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...
Maharashtra Tribunal remands CST demand case involving Starlog Enterprises and crane sales due to fresh documentary evidence presented by the appellant.
Karnataka High Court rules that diesel captive generating sets are exempt from entry tax under Section 11-A of KTEG Act, 1979. Advance ruling order set aside.
In a recent ruling Madras HC decided the issue in favour of revenue that the essential characteristic of sugarcane in its original form, stands converted after processing, into jaggery and both the commodities are different and distinct from one another.
Madras High Court held that sales tax leviable on consideration received on sale of unredeemed articles by the auctioneers under Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959. Further, penalty u/s. 12(3)(a) leviable for non-filing of returns.
Madras High Court held that the entry tax on the goods imported from the other States cannot be more than the sales tax/VAT levied on the goods manufactured within the State. Thus, difference between entry tax paid and local sales tax leviable should be refunded back.
Bombay HC waives sales tax arrears below 2 lakhs per the Maharashtra Settlement Act, 2023, clarifying future references exceeding this amount.
Read the Karnataka High Court’s judgment upholding interest on refund of excessively paid sales tax. Detailed analysis of the case and its implications.
The case of I.T.I. Ltd v. State of Kerala before the Kerala High Court revolves around the eligibility of transit sales exemption for goods purchased in 2001-02 but sold in 2002-03. The petitioner contends that subsequent sales in 2002-03 should be exempt, but the tribunal ruled otherwise.
Read the detailed analysis of the CESTAT Ahmedabad order in the case of Hamon Shriram Cottrel Pvt Ltd vs Commissioner of C.E. & S.T.-Vapi. No service tax can be demanded on sale of goods or by including the value of goods in the service.
Sales Tax Bar Association protests against arbitrary tax demands and operational inefficiencies, urging swift action for fair treatment of taxpayers.
