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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...
Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Dated: 04-May-2018 GST Council approves principles for filing of new return design based on the recommendations of the Group of Ministers on IT simplification GST Council today in its 27th meeting approved principles for filing of new return design based on the recommendations […]
Presently, the Central Government and State Government are holding 24.5% equity shares respectively and the remaining 51% are held by non-Governmental institutions and through various mechanisms, GSTN is under strategic control of government.
Keeping in view the need to move towards a less cash economy, the Council has discussed in detail the proposal of a concession of 2% in GST rate [where the GST rate is 3% or more, 1% each from applicable CGST and SGST rates] on B2C supplies
it is revealed that the ndia Gate Basmati Rice sold by the Respondent was not liable for tax before the implementation of the GST and after coming into force of the CGST Act, 2017 it was levied GST @ 5% w.e.f. 22.09.2017.
In re EPCOS India Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Haryana) Question Raised- Whether the product power bank which is used to charge portable devices can be classified under heading 8504 – having description “Electrical Transformers, Static converters (For Example, Rectifiers) And Inductors? Held by GST AAR Haryana Before the applicant could be provided a personal hearing, […]
In re Bahl Paper Mills Ltd. (AAR Uttarakhand) (a) Whether under Reverse Charge Mechanism, IGST should be paid by the importer on ocean freight in case of CIF basis contract, when service provider and service recipient both are outside the territory of India. In this regard it is observed that vide notification no. 8/2017- Integrated […]
I would also urge the officers to expedite the process of approval of GST Practitioners. A proactive approach in facilitating the enrolment and helping the applicants, in case they have committed any bona fide mistakes while making application, will only further our cause of achieving a trade-friendly image for the department.
As per the Section 7(c) of GST Act, there are activities which are considered as supply for the purpose of this Act even without consideration. The Schedule I list out the activities which are considered as supply without consideration. Permanent transfer or disposal: When the business assets are transferred permanently or disposed and input tax […]
There are transactions which are treated neither as supply of goods nor supply of services for determination of taxability. The same have been listed out in Schedule III of the CGST Act: Services provided by an employee to his employer during his employment in the company Services provided by any court or tribunal established by […]
Since GST has brought both Goods and Services under single tax bracket, it is necessary to differentiate the activities either as goods or services to determine the taxability of the same. Schedule II has differentiated the goods and services as below: Activities considered as Supply of Goods Transfer of title in goods – Example: Sale of […]
