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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 15171 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 789 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 9561 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 7269 Views 2 comments Print

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

Goods and Services Tax : Karnataka – Extension of Due dates for matters concerning Professional Tax, VAT, KTEG and Sales tax Due to the Pandemic Covi...

April 17, 2020 86310 Views 9 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 6210 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 2287 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 1409 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 288 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 501 Views 0 comment Print


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Transit Sales Exemption Eligible Only if Sale Occurred in Transit: Kerala HC

Goods and Services Tax : The case of I.T.I. Ltd v. State of Kerala before the Kerala High Court revolves around the eligibility of transit sales exemption ...

June 6, 2024 291 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on Goods Sales or Inclusion of goods in Service Value

Service Tax : Read the detailed analysis of the CESTAT Ahmedabad order in the case of Hamon Shriram Cottrel Pvt Ltd vs Commissioner of C.E. & S....

April 18, 2024 516 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court to Hear Sales Tax Demand for Invalid ST-1 Forms

Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court will soon hear the matter regarding sales tax demand for the use of invalid ST-1 Forms. Get updates on this cruc...

February 28, 2024 339 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad HC upholds penalty for Wrong Representation in Goods Purchase under Sales Tax Act

Goods and Services Tax : Allahabad High Court upholds penalty on Hindustan Petroleum Corp. for failure to prove bonafide intention in misrepresented goods ...

February 8, 2024 714 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad HC Upholds Tribunal’s Ruling of 5% Sales Tax on Granite Stones

Goods and Services Tax : Read the full judgment of Allahabad High Court in Commissioner Vs Peethambra Granites case, upholding 5% sales tax on granite ston...

January 30, 2024 258 Views 0 comment Print


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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 600 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 17707 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 2006 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 26455 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 1321 Views 0 comment Print


Prepayment of sales tax deferral loan on payment of net present value of future liability cannot be classified as remission

January 30, 2011 9815 Views 0 comment Print

In a recent ruling, in the case of Sulzer India Ltd. v. Jt. CIT [2010-TIOL-670-ITAT-MUM-SB] , the Special Bench of the Mumbai Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) held that prepayment of deferred sales tax liability on the Net Present Value

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

January 17, 2011 2287 Views 0 comment Print

A tax evasion racket involving over 400 firms, most of which are based in the city, has come to light. The state sales tax department, which busted the racket, claimed that its initial assessment showed that the racket involved transactions worth Rs

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

January 12, 2011 1409 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court today directed the Defence Ministry and the Karnataka government to meet and resolve their dispute over Rs 1,519 crore sales tax on defence contracts executed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).

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

October 22, 2010 288 Views 0 comment Print

UT vigilance department recently put 28 establishments under scanner to detect evasion of sales and value-added tax. This was accompanied by attempts at catching income tax evaders among multinational companies. The establishments being looked at in

Corruption on high, nothing moves without money- Supreme Court

October 12, 2010 447 Views 0 comment Print

Stating that “nothing moves without money”, the Supreme Court has expressed concern over the growing corruption in government machinery, particularly in the Income Tax, Sales Tax and Excise departments.

PIL alleges Sales Tax scam of over Rs 100 crore

September 29, 2010 501 Views 0 comment Print

The Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra government’s Principal Secretary (Finance) to file an affidavit by October 8 in reply to a PIL alleging scam in refund of Sales Tax to the tune of crores of rupees in Palghar division in nearby Thane distri

SC to decide soon on levy of sales tax on incidental charges like transportation, packaging, labour etc.

September 28, 2010 568 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court will soon decide whether sales tax is to be levied on the incidental charges like transportation, packaging and labour incurred by Food Corporation of India (FCI) on purchase of foodgrains for the state machinery including contingen

Fake income tax commissioner held for extortion

August 24, 2010 792 Views 0 comment Print

The crime branch of Delhi Police has arrested a 24-year-old man who allegedly posed as an income tax commissioner and demanded Rs 30 lakh from a businessman in return of closing a fictitious complaint against the victim. The accused, Dinesh Kumar, was arrested last Friday from the Millennium Park area in southeast Delhi.

Even if it is assumed that the assessee was authorized to collect sales tax and retain with it, the same will be chargeable to tax as trading receipt

August 20, 2010 1105 Views 0 comment Print

Even if it is assumed that the assessee was authorized to collect sales tax and retain with it, the same will be chargeable to tax as trading receipt in view of decision of Supreme Court in the case of Sahney Steel and Press Works Ltd. v. CIT [228 ITR 253 (SC)].

Maharashtra imposes 1% Sales Tax on property sale agreements

July 17, 2010 5168 Views 0 comment Print

Property buyers in Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra will now have to spend more, as the state government has issued a notification on the imposition of 1 per cent value added tax (VAT) on the contract price of flats mentioned in the agreement of sale registered on or after April 1. This would be in addition to a 5 per cent stamp duty, 2.38 per cent service tax and 1 per cent local self-government tax in certain districts.

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