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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 69 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 912 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 1302 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 243 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


Input credit not available on packing material used for supply of exempt goods

June 6, 2018 24621 Views 4 comments Print

VNR Seeds Pvt. Ltd., Raipur (GST AAR Chhattisgarh) The applicant is not entitled to ITC on the packing material used for packaging seeds, while making such exempted supply of seeds to their own branches and to other purchasers. They are however, entitled for ITC (of the tax involved in the purchase of such packing material) […]

AAR cannot decide on Transitional CENVAT credit Provisions

June 6, 2018 1233 Views 0 comment Print

Sasan Power Limited (GST AAR  Madhya Pradesh) A plain reading of Section 97(2) clearly implies that the any question relating to CENVAT credit, which falls under transitional provision, shall be out of purview of Advance Ruling. Admissibility of input tax credit, as given in section 97(2), relates to ‘input tax credit’ as defined in Section […]

GSTR-3A Notice to return defaulter U/s. 46 r/w Rule 68: An Analysis

June 6, 2018 206490 Views 19 comments Print

The fever for GST-ASMT 10 was not yet over and today got another notice called GSTR-3A for non filling of GSTR 3B. Unlike last time this notice was an attachment in prescribed format however without authorized signature but yet again from GMAIL ID.

Know All About GST Export Refund

June 6, 2018 17760 Views 1 comment Print

Know All About GST Export Refund & Special Refund Fortnight from 31.05.2018 to 14.06.2018 Refunds of GST have been a concern for both the Government and Trade for the past several months. Till now, the Government has sanctioned more than Rs 30,000 crore as GST Refund. This includes an amount of Rs 16,000 crore of […]

View Export Ledger to check IGST difference in Form GSTR 3B & GSTR 1

June 6, 2018 7350 Views 3 comments Print

A hyperlink to View Export Ledger on Track Status page has been provided to taxpayers on www.gst.gov.in, to view details of IGST and Cess payment details, return wise, to show them the difference of IGST and cess as shown in Form GSTR 3B and Form GSTR 1.

Processing of IGST refund claims stuck due to SB003 error & Extension of date for cases having SB005 error

June 6, 2018 16020 Views 0 comment Print

Apart fromSB005 errors, IGST refunds are also stuck on account of SB003 error on the customs side. This error occurs when there is a mismatch between GSTIN entity mentioned in the Shipping bill and the one filing GSTR-1/GSTR-3B.

Writ in Delhi High Court on Several Issues related to GST

June 5, 2018 3132 Views 1 comment Print

Third issue highlighted by the petitioner is that Central and State Acts permit rectification of mistakes. However, GSTN portal does not permit rectification of a return already filed. Rectification is to be made in the subsequent return. Nevertheless authorities are issuing notices to the assessees whenever rectification is made, treating rectification as a discrepancy between GSTR1 and GSTR3B. A large number of assessees are facing this problem.

Goods cannot be detained if e-way bill been Generated after movement of goods but before interception of the same by Dept.

June 5, 2018 3939 Views 0 comment Print

The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that that due to technical fault of the State Web-site E-way bill-02 could not be generated on 25.3.2018 before the movement of the goods from Varanasi to Fatehpur, however, the same was generated on 26.3.2018 in the morning which was much before the date of seizure order which has been admittedly passed on 27.3.2018 at 6 p.m.

Recent Pronouncements On GST (Part-IX)

June 5, 2018 3909 Views 0 comment Print

In Mascot Entrade (P) Ltd. v. Union of India, the Assistant Commissioner of GST and Central Excise issued a show cause notice to the assessee related to service tax matter.

Get back GST Paid On Exports Easily!

June 5, 2018 4893 Views 1 comment Print

I am Akash Srivatsan R, a practicing CA, and residing at No 57/58, Ground Floor, Shreyas Apartments, 10 Cross, TP Venugopal Layout, Hebbal, Bengaluru – 560024, Karnataka. This article is prepared with an objective to inform non-GST technical persons in industry / businesses on the refund methodologies under GST law and optimum method they may adopt for their business, based on conditions specified therein.

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