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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...
1. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India considers it a privilege to submit its suggestions on GST Implementation Issues. We have segregated the 217 suggestions in 3 parts: Policy related issues Law Related Issues Procedural Issues We shall be pleased to discuss suggestion in meeting to illustrate the points made by us. 2. We […]
Revision of TRAN-1 has been enabled on GSTN. On opening the TRAN-1 filed previously and scrolling till bottom, one can see the ‘Re-Open’ tab which has been added. Re-open button is given only for those users that have either submitted or filed TRAN-1 previously. The relevant instructions in regard with revision are appearing under the […]
Audit Audit denotes an examination or inspection of various books of accounts maintained by businesses. Audit under GST Laws The examination of records, returns & other documents maintained by the registered person; To verify the correctness of turnover declared, taxes paid, refund claimed & input tax credit availed; & To assess his compliance with the […]
1) Login on the GST portal and navigate to the GSTR 4 tab clicking Return >Return Dashboard > Selecting the Tax period. 2) Click on Prepare Offline button on the GSTR 4 Tile. 3) Click on Choose File and select the JSON file generated by the GSTR 4 offline tool for that tax period.
1) In case of validation failure of one or more details upon processing of uploaded JSON file on the GST portal, status will be updated as Processed with Error 2) Click the link to Generate error report. 3) Once the report is generated, click link to download the error report.
One can also download the earlier uploaded file and open it in the Offline tool using Open Downloaded GSTR-4 JSON File and modify, delete or correct the earlier declared values and again generate the JSON file and upload to the GST portal.
Under GST, suppliers of goods and services must pass on any reduction in the rate of tax or the benefit of Input Tax Credit to consumers by way of commensurate reduction in prices.
The word Assessment is comprehensive and can comprehend the whole procedure by ascertaining and imposing liability on taxpayer. The word Assessment cannot be given a restricted meaning (ITO V. Guruswamy 34 ITR 601 SC).
Form GSTR-4 online upload functionality is now available to taxpayers for uploading of their quarterly returns. Earlier Excel based GSTR-4 Offline tool was provided to taxpayers, to prepare their Form GSTR-4 offline.
Clarification from the ministry of finance for the GTA business on the following topics: – 1. Inter-branch transaction 2. Sale of the 2nd hand truck 3. Definition of person for vertical registration
