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Unified GST Recovery Framework Introduced as Section 74A Merges Fraud & Non-Fraud Cases

Goods and Services Tax : Section 74A replaces the earlier Sections 73 and 74, creating a unified framework for tax recovery in cases of short payment, erro...

March 6, 2026 876 Views 0 comment Print

Fraudulent ITC & Fake Invoices under GST: Applicability of Sections 73, 74, 122 & 132

Goods and Services Tax : This case explains situations where ITC is availed and utilised without receipt of goods or services. The ruling clarifies that su...

February 7, 2026 4275 Views 0 comment Print

Section 74 & Mechanical Adjudication Culture In GST: A Call For Judicial Intervention

Goods and Services Tax : Highlights how authorities routinely invoke Section 74 without evidence of fraud and explains courts’ stance that such notices a...

November 21, 2025 2328 Views 0 comment Print

GST DRC-01A: Intimations Under Sections 73, 74, 74A

Goods and Services Tax : Understand the process of GST intimation in Form DRC-01A, issued for tax discrepancies. Learn about the parts of DRC-01A, applicab...

September 1, 2025 31563 Views 2 comments Print

No Time Extension for GST Orders Under Section 73(9) Without Force Majeure

Goods and Services Tax : Calcutta High Court stays a GST order, citing no force majeure for time limit extension under Section 73(9) of the CGST Act for FY...

June 19, 2025 2127 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 74 GST Notices For Small Value Demands Beyond Section 73 Limitation

Goods and Services Tax : KSCAA represents to the Finance Minister on the misapplication of GST Section 74 notices for small demands, urging restriction to ...

July 29, 2025 36831 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on GST Challenges related to Section 128A & 16(4) ITC Disallowance

Goods and Services Tax : KSCAA highlights practical GST challenges in Sec 128A & Sec 16(4), urging clarifications on appeals, ITC, interest waivers, and mu...

December 17, 2024 7113 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


GST SCN Invalid as Multiple Assessment Years Were Clubbed: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that clubbing five assessment years in a single GST show cause notice is contrary to Section 73 of the ...

July 2, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print

GST Assessment Invalid if Section 74 Notice Was not Issued: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that an order under Section 74 cannot be passed when the notice was issued under Section 73. The matter...

June 30, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Upholds CENVAT Credit as Service Tax Was Paid Before Credit Was Availed

Service Tax : CESTAT Kolkata held that the respondent had paid the Service Tax before availing CENVAT credit on the disputed invoices. Finding n...

June 28, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

Promissory Note Decree Restored as Handwriting Expert Opinion Was Not Mandatory

Corporate Law : The Madras High Court held that courts are empowered under Section 73 of the Evidence Act to compare disputed and admitted signatu...

June 27, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Demand Quashed as Form 26AS Alone Cannot Establish Tax Liability

Service Tax : The Gauhati High Court held that the extended limitation under Section 73 cannot be invoked without specific findings of fraud, su...

June 27, 2026 474 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


GST: Section 128A Clarifications on Waiver of interest and penalties

Goods and Services Tax : New GST circular clarifies payment via GSTR-3B for Section 128A benefits, and appeal withdrawals for mixed period demands....

March 27, 2025 27861 Views 1 comment Print

Kerala SGST Act: Interest & Penalty Waiver Guidelines

Goods and Services Tax : Learn about the Kerala SGST Act's interest and penalty waiver under Section 128A, eligibility, application process, and compliance...

March 15, 2025 930 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification on Separate Sections 73 & 74 GST Notices to Same Taxpayer

Goods and Services Tax : Kerala SGST issues guidelines on issuing separate notices for Sections 73 and 74. Ensures clarity and uniformity in handling GST d...

January 20, 2025 8259 Views 0 comment Print


No service tax on services provided by SEZ developer to units in SEZ

September 12, 2023 993 Views 0 comment Print

A detailed analysis of the case between Hiranandani Builders and Commissioner of Service Tax-VII in CESTAT Mumbai. Learn how the Tribunal ruled that Revenue has no authority to collect service tax from SEZ Developers.

Payment of 10% of value of exempted goods not enforceable after proportionate reversal of Cenvat Credit

September 11, 2023 957 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that even if the assessee has failed to maintain a separate account it was entitled to reverse proportionate Cenvat Credit. The option of paying an amount equal to 10% of the value of exempted goods could not have been enforced on the assessee.

Omission of registration number purposefully makes invoice inadmissible document

September 9, 2023 834 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that as registration numbers were purposefully omitted, accordingly, the genuineness of the invoices are doubtful, the invoices are categorized as inadmissible document.

Addition towards unexplained credit not sustained as source of credit duly explained

September 5, 2023 795 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition u/s 68 of the Income Tax Act towards unexplained credit unsustainable as the assessee has been able to reasonably explain the source of gift from his mother.

Levy of penalty u/s. 78 unsustained as duty liability with interest paid before issuance of notice

September 5, 2023 1059 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that amount already paid towards the duty liability and interest before issuance of show cause notice. Notice issued only for levying penalty is untenable. Hence, levy of penalty u/s. 78 deleted.

Cenvat Credit can be utilized for payment of service tax on import of services

September 5, 2023 918 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that Cenvat Credit can be utilized for payment of service tax on ‘import of services’. Accordingly, duty demand denying the same is unsustainable.

Section 65 GST audit cannot be conducted after closure of business

September 4, 2023 24735 Views 1 comment Print

Analysis of Tvl. Raja Stores Vs Assistant Commissioner (ST) ruling by the Madras High Court. Learn why a GST audit can’t be conducted on a closed business.

Show cause notice should be adjudicated within a reasonable time

September 2, 2023 4170 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that show cause notice should be adjudicated within a reasonable time and there should not be an egregious, unjustified and unexplained inordinate delay.

Action against appellate authority order kept on hold till GSTAT is constituted

September 2, 2023 1413 Views 0 comment Print

Himachal Pradesh High Court allowed the writ petition and directed department not to act in furtherance of order passed by appellate authority till the time appellate tribunal in term of Section 109 of the Himachal Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 is constituted.

Detention of goods for non-issuance of credit note unwarranted

September 1, 2023 2529 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that Credit note u/s 34 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 not required when goods were being returned without even being received by the recipient. Accordingly, detention of goods for non-issuance of Credit note unwarranted.

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