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...
Goods and Services Tax : Get insights into the West Bengal Settlement of Disputes (SOD) Scheme, 2023. Understand the acts covered and eligibility criteria ...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : Quasi Judicial authorities are independent, bound by law but not by administrative instructions The officials of the sales tax dep...
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...
Corporate Law : Sales Tax Bar Association protests against arbitrary tax demands and operational inefficiencies, urging swift action for fair trea...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Calcutta High Court permitted withdrawal of appeals after noting that the constitutional validity issue had already been settl...
Goods and Services Tax : The case examined whether purchase tax liability could be enforced when system defects prevented payment. The court held that soft...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether an excessive delay in filing appeals could be condoned. The Tribunal allowed condonation but imposed costs, ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court observed that the Tribunal granted partial relief without analysing whether the assessee had a strong prima facie case. ...
Goods and Services Tax : Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal announces e-Hearing for appeals, simplifying proceedings with virtual hearings for convenience and ...
Goods and Services Tax : The dealers/persons/employers, hereinafter referred to as the applicants, desirous of seeking registrations under the Maharashtra ...
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 ...
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...
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...
Madras High Court confirms that bakery products sold by a snack bar (Cakes N Bakes) are not exempt from sales tax, ruling that the exemption is limited to specific tea/coffee items.
The Madras High Court confirmed that a tax exemption cannot be claimed on inter-state purchases if the taxpayer fails to physically segregate these goods from local purchases, even with separate records.
Bombay High Court held that having regard to the provisions of Section 55(6) of the Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959, the Tribunal, acting as an Appellate Authority, certainly had powers to modify the order of part payment passed in First Appeal while hearing the Second Appeal.
Bombay High Court held that freight reimbursed by wholesalers to Parle Products Ltd. is not part of the sale price, affirming that sales tax cannot be levied on such charges.
The Madras High Court ruled that air curtains are not electrical fans, dismissing a petition from Almonard Limited and upholding a 12% sales tax under the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act.
The movement of explosives from Maharashtra to company depots in West Bengal and Jharkhand under a running contract with Coal India Ltd. constituted branch transfers under Section 6A of the CST Act and not inter-State sales.
Madras High Court sets aside sales tax addition against Swarna Steels, ruling mere gross profit difference between sales is insufficient without Rule 18-C inquiry.
Bombay High Court orders ₹19.44 lakh reward for Darshan Singh Parmar, an informant whose tips led to significant tax recoveries, after a decade-long battle with the Sales Tax Department.
Karnataka HC dismisses appeal, stating inflated contract figures to claim refund amounts to defrauding the state.
Kerala High Court dismisses Revenue’s appeal against quashing of 14-year delayed notice under Section 17D of KGST Act in K. Sasilal case.
