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Goods and Services Tax : Taxpayers were unable to file appeals when demand orders reflected zero liability despite disputes. The advisory clarifies that re...
CA, CS, CMA : Major rulings and notifications clarified tax treatment, compliance timelines, and financial regulations. The updates emphasize ef...
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 : 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...
New Functionality update on GST Portal: Appeal against the Advance Ruling given the Authority, Filing of Monthly Refund applications by Quarterly Return filers now available on GST Portal, Preparation of Form GST APL-01 by GSTP, on behalf of taxpayer. Appeal against the Advance Ruling given the Authority Once an advance ruling is issued by the […]
Section 17(5)(b)(i) of CGST Act, clearly specifies that Outdoor catering Services is not eligible for Input Tax Credit by the recipient unless and otherwise the recipient is making an outward taxable supply of the same category of goods or services (i.e.) in this Outdoor Catering Serivces , the relevant Section is appended hereunder Section 17(5) of CGST Act “ Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) of section 16 and subsection (1) of section 18, input tax credit shall not be available in respect of the following, namely:— (b) the following supply of goods or services or both— (i) food and beverages, outdoor catering, beauty treatment, health services, cosmetic and plastic surgery except where an inward supply of goods or services or both of a particular category is used by a registered person for making an outward taxable supply of the same category of goods or services or both or as an element of a taxable composite or mixed supply; “ In present Scenario Input Tax Credit on Outdoor Catering Services is ineligible by the recipient as per the above section of CGST Act
GSTR -9 BIG challenges coming ahead. Legal Requirement Every Registered person including the person registered under section 10 (Composite Taxable person) to electronically file annual return on or before 31st Dec 2018 following the end of each financial year. It means it has to be file GSTN wise in respect of each & every registration and […]
Extension of due date for filing FORM GSTR-9, FORM GSTR-9A and FORM GSTR-9C till 31st March, 2019 GSTR-9 form is an annual return form to be filed once in a year by the registered taxpayers under GST including those registered under composition levy scheme. GSTR-9 consists of details regarding the supplies made and received during […]
GST on Real Estate Transactions, Transfer of Developments Rights and Joint Development Agreements (JDAs) Construction and Real Estate is a complex business with multiple stakeholders involved in it. It has been a growing sector in India, but ironically has been riddled with litigation owing to multiplicity of taxes and dual administration mechanism; thereby exposing it to […]
CBIC extended Due date for filing of Annual return for FY 2017-18 in FORMs GSTR-9, GSTR-9A and GSTR-9C extended to 31st March, 2019 vide Press Release Dated 7th December, 2018. Official Order is expected today. FORM GSTR-9 and FORM GSTR-9A have been notified vide notification No. 39/2018-Central Tax, dated 04.09.2018 while FORM GSTR-9C has been […]
Respondent had not reduced the prices of 2 products viz. the Nestle Munch Nuts 32 Gm. Chocolate and the Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate (here-in-after referred to as the products) and had thus not passed on the benefit of such rate reduction
AAP And Co., Chartered Accounts Vs. Union of India (Gujarat High Court) Press release for Form GST-3B changing last date for credit challenged: Gujarat High Court issues notice to Centre, GST Council and State Petitioner chartered accountant firm “AAP & Co.” challenged the Press release dated 18.10.2018 to the extent that the last date for […]
In a fast growing, competitive market, one of the most effective ways to gain new customers is to give away free and sample products. Providing free or sample products is a tried and tested marketing method used by various companies in India and in this article, we review the applicability of GST on free and […]
Connection between GST and TDS We all are familiar with the concept of TDS in respect to Direct Tax, now with GST in force there is a provision for deduction of tax in Indirect Tax too. Let us know more about the combination of TDS and Indirect Tax (GST). The government has notified 1st of […]
