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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 963 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 19509 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 1152 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 11439 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 9567 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 6798 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 2536 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 1640 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 441 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 753 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Calcutta HC Allows Withdrawal of Writ Appeals, Grants Section 14 Limitation Benefit for Fresh Statutory Appeals

Goods and Services Tax : The Calcutta High Court permitted withdrawal of appeals after noting that the constitutional validity issue had already been settl...

May 16, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print

Department Cannot Enforce TNVAT Liability Arising from Its Own System Defect: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The case examined whether purchase tax liability could be enforced when system defects prevented payment. The court held that soft...

April 24, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

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 327 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 1323 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 456 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 1755 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 18415 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 2393 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 28525 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 1726 Views 0 comment Print


Notification on Compulsory E- Filing of Form-101 related to MVAT registration

August 26, 2009 7267 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (1) of Rule 17A of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Rules, 2005, the Commissioner of Sales Tax, Maharashtra State hereby provides that on or after 1st October 2009, the dealers, who are liable to

Summary of Amendments made by Maharashtra Value Added Tax (2nd Amendment) Rules 2009, dt 18th June 2009 w.e.f 01st July 2009

August 25, 2009 1246 Views 0 comment Print

Get a summary of the amendments made by the Maharashtra Value Added Tax (2nd Amendment) Rules 2009, effective from July 1, 2009.

MVAT Audit Repot in form 704 can be filed only online after 30th September 2009

August 21, 2009 1934 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of power conferred by sub rule (1) of Rule 17A of the Maharashtra Value Added tax Rules, 2005, The Commissioner of Sales Tax, Maharashtra hereby provides that the dealers who are liable to get the accounts audited as per the provisions.

MVAT Dealers against whom business audit started after 1st April 2009 need to file form 801 electronically

August 21, 2009 1496 Views 0 comment Print

No. Vat/AMD-1009/IB/Adm.6- In exercise of power conferred by sub rule (1) of Rule 17A of the Maharashtra Value Added tax Rules, 2005, The Commissioner of Sales Tax, Maharashtra hereby provides that the dealers in respect of whom the proceedings of business audit as per section 22 the Maharashtra Value Added tax Act, 2002 have commenced on or after 1st April 2009, Shall on or after 1st October 2009, Electronically upload the information in form 801, provided on the website of the Sales Tax Department.

Mvat Refund Application in form 501 can be filed only online from 01.10.2009

August 21, 2009 3564 Views 0 comment Print

The Commissioner of Sales Tax, Maharashtra hereby provides that the registered dealers who are entitled to claim the refund as provided under section 51 of the Maharashtra Value Added tax Act, 2002, Shall on or after 1st October 2009, Electronically upload the application in form 501, provided on the website of the Sales Tax Department.

Extension of date for existing manual system for accepting applications for declarations prior to 1/04/2008

August 19, 2009 783 Views 0 comment Print

No. VAT/U.O.R.No. 88/JC(Reg.) Mumbai – Trade Circular No. 23 T of 2009, Dated : 17.08.2009 Sub.: Procedure for on line submission of application [Statement of Requirement ] for the statutory forms (C/F/H/EI/EII) under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 and delivery at the place of business of the dealer.

Circular on Validity of Form ‘I’ under Central Sales Tax Act

June 20, 2009 48849 Views 1 comment Print

Considering the genuine difficulty faced by the Trade in this respect, the instructions contained in Trade Circular No.8T of 2005 are being modified. Sales Tax authorities are instructed to also allow declarations in Form ‘I’ issued by Sales Tax authorities of other States. This will be applicable for a period of one year and the issue will be reexamined after that.

No cut in CST rate this Year, will stay at 2%

May 22, 2009 6632 Views 0 comment Print

At present, the tax, which is levied on inter state sale of goods, is at 2%. It was scheduled to be reduced by another 1%, starting April 1, 2009. At the time, the rate cut was postponed on account of the general elections and the Election Commission’s code of conduct. Recently, the empowered committee of state finance ministers wrote to the Union finance ministry recommending that the tax should be completely withdrawn when GST kicks in, as there is massive evasion of VAT (which goes to the states’ coffers).

Mvat – Mandatory filing of e-return, Acceptance of returns/challans not containing valid TINs

May 11, 2009 8290 Views 0 comment Print

As the banks shall not be accepting returns or the corresponding tax payments from such dealers and as they shall not be able to get themselves registered for e-services, their physical returns shall be accepted by the Sales Tax Department.

Contract for sale of goods will not be covered within ambit of section 194C of Income Tax Act, 1961

May 10, 2009 2938 Views 0 comment Print

23. After careful consideration of the above circular it is clear that the contract for the sale of goods will not be covered within the ambit of sec. 194 C. In the present case we find that the assessee placed orders with the manufacturers for manufacturing of the medicines strictly according to its specifications but the property in such goods passed to the assessee only after these were delivered to him

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