in this regard.
Madras High Court has directed Commissioner of commercial tax in the case of M/s. Jeyyam Global Foods (P) Ltd. Vs Union of India to instruct his officers not to detain goods / conveyances for classification disputes.
GST, the biggest taxation reform, led to increase in tax base, higher collections and ease of trade Rates continuously reduced providing relief of about r. 80,000 crore annually to consumers Most items of daily use of poor and middle class now in the 0% or 5% tax slab Average GST collection in the current financial […]
Seeks to make amendments in the earlier issued circulars in wake of amendments in the CGST Act, 2017 (which shall come into force w.e.f. 01.02.2019) Circular No. 04/01/2019-IGST F. No. CBEC-20/16/04/2018 – GST Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs GST Policy Wing **** New Delhi, […]
CGST (Second Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2019- Due date for the statement under section 52(4) October, November and December 2018 extended from 31st January, 2019 to 7th February, 2019 Extension of due date for furnishing of FORM GSTR-8 (TCS Return by e-commerce operators) for Oct to Dec 2018 till 07.02.2019 vide ORDER No. 02/2019-Central Tax dated […]
It is hereby clarified that the value of supply of exempt services by way of extending deposits, loans or advances in so far as the consideration is represented by way of interest or discount, shall not be taken into account – (i) for determining the eligibility for composition scheme under second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 10;
Circular No. 03/01/2019-IGST dated 25th May, 2018 is hereby rescinded. It is requested that suitable trade notices may be issued to publicize the contents of this circular.
Consequent to the GST Amendment Acts, the following circulars issued earlier under the CGST Act, 2017 are hereby amended with effect from 01.02.2019, to the extent detailed in the succeeding paragraphs.
This Order may be called the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2019. For the removal of difficulties, it is hereby clarified that the value of supply of exempt services by way of extending deposits, loans or advances in so far as the consideration is represented by way of interest or discount, shall not be taken into account –
GST is a biggest transformation reform in the Indirect Taxation system in India, the likes of which has not been seen in India post-independence. New system has improved the collection of taxes as well as boosted the development of Indian economy by removing the indirect tax barriers between States and integrating the county through a […]