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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% ...
GST (goods and Service Tax) was introduced as an indirect tax chargeable on all supply of goods and services. In addition to this, GST is also made applicable to the supply of service in relation to the construction of buildings. However, the applicability of GST is not on completed constructions. In this article, we discuss […]
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% […]
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