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Understand the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and its impact on businesses. Learn about GST rates, compliance requirements, and its role in simplifying taxation. Stay updated with the latest GST news and updates.

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When GST Demand Goes Beyond SCN: A Practical Story from Telangana HC

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether GST demand can exceed the show cause notice. The court held that such expansion violates Section 75(7) and m...

May 2, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print

The Doctrine of Statutory Prerogative: An Expanded Analysis of the Gujarat High Court’s Verdict on Section 16(2)(C) of CGST Act 2017

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether buyers can claim ITC when suppliers default on tax payment. The court upheld denial, emphasizing ITC is cond...

May 2, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print

GSTAT Appeal – Section 112: Maintainability, Limitation, Pre-Deposit & FORM GST APL-05

Goods and Services Tax : The article explains when GSTAT appeals are maintainable and outlines key filing conditions. It highlights timelines, pre-deposit ...

May 2, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

GST Registration Can’t Be Cancelled on Vague SCN: Gauhati High Court

Goods and Services Tax : The central issue was whether incomplete notices satisfy legal requirements. The Court ruled that mere reproduction of statutory l...

May 2, 2026 144 Views 0 comment Print

IDS Refund Restriction on Edible Oils can’t be applied retrospectively: J&K&L HC

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether the 2019 amendment to Section 54 could limit earlier refund claims. The Court ruled that the amendment is pr...

May 2, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Delhi GST Detects ₹60.59 Cr Fake ITC Fraud; One Arrested

Goods and Services Tax : Authorities uncovered fraudulent ITC claims based on fake invoices without actual supply of goods or services. The accused was arr...

April 30, 2026 468 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on Cancellation of GST Registration & Refund Processing

Goods and Services Tax : The representation highlights ambiguity in whether the ₹2.5 crore ITC threshold should be annual or cumulative. It emphasizes th...

April 23, 2026 3066 Views 0 comment Print

Mastermind Arrested for ₹1,825 Crore GST Refund Fraud via Fake ITC & Bogus Exports

Goods and Services Tax : Authorities arrested the key accused for orchestrating fake ITC claims and fictitious export transactions. The case highlights str...

April 21, 2026 22371 Views 1 comment Print

Delhi CGST Busts ₹8 Cr Fake ITC; Company Director Arrested

Goods and Services Tax : Authorities uncovered fraudulent ITC claims exceeding ₹8 crore without actual supply of goods. The ruling highlights that ITC is...

April 18, 2026 708 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on Top 10 Issues in GST Enforcement Actions

Goods and Services Tax : The case highlights that summons lacking details of the underlying inquiry violate procedural fairness. It underscores the need fo...

April 17, 2026 909 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITC Denial Upheld Due to Supplier Tax Default Under GST Law: Gujarat HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court examined whether ITC can be denied when the supplier fails to deposit tax. It upheld the provision, ruling that ITC depe...

May 2, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

Mandatory Service Charge by Restaurant is Illegal: CCPA

Goods and Services Tax : The authority examined whether automatic service charges violate consumer rights. It ruled that default billing of such charges is...

May 2, 2026 567 Views 0 comment Print

GSTAT Remands Anti-Profiteering Case Due to Unverified ITC Reversal Claims

Goods and Services Tax : The Tribunal remanded the case after finding that ITC reversals on unsold inventory were not adequately examined. It directed fres...

May 2, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

No GST Recovery for Two Weeks as Court Permits Delayed Appeal Filing: Telangana HC

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was delay in filing appeal due to alleged non-service of notice. The court allowed appeal filing with delay condonation ...

May 2, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

GST Writ Withdrawn to File Appeal, Telangana HC Allows Delay Condonation Plea

Goods and Services Tax : The issue involved challenging a GST order through writ instead of appeal. The court allowed withdrawal and permitted filing appea...

May 2, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBIC Revises UTGST Rate Notification Under Finance Act 2026

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC has amended Notification No. 9/2025-Union Territory Tax (Rate) to revise tariff entries under UTGST schedules from May 1, 202...

May 2, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Revises IGST Rate Notification Under Finance Act 2026

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC has amended Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) to revise tariff entries under IGST schedules in line with Finance ...

May 2, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Revises GST Rate Notification Under Finance Act 2026

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC has amended Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) to revise tariff entries in GST schedules in line with Finance Act, 20...

May 2, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

Gross and Net GST revenue collections for month of April, 2026

Goods and Services Tax : The data highlights a sharp increase in GST collections driven by import-related IGST. It confirms strong revenue performance and ...

May 2, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala GST Framework for Scrutiny and Appeal of Appellate Orders

Goods and Services Tax : This case highlights how delays in filing appeals against adverse GST orders weaken the department’s legal position. It undersco...

April 25, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print


GST Rate on hotel accommodation depends on Tariff not Star Rating

July 18, 2017 3279 Views 0 comment Print

Government clarifies that accommodation in any hotel, including 5-star hotels, having a declared tariff of a unit of accommodation of less than INR 7500 per unit per day, will attract GST @ 18% ; Star rating of hotels is, therefore, irrelevant for determining the applicable rate of GST.

Organized traders and unorganized sellers in Textile Sector not affected by GST: FM

July 18, 2017 1983 Views 1 comment Print

The main demand of the textile traders is not to put any tax on fabrics. However, the same cannot be accepted because of the following reasons: Nil GST on fabrics will break the input tax credit chain and then the garments / made ups manufacturers will not be able to get the credit of tax on previous stages

GST exemption for products used by differently abled people

July 18, 2017 1317 Views 0 comment Print

Specified assistive devices, rehabilitation aids and other goods for differently abled people attract the lowest (non-Nil) GST rate of 5%. Most of the inputs for such goods attract 18% GST. Nil GST on any goods zero rates inputs, while domestic goods continue to bear input taxes. Further, for any goods which attract GST rate (other […]

GST on most Mass consumption items are lower than the pre-GST tax incidence

July 18, 2017 1458 Views 0 comment Print

GST rates so notified are lower than the pre-GST tax incidence on most of the items of mass consumption such as cereals, pulses, milk, tea, vegetable edible oils, sugar, toothpaste, hair oil, soap, footwear, Children’s’ picture, drawing or coloring books, etc. The GST rates on supply of goods and services have been notified based on […]

GST much simpler to earlier tax regime: MOS Finance

July 18, 2017 885 Views 0 comment Print

GST : to migrate from a complicated and multi tax system to a simpler tax system The tax rates on goods and services have been fixed taking into consideration, inter alia, the total indirect tax incidence in pre- GST regime, including cascading of taxes. The GST rates so notified are lower than the pre– GST […]

FAQs on GST on Export and Transition of Export Promotion Scheme

July 18, 2017 8610 Views 1 comment Print

Question 1: How are exports treated under the GST Law?  Answer: Under the GST Law, export of goods or services has been treated as: i) inter-State supply and covered under the IGST Act. ii) ‘zero rated supply’ i.e. the goods or services exported shall be relieved of GST levied upon them either at the input stage or at […]

GST in Textile Sector- What You Should Know- 20 FAQs

July 18, 2017 17439 Views 3 comments Print

Does the buyer of raw cotton (who is a registered person) from the farmer need to pay GST on Reverse Charge basis? Answer: Yes. As the cotton under heading 5201 and 5203 has been placed under 5% rate and the cotton farmer is not liable to registration, the buyers of raw cotton (who are registered persons) from the farmers are required to pay tax on reverse charge basis as per Section 9 (4) of the CGST Act, 2017.

CBEC notifies increase in Compensation Cess rates on cigarettes

July 18, 2017 2496 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to amend notification No. 1/2017- Compensation Cess (Rate), dated 28th, June, 2017 so as to increase the Compensation Cess rates on cigarettes as mentioned in the notification with effect from 18th, July, 2017 – 03/2017

How to create GST Payment Challan and Edit the Saved Challan

July 18, 2017 43191 Views 0 comment Print

Article explains how is a GST payment Challan is generated for making payments without logging or after logging onto the GST Portal. It also explains how to retrieve the saved Challan and edit it and once a Challan is saved, it is valid for how many days? A. Manual on Create Challan (Pre Login) under […]

FAQs on GST Enrolment Activities Post Appointed Date

July 18, 2017 2646 Views 0 comment Print

Yes, the Enrolment Application for enrolment under GST can be rejected in case incorrect details have been furnished or uploaded fake or incorrect documents have been attached with the Enrolment Application.

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