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Goods and Services Tax : The case examines whether stranded compensation cess credit due to GST reform must be refunded or lapsed, impacting working capita...
Goods and Services Tax : This explains the constitutional boundary between property tax and GST on land-related activities. The key takeaway is that owners...
Goods and Services Tax : This compares opposing judicial views on GST notifications extending time limits. The key takeaway is that validity depends on for...
Goods and Services Tax : This explains how courts have imposed strict safeguards on ITC blocking under Rule 86A. The key takeaway is that due process is no...
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 : 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 Ms. Omnisoft Technologies Private Limited (GST AAAR Gujarat) Gujarat Appellate Authority confirms the Advance Ruling given by Gujarat advance ruling authority and rejects the appeal filed by M/S Omnisoft Technology Pvt ltd. The activity provided by UCMAS using abacus does not qualify for exemption from the payment of goods and services tax. Also […]
M/s Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. Vs Director General Anti-Profiteering Central Board of Indirect Tax (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) We have carefully considered the DGAP’s Report and the documents placed on record to examine whether there was any reduction in the rate of tax during the implementation of the GST and whether the benefit of reduction in […]
The CENVAT credit of service tax paid under section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994 was available as transitional credit under section 140(1) of the CGST Act and that legal position has not changed due to amendment of section 140(1) on account of following reasons:
GST Council has made several recommendations related to GST Rate Reduction on Good and Services, Late Return Filing Fees Waiver, Extension of Due date of GST Return Filing, Simplification of Annual GST Return and to provide clarification related to GST on Various Services in its 31st GST Council Meeting held on 22nd December 2018. To […]
GST is presently being paid by Apartment Owners’ Associations on the monthly contributions collected and not on the value of services actually provided which is an anomaly and according to the author not as per the GST Act. . Registered AOAs unless they ar e NPOs cannot obtain the benefit of Sl No 70 of exemption notification No 12/2017. AOAs are not taking full benefit of the exemption in view of lack of clarity. There are challenges in billing and collection when AOAs have units which are both taxable and exempt. Associations registered under the Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act,1972 can follow a different system for billing and collection of monthly contributions to help in minimising the issues in GST compliance.
The Ministry of Culture has introduced a Central Sector financial assistance scheme called the„ SEVA BHOJ YOJNA‟ for the reimbursement of GST paid on the purchase of certain raw food items such as ghee, edible oil, atta/ maida/rava/flour and pulses used for distributing free food to general public/devotee by charitable/religious institutions like Gurudwaras, temples, Dharmik Ashrams, Mosques, Dargahs, Churches, Math, Monasteries, etc.
In a recent article in the leading national daily, it was brought to our notice that the hospitals are getting GST notices for implants and the details of medicines and implants supplied to IPD (hospital in patient care) were being sought from these hospitals. One wonders that when health care services are exempt, the intention of the taxmen to levy GST on medicines and implants used on patients would lead to a long drawn court battle. This article focuses on the taxability or otherwise of GST on healthcare services.
CBIC Circular No. 01/2019-Customs deals with Errors related IGST Export Refunds and resolves issues in IGST Export Refunds due to (i) Online filing of both local and Gateway EGM not being done on time by the concerned stakeholders. (ii) Mismatch in local and gateway EGM details wherever both are filed online. and (iii) Non-filing of stuffing […]
The total gross GST revenue collected in the month of December, 2018 is Rs. 94,726 crore of which CGST is Rs. 16,442 crore, SGST is Rs. 22,459 crore, IGST is Rs. 47,936 crore (including Rs. 23,635 crore collected on imports) and Cess is Rs. 7,888 crore (including Rs. 838 crore collected on imports). The total number of GSTR 3B Returns filed for the month of November up to 31st December, 2018 is 72.44 lakh.
GoM to study revenue trend 7 Member Group of Ministers to study the revenue trend, including analysing the reasons for structural patterns affecting the revenue collection in some of the States. The study would include the underlying reasons for deviation from the revenue collection targets vis a vis original assumptions discussed during the design of […]
