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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% ...
The rollout of GST on medicines was contrary to what the pharmaceutical industry was expecting. Currently, the applicable rates of GST on medicines are basically divided into four brackets: 0%, 5%, 12%, and 18%. The pharma sector had been wishing for nil rate of tax, the GST Council capped GST on life-saving drugs at 5 percent and […]
When you purchase any raw materials as inputs to manufacture and sell your commodity, you end up paying tax on such input material. The tax you paid on the purchase of such input material is called Input Tax. At the time of supply of the finished goods, you are required to pay corresponding tax in […]
Present article highlights the online steps the registered person needs to follow to download the GST registration certificate. The article also provides the understanding of the parts of the registration certificate along with the important rules attached to the registration certificate.
REVERSE CHARGE MECHANISM (RCM) ON SECURITY SERVICES w.e.f. 1st January, 2019 RCM is one of the method to collect indirect taxes by the Government, under which a recipient (i.e. Buyer) who procures goods or services is required pay the taxes directly to tax authorities. As per Notification No. 13/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28th June, […]
The GST i.e. ‘Goods and Service Tax’ was launched at the midnight on 1st July, 2017. GST is an indirect tax / consumption tax levied on all the supply of goods and services in India. GST has subsumed around 15 indirect taxes, collectively being levied by the central government and the state governments, into single […]
The construction industry has always been the talk of the town be its continuous rising prices or be its indirect tax implications. Even under the earlier tax regime, indirect tax implication, for the construction industry, was very complicated and confusing and the same was carried forward under the Goods and Service Tax Act. Under the […]
A registered person, other than a person opting to pay tax under composition scheme, shall be entitled to take credit in his electronic credit ledger the amount of CENVAT (or VAT credit) credit carried forward in the return of the last period before the appointed day, subject to the conditions stated therein. (Section 140(1) of the CGST/SGST Act)
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An advance payment is that part of a contractually due that is paid in advance for goods or services. Under the current article we would look into the provisions affecting the advance payment under Goods and Service Tax (GST) like the time of supply, receipt voucher, refund voucher, applicable exemption and reflection of advance payment […]
What is the need for the Place of Supply of Goods and Services under GST? The basic principle of GST is that it should effectively tax the consumption of such supplies at the destination thereof or as the case may at the point of consumption. So place of supply provision determines the place i.e. taxable jurisdiction where the tax should reach.
