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FAQs on TDS or TCS on sale or Purchase of Goods

Income Tax : This guide explains the applicability of TDS under Section 194Q and TCS under Section 206C(1H), including thresholds, rates, and c...

June 23, 2026 5280 Views 0 comment Print

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 2607 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 522 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 861 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 2223 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 1632 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 3573 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 116367 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 26190 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 2526 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Kerala HC Quashed KVAT Reassessment Notice as It Was Issued Beyond Statutory Limitation

Goods and Services Tax : Kerala HC held reassessment under Sections 25A and 25(1) cannot continue after the statutory limitation period expires....

July 1, 2026 255 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Upholds 14.5% VAT as Capital Goods Were Not Used Within State

Corporate Law : The Madras High Court held that moulds and dies could not qualify as capital goods under the TNVAT Act because they were not used ...

June 28, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC Refuses Relief as Magistrate Cannot Decide Validity of H Forms under KVAT

Goods and Services Tax : The Karnataka High Court held that a Magistrate conducting recovery proceedings under the KVAT Act has no authority to determine t...

June 17, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Sets Aside Rejection of VAT Appeal Delay Plea as COVID Orders Extended Limitation

Corporate Law : The Bombay High Court held that limitation under Section 35 of the Goa VAT Act must be computed after excluding the COVID period w...

June 11, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print

Bogus Supplier Tag Alone Not Enough: ITAT Deletes Purchase and Loan Additions

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that an investigation report against a supplier is only a starting point for inquiry and not conclusive proof ag...

June 3, 2026 483 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 3174 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 693 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 2877 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 2184 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 801 Views 0 comment Print


Bihar VAT: No VAT Deduction on Inter-State Sale of Goods under Works Contract

August 7, 2023 1110 Views 0 comment Print

Patna High Court held that as the transaction is purely an inter-state sale of goods and is not a works contract nor a sale of goods exigible to tax within the State of Bihar, the illegal VAT deduction made by the Railways from the bills of the contractors needs to be refunded back.

Vehicle Sale’s Handling Charges Exempt from Service Tax if VAT Applied

August 1, 2023 2214 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad rules no service tax leviable on VAT-subjected vehicle sales, in Jivan Jyot Motors Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST.

Assessing Authority Empowered under DVAT Act to verify ITC claims: Delhi HC

August 1, 2023 1218 Views 0 comment Print

Review of the Delhi High Court’s decision in Chitra Hardware Vs Commissioner of VAT & ANR, highlighting the empowering of Assessing Authority under DVAT Act to verify ITC claims.

HC Upholds GST Penalty for Goods Transported Without Proper Invoice & Documents

July 30, 2023 2016 Views 0 comment Print

Read an insightful analysis of the Madras High Court’s decision to confirm a penalty on goods transmitted without proper invoice and transport documents.

Subsequent suspension cannot affect duty free import as DFIA license was valid at the time of import

July 27, 2023 1755 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that activity undertaken by the appellant as calibration tests and upgradation/configuration of the appliances according to the requirements/specifications of the customers, does not amount to manufacture as no new product came into existence. Hence, demand unsustained.

OVAT Act: Automatic ATS Control Panel & Motor Starter Panel Board are ‘Accessories’

July 27, 2023 1422 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa High Court held that 150 HP Fully Automatic ATS (Auto-Transformer Starter) Control Panel, Motor Starter Panel Board and other Control Panel is comprehended in the term “accessories” under OVAT Act which attracts a rate of tax @ 4% for the tax periods prior to 01.04.2012 and @5% for the tax periods commencing from 01.04.2012 to the periods of assessment.

Orissa HC Directs Approaching AO for Tax Dues Dispute

July 22, 2023 489 Views 0 comment Print

In MMTC Ltd. Vs Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax, the Orissa High Court asserts that the writ court cannot decide disputed facts about tax dues payments, directing the petitioner to approach the Assessing Officer.

SC Affirms High Court’s Ruling on VAT Levy for Dyeing Units in A.P. Processors

July 17, 2023 1257 Views 0 comment Print

A.P. Processor judgment of High Court is affirmed by Hon’ble Supreme Court. The issue is regarding the measure of levy of tax on dyeing units. The High Court had held that no tax would be imposed on wastage generated through the process. Only the goods which are embedded in the final cloth would be taxable as those are the only goods in which the property had been transferred as the process in question is works contract.

Sales tax exemption via certificate from Commissioner of Tourism cannot be rescinded before expiry of eligibility period

July 6, 2023 1137 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that exemption certificate from the Commissioner of Tourism, Government of Kerala exempting payment of sales tax is valid for 7 years and could not have been rescinded before the period of eligibility expired as it is sovereign assurance.

Writ not entertained due to availability of alternative and efficacious remedy

July 4, 2023 996 Views 0 comment Print

Gauhati High Court held that writ petition not entertained as alternative and efficacious remedy is available to the petitioner. Accordingly, tax payer directed to avail statutory remedy, which is more efficacious.

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