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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 : A GST Bar Association has sought a three-month extension for filing GSTAT appeals, citing procedural complexities and evolving fil...
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 : 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 : Haryana has directed officers to send GST show cause notices and demand orders by registered or speed post in addition to portal-b...
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 ...
With all Central legislations in place and only State level ratifications pending, the stage is set for GST implementation. The 1 July 2017 target also seems realistic given that the major hurdles have been crossed.
Free supplies would be liable to excise duty, while under the VAT laws, free supplies would require reversal of input tax credit; Under the GST law, the treatment would be similar to the present VAT laws, where the supplies are made without any consideration (monetary/ otherwise).
Submission of details of transaction that the business was indulged in for a given period , in prescribed period can be termed as ‘Return’. It can also be described as periodic statement of transactions carried out by organization. Every Act has certain returns prescribed which has to be filed with certain departments / authorities etc. Even before GST , if we take service tax law there was ST-3 return which was filed half – yearly and due date was within 25 days from the end of half year. We now proceed further for understanding returns under GST.
All forms of supply of goods and/ or services such as sale, transfer, barter, exchange, license, rental, lease or disposal made or agreed to be made for a consideration by a person in the course or furtherance of business.
Provisions related to GST for import of service from related person is very harsh as it will cover all the transactions even if consideration is not involved. Valuation will be a major problem for such cases and it may lead to litigations also.
Carry forwarding of existing ITC of the stock held on the appointed day is the first basic step that a business house needs to look into for a smooth transition into the GST regime. As the clock is ticking understanding the Transition Provisions and their implementation thereon is of the prime importance.
I would request all zones to ensure a step up of outreach programmes on GST in close coordination with the State officers, continued stress on updating of officers and staff with changes in rules and continued familiarity with the GST laws.
Proposed GST Tax rates would be lesser than the prevailing taxes in case of Sugar, Tea and Coffee (other than instant coffee) and Milk Powder; Present incidence of taxes on sugar is 8% while proposed GST rate on Sugar is only 5% i.e. 3% less;
Government is trying hard to implement GST with effect from 1st of July 2017, so the time has come to pull up your socks and keep yourselves ready to handle this transitional phase of the biggest tax reform in India. For the smooth transition from the existing structure of Indirect taxes into the new GST regime, both businessmen and the consultants have to give their best efforts in terms of time and knowledge.
Some of the noticeable provisions on NBFCs under GST are as under:- 1. Services provided are taxable at 18% GST Rate (Earlier 15% Service Tax). 2. Need to obtain State wise Registration where they have branches (Earlier Centralised Registration). 3. Inter-State supplies of services between branches of same entity will also attract IGST 4. 37 […]
