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GST registration Suspension & Cancellation Notices: When Procedure Becomes Punishment

Goods and Services Tax : The issue concerns vague GST cancellation notices lacking facts. Courts held that absence of details violates natural justice and ...

April 27, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

GSTN Issues Advisories on Appeals, Pre-Deposit, GSTR-3B Interest & IMS Tool

Goods and Services Tax : Taxpayers were unable to file appeals when demand orders reflected zero liability despite disputes. The advisory clarifies that re...

April 27, 2026 966 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Notifications and Circulars for Week Ending 26th April 2026

CA, CS, CMA : Major rulings and notifications clarified tax treatment, compliance timelines, and financial regulations. The updates emphasize ef...

April 27, 2026 1323 Views 0 comment Print

GST Compensation Cess Credit Crisis: SC to Decide Fate of Rs. 2,500 Crore

Goods and Services Tax : The case examines whether stranded compensation cess credit due to GST reform must be refunded or lapsed, impacting working capita...

April 27, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

When Does Land Cease to Be ‘Land’ for Tax? Entry 49 vs GST

Goods and Services Tax : This explains the constitutional boundary between property tax and GST on land-related activities. The key takeaway is that owners...

April 27, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Representation on Cancellation of GST Registration & Refund Processing

Goods and Services Tax : The representation highlights ambiguity in whether the ₹2.5 crore ITC threshold should be annual or cumulative. It emphasizes th...

April 23, 2026 2868 Views 0 comment Print

Mastermind Arrested for ₹1,825 Crore GST Refund Fraud via Fake ITC & Bogus Exports

Goods and Services Tax : Authorities arrested the key accused for orchestrating fake ITC claims and fictitious export transactions. The case highlights str...

April 21, 2026 21573 Views 1 comment Print

Delhi CGST Busts ₹8 Cr Fake ITC; Company Director Arrested

Goods and Services Tax : Authorities uncovered fraudulent ITC claims exceeding ₹8 crore without actual supply of goods. The ruling highlights that ITC is...

April 18, 2026 672 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on Top 10 Issues in GST Enforcement Actions

Goods and Services Tax : The case highlights that summons lacking details of the underlying inquiry violate procedural fairness. It underscores the need fo...

April 17, 2026 840 Views 0 comment Print

CBI Arrests GST Superintendent & Inspector for Accepting Bribe in Registration Case

Goods and Services Tax : CBI arrested GST officials for demanding a bribe to facilitate registration approval. The case highlights strict enforcement again...

April 11, 2026 1011 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Provisional Attachment Ends After Final GST Order: Rajasthan HC

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...

April 27, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

Imposition of higher GST liability for mere wrong availment of ITC not justifiable

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...

April 27, 2026 177 Views 0 comment Print

Writ Against GST Show-Cause Notice Dismissed for Prematurity & Lack of Standing

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...

April 26, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Quashed GST Demand as Cotton Seed Oil Cake Held Exempt

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...

April 26, 2026 537 Views 0 comment Print

Patna HC Quashed Ex-Parte GST Order Due to Lack of Personal Hearing

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...

April 26, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Kerala GST Framework for Scrutiny and Appeal of Appellate Orders

Goods and Services Tax : This case highlights how delays in filing appeals against adverse GST orders weaken the department’s legal position. It undersco...

April 25, 2026 177 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala GST: Guidelines for Transfer of Files & Records Post Reorganization

Goods and Services Tax : This case examines delays in transferring non-priority files after departmental restructuring. It mandates systematic redistributi...

April 25, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

Appeal/Revision Process for AIT&ST/KVAT Tribunal Orders

Goods and Services Tax : This case highlights lapses in examining tribunal orders before filing revisions. It mandates detailed legal analysis and reasoned...

April 25, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

Jurisdiction & Functions of “Proper Officers” under Kerala GST Act, 2017 – Reg.

Goods and Services Tax : The ruling highlights gaps in recovery proceedings due to unclear role allocation. It strengthens the system by redefining respons...

April 25, 2026 144 Views 0 comment Print

GST Introduces IMS Offline Tool to Simplify Bulk Invoice Management

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...

April 22, 2026 3003 Views 0 comment Print


Block joining mortar is classifiable under heading 3824 of CTA, 1975: AAAR

July 26, 2018 6939 Views 0 comment Print

`SIKA Block Joining Mortar’ is non-refractory and that it is not used for preparation of surfaces. Considering the nature, use and commercial identity of the item in question and, notwithstanding the Appellant’s earlier voluntary declaration about the classification of the item, we are not inclined to accept its classification under Tariff Item 3214. Instead, it is to be classified under Tariff Item 3824.

IGST exemption on Urea sold on high sea sale basis- Reg.

July 26, 2018 2340 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to exempt IGST calculated on the assessable value over and above the value (Pool in Price) at which Urea is sold by Department of Fertilizers to Fertilizer Marketing Entities on high sea sale basis vide Notification No. 55/2018 —Customs, Dated:  26th July, 2018. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue), New Delhi […]

Simplify GST for Small & Medium Enterprises- BCAS represents

July 26, 2018 10674 Views 1 comment Print

BCAS has made a representation for Simplification of GST for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) which includes recommendations on Compulsory Registration required for agents , Registration Threshold, Reverse Charge Mechanism, Composition Scheme, Input Tax Credit, E-Way Bill Process etc.

“Composite Supply” Conundrum In GST Acts [CGST Act, 2017]

July 26, 2018 6210 Views 2 comments Print

Section 2(90) of the CGST Act defines the term principal supply as MEANING the supply of goods or services which constitutes the PREDOMINANT ELEMENT of a composite supply and to which any other supply forming part of that composite supply is ancillary.

Nil CGST Compensation Cess (Rate) on Fuel Cell Motor Vehicles & Coal rejects notified

July 26, 2018 5484 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC prescribes NIL Rate of GST Compensation Cess on Coal rejects supplied by a coal washery, arising out of coal on which compensation cess has been paid and no input tax credit thereof has not been availed by any person and on Fuel Cell Motor Vehicles vide Notification No. 2/2018-Compensation Cess (Rate) , Dated:  26th […]

GST on Ocean Freight

July 25, 2018 89973 Views 16 comments Print

The need to understand the tax on ocean freight came due to its peculiar nature of transaction. Here the term Ocean Freight read by breaking two words in simple language, ocean is a large area of salt water between continents and freight implies transport charges.

GST payable on transportation charges Levied by Emco on Powergrid

July 25, 2018 1602 Views 1 comment Print

In re Emco Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question: -1. The question/ issue is whether GST is leviable on the transportation charges Levied by the Applicant on Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL)? Answer: – Answered is in the affirmative. Question: -2. In case the GST is payable, what would be the rate of GST […]

Generation of e-way bill not required for intra-state movement of unmanufactured tobacco

July 25, 2018 4302 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ashok Kumar Patel (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) Applicability of the notification number F-A-3-08-2018-1-V (43), DATED 24-4-2018 issued under MPGST Act/Rules on unmanufactured tobacco nuder CTH 2401. The notification number F-A-3-08-2018-1-V (43), DATED 24-4-2018 issued under MPGST Act/Rules 2017, is not applicable on unmanufactured tobacco described under Chapter HSN 2401 i.e. to say generation of […]

e-way bill for intra-state movement of unmanufactured tobacco not required in MP

July 25, 2018 19347 Views 0 comment Print

The notification number F-A-3-08-2018-1-V (43), DATED 24-4-2018 issued under MPGST Act/Rules 2017, is not applicable on unmanufactured tobacco described under Chapter HSN 2401 i.e. to say generation of e-way bill for intra-state movement of unmanufactured tobacco described under Chapter HSN 2401 is not required as per the notification.

Supply of UPS with battery is a composite supply: AAAR

July 25, 2018 3888 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the verdict on whether UPS with battery constitutes a composite supply. Understand the implications of the GST Act and relevant rulings in this comprehensive analysis.

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