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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 2727 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 2511 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 1005 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


Latest News


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


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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 15078 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


Interest eligibility on IGST refunds for risky exporters

December 10, 2019 16371 Views 0 comment Print

In recent times IGST refund on exports is being suspended by the customs department to some of genuine exporters also on a ground that some exporters are claiming IGST refunds fraudulently by bogus ITC bills or fraudulent ITC claims. In this article we are analyzing the legality of such withholding of refunds & the implication of interest in such cases to genuine exporters.

Levy of IGST on Supply in the Course of Import

December 2, 2019 19479 Views 1 comment Print

Article 269A (1) & Article 246A of the Constitution give powers to the Parliament to make law to provide levy and collection of goods and services tax on supply of goods or services or both where such supply takes place in the course of inter-State trade or commerce, and for apportionment of such collected tax […]

IGST: Bus body building includes building of body on chassis of any vehicle

November 22, 2019 912 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to insert explanation regarding Bus Body Building in Notification No. 8/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dt. 28.06.2017 which is ‘For the purposes of this entry, the term ‘bus body building’ shall include building of body on chassis of any vehicle falling under chapter 87 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.’

IGST exemption vis-à-vis pre-import condition

November 5, 2019 31494 Views 1 comment Print

Prior to introduction of the GST, the exemption was available for all types of customs duties including CVD (Additional customs duty popularly known as countervailing duty) and SAD (Special Additional duty or countervailing duty for sales tax). The notification expressly permitted the duty-free imports even after fulfillment of the export obligation.

Levy & Apportionment of Integrated Goods and Services Tax

October 7, 2019 14982 Views 2 comments Print

The Constitution of India provides that the Parliament may, by law, provide the manner in which goods and services tax, collected on following supplies of goods or services or both, shall be apportioned in between the Union and the States, namely:- (i) supply of goods or services or both in the course of inter-State trade […]

CBIC issues 43 notifications on 30th September 2019

October 2, 2019 64272 Views 4 comments Print

CBIC issues 43 notifications on 30th September 2019 to give effect to Recommendations made by GST Council in its 37th Meeting. Most of the changes are effective from 1st October 2019 and includes changes in Custom Law, CGST, IGST and UTGST Law. Changes includes changes in Rates on certain Products and Services, Applicability of Reverse […]

IGST: Grant of alcoholic liquor licence is not a supply of goods/service

September 30, 2019 1581 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to notify the grant of alcoholic liquor licence neither a supply of goods nor a supply of service as per Section 20(i) of IGST Act read with Section 7(2) of CGST Act vide Notification No. 24/2019-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 30th September, 2019. Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 24/2019-Integrated […]

IGST: CBIC amends entry related to GST on cement under RCM

September 30, 2019 2820 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC amends notification No. 07/2019 – Integrated Tax (Rate), dated the 29th March, 2019 by amending the entry related to cement vide Notification No. 23/2019-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 30th September, 2019. Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 23/2019- Integrated Tax (Rate) New Delhi, the 30th September, 2019 G.S.R 742(E).– In exercise […]

IGST: Explanation on applicability of provisions related to supply of development rights

September 30, 2019 1245 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to amend notification No. 04/2018 – Integrated Tax (Rate), dated the 25th January, 2018, by adding an explanation on the applicability of provisions related to supply of development rights vide Notification No. 22/2019-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 30th September, 2019. Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 22/2019-Integrated Tax (Rate) New […]

IGST: CBIC notifies certain services under RCM wef 01.10.2019

September 30, 2019 4824 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC amends notification No. 10/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate) so as notify certain services under reverse charge mechanism (RCM) as recommended by GST Council in its 37th meeting held on 20.09.2019 vide Notification No. 21/2019-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 30th September, 2019. Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 21/2019- Integrated Tax (Rate) […]

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