Goods and Services Tax : Learn about claiming refunds for excess amounts in your GST Electronic Cash Ledger. Understand the process, requirements, and step...
Goods and Services Tax : Section 34(2) of CGST Act allows a supplier to issue a credit note to adjust the taxable value or tax payable in case of: Post-s...
Goods and Services Tax : The Input Service Distributor (ISD) mechanism under GST enables businesses with multiple branches to centrally receive and allocat...
Goods and Services Tax : From April 1, 2025, ISD registration is mandatory for businesses distributing input tax credit on services across multiple offices...
Goods and Services Tax : Understand ITC reversal rules for banks & NBFCs. Compare Rule 38 & Rule 42 for ITC claims, exemptions, and GSTR-3B reporting. Find...
Goods and Services Tax : KSCAA highlights practical GST challenges in Sec 128A & Sec 16(4), urging clarifications on appeals, ITC, interest waivers, and mu...
Goods and Services Tax : Learn about India's efforts to combat fake ITC frauds, including special drives, legal actions, and GST guidelines for enforcement...
Goods and Services Tax : Explore the key recommendations made by the GST Council during its 54th meeting, including changes in GST rates, GoM formations, a...
Goods and Services Tax : Join CA Sachin Jain for a live course on Input Tax Credit from a litigation perspective. Gain practical insights and master ITC co...
Goods and Services Tax : CBIC detected Rs. 36,374 crore worth of fake ITC in FY 2023-24 involving 9,190 cases. Key measures and data on ITC fraud detection...
Goods and Services Tax : Delhi High Court sets aside GST demand on DLF Home Developers, ruling that the issue will be adjudicated by DGGI. Read details o...
Goods and Services Tax : Gujarat High Court grants bail to Harsh Vinodbhai Patel in GST fraud case involving ₹22 crore input tax credit. Court cites comp...
Goods and Services Tax : Assessee clarified that Form ST-3 was incorrect as some of the invoices inadvertently remained unaccounted for the said period and...
Goods and Services Tax : Kerala HC rules that availing CGST/SGST credit instead of IGST does not lead to revenue loss. Orders reconsideration of penalty on...
Goods and Services Tax : Madras High Court sets aside GST interest and penalty order, citing prior ITC reversal. Petitioner gets a final chance to file obj...
Goods and Services Tax : CBIC unveils trade facilitation measures, combats counterfeit currency, and detects ₹80 crore GST fraud. Key developments from I...
Goods and Services Tax : CBIC clarifies ITC eligibility for goods delivered under Ex-Works contract as per Section 16(2)(b) of CGST Act, 2017...
Goods and Services Tax : The circular clarifies that electronic commerce operators under section 9(5) of CGST Act need not reverse input tax credit for spe...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN issues advisory on the new Invoice Management System (IMS) for accepting or rejecting supplier invoices, impacting GSTR-2B an...
Goods and Services Tax : CBIC clarifies input tax credit provisions under Section 16(5) & 16(6) of CGST Act, detailing rectification procedures for wrong c...
Twofold GST: A dual GST with defined functions and responsibilities of the Centre and the States is recommended. An appropriate mechanism that will be binding on both the Centre and the States should be worked out whereby the harmonious rate structure along with the need for further modification could be upheld, if necessary with a collectively agreed Constitutional Amendment.
Department of Revenue has agreed to most of the recommendations put forward by Empowered committee in FDP on GST relating to harmonious structure of rate, taxation base, exemptions, chargeability, definition of taxable event, taxable person, valuation, classification etc.However, there are certain areas where Department of Revenue has suggested changes or deviated from FDP. The said areas of differences are discussed below:
The Centre has turned down the proposal of the empowered group of state finance ministers to keep alcohol out of goods and services tax. The government has in fact suggested that both alcohol and tobacco, which are demerit goods and considered harmful for health, should be kept under GST, with the states getting the power to levy excise duty over and above GST on alcohol. The Centre would have the same power in case of tobacco.
The indirect tax regime in India is evolving into GST in the year 2010. The steps towards introduction of GST have commenced. The Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers has introduced the First Discussion Paper on GST in India on November 10, 2009. A dual structure of Central GST (CGST) and State GST (SGST) is proposed to be imposed on the manufacture of goods and on provision of services.
GST has been the preferred mode of taxation of goods and services and has been introduced in more than 140 countries. Most countries have single GST rate, however some countries like Canada & Brazil has dual GST structure. White paper proposes dual structure for GST in India. Standard GST rate in most countries vary between 15-25%.
1. Central and state GST will apply on all transaction of goods and services.2. Tax paid as central GST will be allowed to taken as input tax credit.3. State GST will also be allowed to be taken as input tax credit.
In the biggest tax evasion fraud of this financial year, the State Excise and Taxation department has unearthed a bogus billing scam to the tune of Rs 656.71 crore by three renowned Ludhiana firms — Singhania International, Shree Vallabh Exports and Krishna Ispat Limited. As per investigations, the firms — all of which deal in […]
The services availed by a manufacturer for outward transportation of final products from the place of removal should be treated as an input service in terms of Rule 2(1)(ii) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 and thereby enabling the manufacturer to take credit of the service tax paid on the value of such services.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Judge, Supreme Court of India The Learned Judge laments that the Income-tax Act is a “national disgrace”. He says that it is unfortunate that the law is so complex that even practising Lawyers and Judges have to employ Chartered Accountants or tax experts to file their income tax returns. He […]
Special Economic Zones (SEZ) units and developers will now be able to claim refund for tax paid on all input services, irrespective of whether they are consumed inside or outside the zone. The government’s decision to refund taxes implies that all developers and units in SEZs will now have to first pay a tax on […]
