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CBIC issued FAQs on IGST Refund

Goods and Services Tax : IGST refunds are not available when exports are made under LUT/Bond without tax payment. The clarification highlights eligibility ...

April 9, 2026 2715 Views 0 comment Print

End of Intermediary Conundrum: Omission of Section 13(8)(b) of IGST Act

Goods and Services Tax : The amendment shifts the place of supply to the recipient’s location, allowing intermediary services to qualify as exports. This...

April 9, 2026 960 Views 0 comment Print

Intermediary Taxation: Review of Omission of Section 13(8)(b) of IGST Act

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was place of supply for intermediary services under GST. The amendment shifts it to the recipient’s location, enabling...

April 4, 2026 2502 Views 0 comment Print

Roadblock Removed: Court allows ITC-02 for Inter-State Transfers – An Analysis

Goods and Services Tax : The Bombay High Court ruled that GST portal limitations cannot override Section 18(3) of the CGST Act. It allowed transfer of CGST...

February 25, 2026 1002 Views 0 comment Print

Clinical Trials for Foreign Entities Not Taxable in India as Place of Supply Is Abroad: Karnataka HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Karnataka High Court ruled that clinical-trial and pharma R&D services to foreign clients qualify as export of services. It he...

February 21, 2026 723 Views 0 comment Print


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Import Duty & GST Exemptions on Life-Saving Drugs for Rare Diseases

Custom Duty : The government exempts import duties on specific life-saving drugs for rare diseases under set conditions. Learn about eligibility...

February 12, 2025 2184 Views 0 comment Print

GST/IGST Collection & Compensation for States

Goods and Services Tax : Details on GST/IGST collection over five years and state-wise compensation released. Discussion on GST on health insurance also in...

December 11, 2024 1902 Views 0 comment Print

GST/IGST Collection and Compensation Details for 2024

Goods and Services Tax : Overview of GST collections and compensation to states in 2024, including deliberations on GST rates for health insurance....

December 6, 2024 861 Views 0 comment Print

GST Collection Analysis: State-wise Breakdown and IGST Settlement

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the details of CGST, SGST, and IGST collected, IGST settlement to states, and an in-depth study on GST revenue growth. Ins...

December 19, 2023 9573 Views 0 comment Print

SOP for verification of Inadmissible ITC of IGST reversal in GSTR 3B

Goods and Services Tax : Standard Operating Procedures for Monitoring Ineligible IGST Input Tax Credit Reversal by Taxpayers in Return Form GSTR 3B (SOP-1/...

December 8, 2023 33459 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


IGST at 5% Applicable on Bulk Drug Imports as APIs Qualify as ‘Drugs’: CAAR Mumbai

Custom Duty : The authority held that bulk drugs, including APIs, fall within the definition of drugs under applicable laws. Consequently, IGST ...

March 20, 2026 684 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Orders IGST Refund Because Notification Entry Was Declared Ultra Vires

Goods and Services Tax : The Gujarat High Court directed refund of IGST paid under Entry No.10 of Notification 10/2017 after it was declared ultra vires th...

March 9, 2026 216 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Quashes IGST Refund Rejections Because Repealed GST Rule Stands Obliterated

Goods and Services Tax : The High Court held that omission of Rule 96(10) without a saving clause applies to all pending cases. Refund claims for IGST paid...

February 26, 2026 789 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allows 12% IGST on Poultry Machinery Parts as Beneficial Circular Applies Retrospectively

Custom Duty : CESTAT Mumbai set aside a differential IGST demand, holding that CBIC’s beneficial circular clarifying 12% GST on poultry machin...

February 24, 2026 348 Views 0 comment Print

IGST on Advance Authorisation Imports: SC to Examine Limits on Interest and Penalty

Goods and Services Tax : The courts held that interest and penalties on IGST imports cannot be imposed without explicit legal provision. Amendments grantin...

February 4, 2026 426 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Update on Advisory on Interest Collection and Related Enhancements in GSTR-3B

Goods and Services Tax : GST Portal revises interest computation in GSTR-3B, factoring minimum cash ledger balance and auto-populating non-editable interes...

February 19, 2026 2016 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Notifies DGGI ADG as IGST Nodal Officer; Afcom Named Indian Carrier under GST

Goods and Services Tax : Finance Ministry notifies DGGI ADG as nodal officer under IT Rules and designates Afcom Holdings as Indian carrier under Central S...

February 17, 2026 639 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2026: Key Customs, Excise & GST Legislative and Duty Changes

Income Tax : The Budget 2026 changes overhaul customs duty structures by moving rates into the tariff and pruning exemptions. The key takeaway ...

February 1, 2026 15075 Views 0 comment Print

IGST Rates Revised for Tobacco and Pan Masala from 1st February 2026

Goods and Services Tax : Biris are specifically classified in the 18% schedule, separate from other tobacco items. This creates a distinct IGST treatment f...

December 31, 2025 3966 Views 0 comment Print

IGST Rule Updated on Nominated Agency Definition

Goods and Services Tax : Finance Ministry revises IGST rules; new notification updates the definition of “Nominated Agency” effective from November 1, ...

October 24, 2025 843 Views 0 comment Print


GST Sikkim- Submit invoice/bill of supply at respective validation centre

February 17, 2020 3480 Views 0 comment Print

All individuals or registered firms carrying any consignment of goods valued below Rupees fifty thousand without valid e-waybill declaration, shall/is liable to submit a copy of purchase invoice/bill of supply at respective validation centre of the State. The purchase invoice/bill of supply in question shall cover all purchase whether for private or public/Government use or for the purposes of business in Sikkim.

Notifications levying IGST on importer on Ocean Freight is Unconstitutional

February 14, 2020 4380 Views 0 comment Print

Whether Notification No. 8/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate), dated 28.6.2017 and Entry 10 of the Notification No.10/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate), dated 28.6.2017 are ultra vires to the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and unconstitutional?

FINANCE BILL, 2020 – Analysis of Proposed Amendment Under GST

February 8, 2020 2586 Views 0 comment Print

. In all 16 amendments have been proposed under the CGST Act, 2017 by virtue of clauses 116 to 131 of the Finance Bill, 2020. Parallel 2 amendments have been proposed under the IGST Act, 2017 by virtue of clauses 132 & 133 of the Finance Bill, 2020. Also parallel 4 amendments have been proposed under the UT GST Act, 2017 and one amendment has been proposed under the Compensation to States Act, 2017.

Budget 2020 | Proposed amendment to CGST & IGST Act, 2017

February 6, 2020 2760 Views 0 comment Print

Proposed amendment to CGST Act, 2017 & IGST Act, 2017 [Clause 116 to 129 of Finance Bill, 2020] [These sections shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint] Hon’ble FM Speech A simplified return shall be implemented from the 1st April, 2020 Refund process has been simplified […]

IGST on Ocean Freight Unconstitutional/Double Taxation

January 25, 2020 4776 Views 0 comment Print

High Court concluded that no tax is leviable under the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2007, on the ocean freight for the services provided by a person located in a non-taxable territory by way of transportation of goods by a vessel from a place outside India upto the customs station of clearance in India and the levy and collection of tax of such ocean freight under the impugned Notifications is not permissible in

IGST on Ocean Freight as Ultra Vires & Unconstitutional : Gujarat HC

January 25, 2020 2886 Views 0 comment Print

Synopsis: In a landmark judgment in the case of Mohit Mineral Pvt. Ltd. v. UOI [Special Civil Application No. 726/2018 decided on January 23, 2020], the Hon’ble Gujarat HC has declared levy of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (“IGST”) on ocean freight & corresponding notifications as ultra-vires the IGST Act, 2017 for lacking legislative competency […]

GST on Ocean Freight – A failed Tax Adventure?

January 24, 2020 30252 Views 3 comments Print

1. The Central Government had issued Notification No. 8/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate), dated 28.06.2017, notifying the rate of IGST for the services described therein and also the conditions in certain cases. 2. Section 9(3) of the CGST Act, 2017 and 5(3) of the IGST Act, 2017 empowers the Central Government, on the recommendation of the GST […]

GST not leviable on Ocean Freight for transportation of goods by foreign seller: HC

January 23, 2020 14796 Views 0 comment Print

On Appeal High Court held that no GST is leviable under the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2007, on the ocean freight for the services provided by a person located in a non-taxable territory by way of transportation of goods by a vessel from a place outside India upto the customs station of clearance in India and the levy and collection of tax of such ocean freight under the impugned Notification Notification No.8 of 2017 – Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28th June 2017 and Notification No. 10 of 2017 – Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28th June 2017   is not permissible in law.

CBIC notifies CGST & IGST Act sections effective from 01.01.2020

January 3, 2020 39567 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC notifies certain sections in the Finance (No.2) Act, 2019 pertaining to CGST & IGST Act, effective from 1st January 2020 The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has notified the following Sections of the Finance (No.2) Act, 2019 which pertain to various sections in the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 […]

Section 17A of IGST Act 2017 Applicable from 01st January, 2020

January 1, 2020 7203 Views 0 comment Print

Vide Finance (No. 2) Act, 2019 Government has inserted Section 17A after After section 17 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (IGST Act, 2017), which will come into effect from 1st day of January, 2020 as notified by Notification No. 01/2020–Integrated Tax dated : 01st January, 2020. Text of new section 17A […]

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