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Goods and Services Tax : ECGC payouts in INR do not qualify as export proceeds under GST and FEMA laws. Exporters must secure AD bank write-offs to avoid r...
Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether unregistered individuals could exercise appellate rights. The Court held that procedural hurdles like absenc...
Goods and Services Tax : The issue was denial of ITC transfer due to different State registrations of entities. The Court ruled that no such restriction ex...
Goods and Services Tax : The issue was delays and inconsistencies in GST fund settlement under the earlier framework. The new rules introduce a fully autom...
Goods and Services Tax : The issue was taxation of intermediary services as domestic supply. The law now treats such services as exports, allowing zero-rat...
Goods and Services Tax : CBI arrested GST officials for demanding a bribe to facilitate registration approval. The case highlights strict enforcement again...
Goods and Services Tax : The CBI arrested a CGST Assistant Commissioner for demanding a bribe to halt GST proceedings. The officer was caught red-handed ac...
Goods and Services Tax : The Government reduced GST on paper sacks and bags from 18% to 5% following GST Council recommendations. The move addresses farmer...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI has recommended mandatory verification of the Certificate of Practice for Chartered Accountants appearing before GSTAT to ens...
Goods and Services Tax : The Government introduced reforms such as e-invoicing and auto-population of data in GST returns. These measures improve accuracy,...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that GSTIN cannot be cancelled solely based on supplier irregularities without examining the taxpayer’s transacti...
Corporate Law : The Court held that input tax credit claimed on invoices from non-existent dealers justified penalty under VAT law. It reaffirmed ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court set aside a show cause notice that combined several financial years into one proceeding. It held that each assessment ye...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that each financial year creates a separate cause of action, making a consolidated notice legally unsustainable. It...
Goods and Services Tax : The ruling found that issuing a single notice for multiple tax years violates statutory requirements. The Court quashed the notice...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has enabled editing of the pre-deposit percentage in APL-01 filings. The change allows taxpayers flexibility, while verificat...
Goods and Services Tax : Taxpayers faced issues filing appeals where adjudication orders showed zero demand. GSTN clarified that such system limitations re...
Goods and Services Tax : Both domestic and import revenues contributed to GST growth, alongside increased refunds. The figures highlight improved tax admin...
Goods and Services Tax : The government introduced new rules replacing the 2017 framework to streamline IGST settlement between Centre and States. The rule...
Goods and Services Tax : Maharashtra Government has extended the time limit to file appeals before the Appellate Tribunal for orders communicated before Ap...
fter the successful launch of GST Portal (gst.gov.in) on 8th, Nov ’2016 the enrolment process of existing taxpayers was started on the same day. GSTN has created a prototype for various return forms
It is pertinent to note that person operating under composition scheme will not be entitled for input tax credit and also the tax paid under composition scheme will not be admissible as credit to the recipeint.
India is going through one of the major reform in tax system since independence i.e. Goods & Service Tax(GST). GST GST will replace 17 indirect tax levies and compliance costs will fall.
A new Chapter VIII has been introduced in the IGST Act wherein the concept of zero rated supply has been framed. The provisions contained in the section 16 are discussed as follows
Article discussed various type of returns to be submitted by a dealer under Revised GST Model Law. Which includes Monthly / Annual Returns and Outward / Inward Supply related Returns.
The valuation of taxable supply has been specified to be transaction value provided that supplier and recipient are not related and price is the sole consideration for supply. Apart from this, certain inclusions and exclusions have also been provided in the transaction value which is discussed in the succeeding paragraphs.
Revised GST Law under Section -9 provides that small taxpayer can opt for the scheme of composition tax instead of opting for paying tax under the regular supply of goods. Here this should be noted that this option is not available to registered taxable person who is providing only service.
The provisions relating to determination of time for supply of goods has been significantly amended and is discussed in detail as follows
In case of GST, there is need for Central Registry for GST compliance by the banks which have branches on pan India basis.
In present indirect taxation system, cascading of tax is significant due to non-availability of ITC at various stages. Following are certain instances of such cascading of taxes
