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Purchase Tax Cannot Be Shifted to Buyer for Seller’s Non-Payment: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that a buyer cannot be saddled with purchase tax merely because the seller failed to remit tax when the transaction...

January 10, 2026 888 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of West Bengal Settlement of Disputes (SOD) Scheme, 2023

Goods and Services Tax : Get insights into the West Bengal Settlement of Disputes (SOD) Scheme, 2023. Understand the acts covered and eligibility criteria ...

April 21, 2023 19359 Views 0 comment Print

Lok Ayukta cannot override orders Passed by Tax Authorities: Kerala HC

Goods and Services Tax : Kerala HC rules that Lok Ayukta lacks authority to override Sales Tax Officer's orders. Case analysis of Additional Chief Secretar...

April 3, 2023 1092 Views 0 comment Print

Quasi Judicial authorities are independent, bound by law but not by administrative instructions

Goods and Services Tax : Quasi Judicial authorities are independent, bound by law but not by administrative instructions The officials of the sales tax dep...

August 7, 2021 11283 Views 1 comment Print

Allowed use of Form-C to purchase Petroleum, Natural Gas & Liquor products post GST

Goods and Services Tax : Supreme Court declined to interfere in Revenue’s Special Leave Petitions, for use of 'C' Forms of the Central Sales Tax Act, 195...

April 23, 2021 9366 Views 2 comments Print


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Arbitrary issue of GST Show Cause Notices for 2017-18 & 2018-19: STBA

Corporate Law : Sales Tax Bar Association protests against arbitrary tax demands and operational inefficiencies, urging swift action for fair trea...

March 2, 2024 6696 Views 0 comment Print

Sales tax evasion racket in Mumbai used hawala bills to save tax on transactions worth Rs 700 crore

Goods and Services Tax : A tax evasion racket involving over 400 firms, most of which are based in the city, has come to light. The state sales tax departm...

January 17, 2011 2497 Views 0 comment Print

SC to HAL and Karnataka govt – Resolve Rs 1,519 Cr. Sales tax dispute

Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court today directed the Defence Ministry and the Karnataka government to meet and resolve their dispute over Rs 1,519...

January 12, 2011 1616 Views 0 comment Print

28 establishments under scanner to detect evasion of sales and value-added tax

Goods and Services Tax : UT vigilance department recently put 28 establishments under scanner to detect evasion of sales and value-added tax. This was acco...

October 22, 2010 414 Views 0 comment Print

PIL alleges Sales Tax scam of over Rs 100 crore

Goods and Services Tax : The Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra government's Principal Secretary (Finance) to file an affidavit by October 8 in reply ...

September 29, 2010 711 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Composite Tax Order Not Fully Invalid if Partly Illegal: SC Allows Partial Enforcement Due to Separability of Transactions

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether a composite assessment becomes wholly invalid. The Court held that valid and invalid portions can be separat...

April 17, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print

1394-Day Delay Due to Spiritual Jain Diksha of Counsel – Appellant Gets Conditional Relief with Cost

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether an excessive delay in filing appeals could be condoned. The Tribunal allowed condonation but imposed costs, ...

April 13, 2026 1146 Views 0 comment Print

Pre-Deposit Decision Invalid as Tribunal Did Not Apply Mind to Prima Facie Case: Allahabad HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court observed that the Tribunal granted partial relief without analysing whether the assessee had a strong prima facie case. ...

March 6, 2026 372 Views 0 comment Print

Wife’s Assets Cannot Be Attached for Husband’s Sales Tax Dues: Kerala HC

Goods and Services Tax : The court closed the writ after the State clarified that recovery proceedings were initiated only against the assessee husband. Th...

December 25, 2025 435 Views 0 comment Print

Ex Parte Sales Tax Appeal Restored Due to Delay of Years in Service of Order

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether delay in approaching the Court was fatal despite exceptional facts. The Court ruled that restoration was war...

December 25, 2025 450 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Procedure for e-Hearing of appeals before Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal

Goods and Services Tax : Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal announces e-Hearing for appeals, simplifying proceedings with virtual hearings for convenience and ...

February 12, 2024 1647 Views 0 comment Print

Procedure for Combined new Registration under MVAT, CST and PT Act

Goods and Services Tax : The dealers/persons/employers, hereinafter referred to as the applicants, desirous of seeking registrations under the Maharashtra ...

March 9, 2015 18355 Views 0 comment Print

Trade circular No. 4T of 2010 on Filing of Audit Report in Form-704 for the periods 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08

Goods and Services Tax : As per Section 61 of MVAT Act, 2002 it is mandatory for all eligible dealers to get their books of accounts audited. As per trade ...

January 18, 2010 2363 Views 0 comment Print

MVAT circular on Issuing of Tax Clearance Certificates

Goods and Services Tax : In view of this situation, it is necessary that the procedure for the issuing of such certificates should be standardized. Such ce...

January 5, 2010 28348 Views 3 comments Print

MVAT Notification on Delegation of Powers

Goods and Services Tax : In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (5) of section 10 of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 (Mah. IX of 2005...

January 2, 2010 1624 Views 0 comment Print


Karnataka extends Due dates of Professional Tax, VAT, KTEG & Sales tax

April 17, 2020 87549 Views 9 comments Print

Karnataka – Extension of Due dates for matters concerning Professional Tax, VAT, KTEG and Sales tax Due to the Pandemic Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown nationwide causing difficulties to various taxpayers adhering to the provisions of tax laws.  The Karnataka Government extends certain due dates concerning payment of taxes, filing of appeals and concluding assessment […]

KGST- Assessment cannot be reopened after 14 years unless fresh receipt of materials for tax evasion

March 16, 2020 1545 Views 0 comment Print

Hence, the High Court of Kerala quashed the reassessment proceedings under section 17D of the Kerala General Sales Tax Act (KGST), 1961 since the provision does not prescribe any time limit and no additional material to undertake the fast track assessment was presented by the department.

Sales tax applies on Divisible Contract if predominant intention was Sale of Equipment

December 20, 2017 2457 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. Vs. State of Maharashtra (Bombay High Court) It is evident that in the facts of the present case the contract was clearly one for supply and erection of equipment, supply of equipment being dominant purpose. No doubt the State of Maharashtra had enacted the Maharashtra Sales Tax on “Transfer” of […]

Port Trust is a dealer liable to sales tax under Bombay Sales Tax Act 1954: HC

December 13, 2017 1512 Views 0 comment Print

judgment of the Supreme Court in Cochin Port Trust holds the field. We are accordingly of the view that the Port Trust falls within the definition of dealer and is liable to sales tax under the Bombay Sales Tax Act 1954.

Bombay HC on inclusion of insurance and carrying charges in ‘Sale Price’

October 22, 2017 3021 Views 0 comment Print

A division bench of the Bombay High Court, on Monday, held that insurance charges and carrying charges do not form part of the sale price under section 2(29) of the Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959. A bench comprising Justices R.K Deshpande and Manish Pitale was hearing a departmental appeal against the order of the Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal wherein the Tribunal held that insurance charges and carrying charges do not form part of the sale price under section 2(29) of the Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959.

E-Payment of Maharashtra Value Added Tax (MVAT) – FAQs

November 2, 2016 175984 Views 30 comments Print

Which category of the dealers are required to make e-payment compulsorily for VAT, CST & PTRC? Is it mandatory to pay sales tax online?

Sale in course of import for Leasing Transactions: CST

August 9, 2016 28345 Views 0 comment Print

In a recently pronounced judgment in the case of Hewlett Packard Financial Services vs The State of Karnataka, The Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Audit) (‘Revenue’), the Karnataka High Court dealt with the issue relating to entitlement of VAT exemption by virtue of Section 5(2) of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (‘CST Act’).

FAQs on MVAT Audit Report in Form 704

June 14, 2016 80922 Views 9 comments Print

What is Audit Report in Form 704? Ans : It is a report under section 61 of MVAT ACT, 2002 to be submitted by eligible dealer within 10 months of the end of a particular financial year.

Penultimate Export Sale and Tax Exemption under CST ACT, 1956

July 11, 2015 20655 Views 8 comments Print

The Central Government’s policy is, when exports are made, only products or services are to be exported and not taxes. Therefore when tax exemption is available for direct export for the exporters, the sale prior to export i.e Penultimate sale also is considered for tax exemption by the Government.

Procedure for Combined new Registration under MVAT, CST and PT Act

March 9, 2015 18355 Views 0 comment Print

The dealers/persons/employers, hereinafter referred to as the applicants, desirous of seeking registrations under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act (MVAT), Central Sales Tax Act (CST) and the Profession Tax Act (PT) need to make online applications under the relevant Act. These applications are required to be made separately. After successful uploading of the application the applicant is required to visit the registering authority for the purpose of certain verification and submission.

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