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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...
In re The Mobile Wallet Pvt Ltd (GST AAR Maharashtra) In fact there is one composite supply under GST, provided by the acquiring bank to the merchant establishment for which gross value of consideration is Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) which includes the interchange fee. Hence, the supply of Service of the issuing bank got subsumed […]
On 31st December 2018, CBIC has issued multiple circulars to clarify various issues. Besides, CBIC also issued various notifications and orders to give effect to the decisions taken at the 31st GST Council meeting as a welcome for New Year of 2019. In this article, I would give you a quick grasp of all the […]
Gems & Jewelry Industry in India The gems and jewellery market in India is home to more than 300,000 players, with the majority being small players. Its market size is about US$ 75 billion as of 2017 and is expected to reach US$ 100 billion by 2025. India is one of the largest exporters of […]
The GST Council, in its 32nd. meeting, approved the proposal to extend migration for taxpayers for a second time (Central Tax Notification No. 67/2018 and State Notification No. 1890 F.T. both dt. 31.12.2018), who received provisional IDs but could not complete the migration process even after activating PART A of the migration form. In order […]
Security service is a service wherein a person supplies security personnel to another person for a consideration. In the erstwhile Service tax regime, security services provided by individual, HUF or partnership firm to a body corporate were covered under Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM). However, with the enactment of Goods & Services Tax Act, 2017, the […]
Notification No. 48/2017 amended to amend the meaning of Advance Authorisation by chartered accountant (CA) to avail Input Tax Credit vide Notification 01/2019 Dated 15th January, 2019. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) [CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS] Notification No. 01/2019-Central Tax New Delhi, the 15th January, 2019 G.S.R. (E).- In exercise […]
M/s. Gitanjali Vacationville Private Limited & anr. Vs The Union of India & anr. (Calcutta High Court) Audit under Service Tax can continue post GST Section 174 is the repeal and saving provisions. Sub-Section 1 of Section 174 repeals the provisions of the various statutes as mentioned therein. Sub-Section (2) of Section 174 stipulates that, notwithstanding […]
In re Safset Agencies Private Ltd (Astaguru.com) (GST AAR Maharashtra) (i) Paintings as described by the applicant will be classifiable under Heading 9701 and the applicant must pay GST of 12% on the sale value. (ii) Old Cars:- Motor Vehicles fall under Heading 8703 of the GST Tariff. All the items under 8703 attract 28% […]
भारत में लगने वाले जीएसटी के बारे में सोचे तो कभी –कभी एक नाम आता है जहन में और वो नाम है जीएसटी एक्सपर्ट सुधीर हालाखंडी का . आइये आज उनसे एक मुलाक़ात करते हैं और अन्य बातों के साथ –साथ मालुम करते हैं कि कैसा रहा भारत में जीएसटी का 18 महीने का सफ़र और अब आगे उन्हें क्या चाहिए
Generally, GST is imposed on a supplier of goods and service at the time of receipt of payment. However, in some cases, an advance payment is first made by the recipient of the goods or/and service or both to the supplier. In this article, we will discuss the applicability of GST on advance payments. GST […]
