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Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that damages paid under an arbitral award do not qualify as consideration for a taxable service under GST. The ruli...
Goods and Services Tax : The article examines whether authorities can retain a redemption fine under Section 130 after setting aside the penalty. The key t...
Goods and Services Tax : The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in India aims to establish a transparent and efficient indirect tax system. Despite the se...
Goods and Services Tax : This article explains the legal significance of a Show Cause Notice under GST and why it forms the foundation of adjudication proc...
Goods and Services Tax : The article explains that taxpayers with orders communicated before 1 April 2026 must file GSTAT appeals by 30 June 2026 to preser...
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 Supreme Court permitted the appeal to be entertained without pre-deposit after noting that the appealable order predated the a...
Goods and Services Tax : The High Court held that the issue requires consideration where the show cause notice preceded the amendment. It granted interim r...
Goods and Services Tax : The issue involved rejection of a delayed revocation application for cancelled GST registration. The Telangana High Court held tha...
Goods and Services Tax : The issue involved delay in disposal of a rectification application filed against a GST order. The Telangana High Court directed t...
Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether a taxpayer could directly invoke writ jurisdiction claiming that a GST show cause notice and order were mere...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT instructed scrutiny officers not to raise defects where appellants have uploaded the required documents in prescribed form. ...
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...
Present article highlights the basic provisions of the late fee as contained under section 47 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 and the current position thereon.
Key Issues in GST Audit & Reconciliation of Financial Statements with GST Returns (Video) Recently the Government vide Notification No. 39/2018 – Central Tax dated September 4, 2018, had notified GST Annual Return Formats viz. GSTR-9 (for regular taxable persons) and GSTR-9A (for composition supplier). Every taxpayer is required to furnish Annual Return by 31st December irrespective of […]
The article explains about the requirements of CGST Act and corresponding CGST Rules with respect to Accounts and records to be maintained under Goods and Services Tax Law. Record keeping is an important aspect for every business and its an integral part of every legal framework.
A normal belief in the industry today is that the input tax credit (ITC) in respect of invoices pertaining to FY 2017-18 needs to be claimed on or before the due date for filing of the current September month GSTR-3B return (i.e. 20th October). Is that so ? Let us explore.
What is works contract? In simple words works contract is a contract of service which may also involve supply of goods in execution of the contract. With a service part of contract being basis, works contract is basically a composite supply of both services & goods. The term Works Contracts has been defined in Section […]
CBIC recently issued Notification No. 39/2018 – Central Tax, Circular No. 59/33/2018-GST and Circular No. 60/34/2018-GST all dated 04/09/2018 by which it amended and clarified on GST Refund related issues. Summary of which is as follows:- Increase in refund amount due to exclusion of IGST paid zero rated supplies from Adjusted Turnover Formula for calculation […]
Recently circular issued by the Chief Commissioner of State Tax asking state officers to carry out enforcement action against the tax payers allotted to Central administration has been widely discussed in the press and in social media. I disagree with the view that such action directed by the Chief Commissioner is not correct and appears […]
Current article would help to figure out the different types of forms for return filing under GST, the purpose of return, the person who is liable to file the specific return and its due dates. Further current article also provided a list of due dates extended, affecting different GST returns.
The registration procedure under Goods and Services Tax Act is simplified with the objective of ease of doing business. After online application, the applicant is deemed registered within 3 days. Therefore, since Oct 2017 in every Quarterly Performance Report, it has been specifically instructed to field officers to verify the new registrations in their respective jurisdiction.
In re Posco India Pune Processing Center Private Limited (GST AAR Maharastra) Q.1. Whether Input Tax Credit is admissible in respect of GST paid for hotel stay in case of rent free hotel accommodation provided to General Manager and Managing Director of the company? Answer:- Answered in the negative. Q 2. Whether invoice for quality claim […]
