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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...
Goods and Services Tax (GST): Implications upon Horticulture Development Services With the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Government has completely revamped the Indirect tax culture in India. The earlier Indirect tax system had multi-layered taxes, levied and administrated by the Central and State Governments at different stages of the value addition. With […]
There has been a lot of confusion in treatment of discounts in invoice and questions with respect to which amount should be chargeable to GST. Though the law is pretty clear about it. GST treats all the discounts such as trade discounts, cash discounts, volume/turnover discounts, etc. Instead, the treatment varies with the timing of discount being given, so we classify the treatment of discounts under the following two categories:
We had already discussed about the Place of Supply of Services where the location of the supplier and the recipient is in India. Now, we are going to discuss on how to determine the place of supply of services where the location of the supplier and the recipient is outside India as per Section 13 of IGST Act.
GST Council has not recommended levy of GST on high speed diesel and same is not notified by the Central Government under Section 9(2) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.
Gujarat Bench of AAR passed its order in an application filed by Rashmi Hospitality Services and and ruled that Canteen services provided by outside vendors in offices and factories will attract 18 per cent GST.
There are two scenarios provided in law when reverse charge is applicable. Section 9(3) and 9(4) of CGST/ SGST (UTGST) Act, 2017 and Section 5(3) and 5(4) of IGST Act, 2017 deals with reverse charge mechanism. Scenarios when reverse charge is applicable are as follows:
Kind Attention Is Invited To All Exporters/Trade Associations That The Board Has Devised A Mechanism For Rectification/Correction Of Errors Through Officer Interface For Sanction Of IGST Refund In The Following Cases. The Exporters Are Advised To Approach The Customs At The Respective Ports/ICDs For This Purpose.
One needs to thus understand as to when the completion certificate is issued and also when will first occupation take place. Only then can one determine the relevant date after which sale of units where entire consideration is received after such relevant date will not be subjected to GST.
Integrated tax shall be levied and collected at the time of final clearance of the warehoused goods for home consumption i.e., at the time of filing the ex-bond bill of entry and the value addition accruing at each stage of supply shall form part of the value on which the integrated tax would be payable at the time of clearance of the warehoused goods for home consumption.
IGST / ITC Refunds remain a concern and a priority. At the cost of repetition, I once again request all Chief Commissioners to monitor the pending refund claims and ensure timely disbursals. Necessary assistance must be offered to exporters to resolve any issues being faced in sanction of their claims.
