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Haryana OTS, 2026: Opportunity to Close Old VAT & Pre-GST Litigations

Goods and Services Tax : Haryana Government has introduced a One Time Settlement Scheme for resolving legacy pre-GST tax disputes. The scheme offers waiver...

May 21, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

GST in India: A Transformative Reform or Still a Work in Progress?

Goods and Services Tax : This analysis examines how GST transformed India’s indirect tax regime while continuing to face compliance, technological, and i...

May 13, 2026 369 Views 0 comment Print

Section 16(2)(c) CGST Act: Why Genuine Buyers Are Losing ITC Despite Valid Transactions

Goods and Services Tax : Explains how Section 16(2)(c) links ITC eligibility to supplier tax payment, causing hardship for bona fide taxpayers even when in...

May 9, 2026 570 Views 0 comment Print

Building an E-Commerce Business in UAE in 2025: What Actually Matters

Goods and Services Tax : The UAE’s digital success is driven by strong infrastructure, tax clarity, and disciplined business setup. Proper licensing, com...

February 27, 2026 2181 Views 0 comment Print

SC’s Landmark Judgement: Protecting Rights of Bona Fide Buyer under DVAT

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that a genuine buyer cannot lose ITC merely because the seller failed to deposit tax. The key takeaway is that liab...

January 12, 2026 1500 Views 2 comments Print


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SC to Review if Supplying Crane for Services Constitutes Transfer of ‘Right to Use’

Goods and Services Tax : Explore Supreme Court's scrutiny of whether supplying cranes for services like loading, unloading, lifting, and shifting qualifies...

May 21, 2024 1530 Views 0 comment Print

Goa (Recovery of Arrears of Tax, Interest, Penalty, Other Dues through Settlement) Act, 2023

Goods and Services Tax : Goa (Recovery of Arrears of Tax, Interest, Penalty, Other Dues through Settlement) Act, 2023 The Goa (Recovery of Arrears of Tax, ...

October 17, 2023 3465 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra Amnesty Scheme, 2023 for Goods and Services Tax Department

Goods and Services Tax : HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MAHARASHTRA STATE BUDGET SPEECH DATED 9TH MARCH, 2023 BY HONOURABLE DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER (FINANCE) SHRI DEVENDR...

March 9, 2023 116157 Views 8 comments Print

No further extension of Maharashtra Amnesty Scheme 2022

Goods and Services Tax : office of the Jt. Commissioner of State Tax. (HQ-1) F-Wing, 7th floor, New bldg, GST Bhavan, Mazgaon, Mumbai-400010. Tel No. 022 2...

September 13, 2022 26100 Views 3 comments Print

Rajasthan VAT- ITC Mismatch/Verification date extended to 31.03.2022

Goods and Services Tax : Rajasthan VAT  – ITC Mismatch/ Verification Date Extended to 31.03.2022 & In some cases requirement of Affidavit also R...

January 7, 2022 2478 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


SC Examines VAT Levy on Natural Gas as State Claimed Sale Occurred in UP

Goods and Services Tax : Supreme Court considered whether sales of natural gas transported from Andhra Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh constituted inter-State sal...

May 20, 2026 126 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 237 Views 0 comment Print

VAT ITC Allowed Beyond Invoice Month Due to Practical Accounting Constraints: Karnataka HC

Income Tax : The Court held that input tax credit cannot be restricted to the month of invoice when business practices require later accounting...

April 16, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC Set Aside ITC Denial Due to Failure to Examine Genuine Transactions

Income Tax : The Court held that input tax credit cannot be denied solely because the selling dealer failed to deposit tax without examining th...

April 14, 2026 345 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Dues Not Secured Debt Under IBC – VAT First Charge Claim Rejected as IBC Prevails Over VAT Law

Corporate Law : The tribunal ruled that state VAT provisions do not prevail over the Insolvency Code. Tax dues were rightly treated as operational...

April 10, 2026 555 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


MP VAT Act: 2023-24 Assessments Deemed Complete for Petrol Pumps

Goods and Services Tax : Madhya Pradesh Government notifies deemed assessment for 2023-24 VAT cases for eligible petrol pumps, outlining conditions and app...

June 3, 2025 3012 Views 0 comment Print

Goa Finance Dept Clarifies Discount Recording Under Goa VAT

Goods and Services Tax : Goa Finance Dept issues circular clarifying proper discount treatment in tax invoices under GVAT Act, 2005, and outlines correct V...

April 24, 2025 609 Views 0 comment Print

MVAT Act 2025 Amendments: Key Changes & Tax Implications

Corporate Law : Maharashtra amends MVAT Act with retrospective effect from 2005, clarifying tax exemptions, deemed sales, and first charge provisi...

January 27, 2025 2664 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal Launches Official Website

Goods and Services Tax : Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal (MSTT) launches a website for case updates, hearings, and judgments, replacing physical cause lists...

January 24, 2025 2040 Views 0 comment Print

MVAT (Amendment) Rules, 2024 regarding rule 34A and Form-320

Finance : Maharashtra amends VAT Rules 2005 to introduce Rule 34A, mandating the publication of pending appeal cases on the common portal. D...

September 12, 2024 702 Views 0 comment Print


CGST Dept Can’t Institute Legal Proceedings on NCLT Liquidated Corporate Debtor’s Property: HP HC

October 4, 2024 861 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee-company was engaged in the business of manufacturing and trading of Inverters & Batteries and had its factory premises in Himachal Pradesh. For running its operations, it had availed various facilities from financial creditors and also with SBI.

Section 75 of Gujarat VAT Act not provide for a pre-deposit requirement: HC

October 3, 2024 1326 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court quashes VAT Tribunal’s pre-deposit order in Laxmi Dye Chem case, restoring revision applications for further proceedings.

Denial of ITC on zero rated sales u/s. 18 of TNVAT Act 2006 needs fresh consideration: Madras HC

October 1, 2024 351 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court remitted the matter back for fresh consideration in the matter of denial of Input Tax Credit (ITC) on Zero Rated Sales effected under section 18 of the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax (TNVAT) Act, 2006.

Gujarat HC Quashes VAT Tribunal’s Pre-Deposit Order

September 30, 2024 1569 Views 1 comment Print

Gujarat HC quashes VAT Tribunal’s orders on pre-deposit in THA Vrajlal Tribhovandas case, restoring the revision application under VAT Act without pre-deposit.

Deemed assessment u/s 22(4) was considered as First Assessment Order and notice issued was within limitation period u/s 27

September 25, 2024 1176 Views 0 comment Print

Notices issued to the respective banks attaching the accounts of the assessee maintained with them was valid as assessee did not file returns on time under Rule 7 of the TNVAT Rules, 2007, or submit complete returns for the assessment years, therefore, the deemed assessment passed under Section 22(4) of the TNVAT Act should be considered as the first assessment and the limitation for reopening the Assessment under Section 27 of the TNVAT Act, 2006 would apply only six years thereafter.

Waiver of Pre-Deposit Under HVAT Act: Punjab & Haryana HC Ruling

September 21, 2024 1923 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab and Haryana HC ruled on the waiver of pre-deposit under Section 33(5) of HVAT Act, directing the appeals to be heard based on financial hardship. Writ petitions allowed.

No provision under GST to disclose goods transportation route: Allahabad HC

September 20, 2024 4314 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad HC rules in Vishal Steel Supplier case that GST law does not require disclosure of the transportation route for goods. Detention orders quashed.

Entry tax cannot be more than sales tax/VAT levied on goods: Madras HC

September 20, 2024 627 Views 0 comment Print

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.

No New Tax Demand After Settlement Under State’s One Time Settlement Scheme

September 19, 2024 576 Views 0 comment Print

One Time Settlement (OTS) schemes were launched by the Telangana Government to enable the tax payers to settle the disputed tax amounts under the Telangana Value Added Tax Act (VAT Act) and the Central Sales Tax Act (CST Act).

Gauhati HC Orders Refund to KEC International with Interest

September 18, 2024 2571 Views 0 comment Print

Gauhati High Court directs refund of Rs. 37.87 lakh to KEC International along with statutory interest, rejecting claims of lost files by Assam tax authorities.

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