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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...
Accounts and Other Records to be maintained under GST- Every registered person under GST is required to keep and maintain all specified Accounts and records at his principal place of business.
Articles gives details of forms user for GST Refund and provides Detailed Procedure For Manual Processing Of GST Refund Claims with relevant Refund Rules.
To enable you to express your issues and problems related to GST System and its services, GSTN is launching a Self Help Portal (https://selfservice. gstsystem.in/) as a single platform where tax payer call log tickets for any issues or concerns and for quick resolution. This will be live from 22 Jan 2018.
In terms of Notification no. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 (Sr.no.18), the following services are exempt from GST Services by way of transportation of goods (Heading 9965)- (a) by road except the services of— (i) a goods transportation agency; (ii) a courier agency; (b) by inland waterways.
25th GST Council meeting was held at New Delhi on 18.01.2018 under the chairman ship of Shri Arun Jetley, the Honorable Finance Minister. Discussions relating to-
The E-Way Bill Rules 138 & 138A notified, vide Notfn No. 27/2017-Central Tax dated 30.08.2017, will now come into force with effect from 01.02.2018 (Notification No. 74/2017- Central Tax dated 29.12.2017)
GST Department of states have started sending notices to dealers who have opted for GST Composition Scheme for failure to mention ‘Composition taxable person’ on every notice or Sign Board displayed at a prominent place of their principal place of business and at every additional place of their business.
Last date for filing return in FORM GSTR-3B for the month of December, 2017 is extended by two days to 22nd January, 2018. Notification No. 02/2018-Central Tax
In its 24th and 25th GST Council meeting, the GST Council announced that the facility for generation, modification and cancellation of e-way bills is being provided on trial/ voluntary basis on the portal ewaybill.nic.in. Once fully operational, the e-way bill system will start functioning on the portal ewaybillgst.gov.in. Certain modifications are being made to the e-way bill rules which are to be notified nationwide for inter-State movement with effect from 01.02.2018 and for intra-State movement with effect from a date to be announced separately by each State but not later than 01.06.2018. Till such time as National e-way Bill is ready, the States were authorized to continue with their own e-way Bill system. It has also been announced that 15 States will roll out intra-State e-bill system from 1.2.2018.
With the conclusion of the 25th GST Council meet on January 18, 2018, the gist of the key takeaways from the meeting are as under: Policy Changes 1. Late fee payable by any registered person for failure to furnish following returns has been reduced to Rs. 50/- per day [and Rs. 20/- per day in case of Nil return] from Rs. 200/- per day:
