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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% ...
In re Shri Jayesh Anilkumar Dalal (GST AAR Gujarat) Question: Whether or not my supply of services in the nature as mentioned in point 12(B) above, provided to Local Authorities , Urban Development Authority, Dist. Panchayat R&B Div. and other Government Departments which are entrusted with the functions mentioned under article 243G and 243W of […]
Every registered person is required to maintain certain documents prescribed under GST law. Some of the important and common documents include tax invoices, bills of supply, debit and credit notes, receipt, payment and refund vouchers. The situations which warrant mandatory issuance of these documents are explained below; Tax Invoice – Any registered person, supplying taxable […]
GST Payable on Reverse charge mechanism basis (RCM) on specified goods and services GST is collected and paid by the Seller who is registered under CGST Act if tax is applicable unless GST is payable by the recipient of goods and services on reverse charge mechanism basis as per the provisions of Section 9(3) of […]
Introduction Under GST regime the classification of goods and services have been done depending upon the various groups formed broadly covered as HSN code and SAC code 1. What is SAC? Service Accounting Code is similar to the International HSN codes adopted by other countries across world. Similarly in GST the applicability of Service Accounting […]
Indirect taxation and the Real Estate Sector have an unusual bond right from the earlier days when the tax on the said sector was imposed for the first time. The bond is unusual due to the fact that it involves the supply of goods, services as well as immovable property.
Recently, offline utility for preparing Annual Return Form GSTR 9A and Form GSTR 9C, were deployed at GST Portal. The Excel based offline tools are designed to help taxpayers to prepare GSTR 9A return & GSTR 9C return offline, without the use of internet. The tool also contain the instructions for entering data against each table.
E Way Bill System with the Forthcoming changes in E-Way bill system dated 25-03-2019 & 23-04-2019 and consequences of not adhering to E-Way Bill norms The e Way Bill has been introduced as an anti-tax evasive mechanism that will help the government to plug in the leakage in revenue. It has substituted the Way Bill […]
CBDT hereby directs that Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) or Director General of Income-tax (Systems), New Delhi shall be the specified income-tax authority for furnishing information respecting assessees to the Nodal Officer, GSTN.
Representations have been received by the Board seeking clarification regarding admissibility of GST exemption on the upfront amount which is determined upfront but is paid or payable in installments for long term (thirty years, or more) lease of industrial plots or plots for development of financial infrastructure under Notification 12/2017 – Central Tax (R) S. No.41 dated 28.06.2017.
The matter has been examined. It is seen that the process of seed testing and certification followed in the state of Tamil Nadu, as prescribed in the Seeds Act, 1966 and elaborated in the Manual on Seed Production and Certification, published by Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems, Chennai, involves the following steps:
