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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 699 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


Karnataka VAT: Charger sold with mobile phone in one set taxable at 5%

March 16, 2023 3324 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held the charger which is sold along with the mobile phone in one set and accordingly taxable at 5% as covered under entry 53 of Schedule III of KVAT Act.

Matter of levy of VAT/ GST on Extra Neutral Alcohol pending before SC hence hearing deferred

March 15, 2023 1197 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court deferred the hearing in the matter of levy of VAT or GST on Extra Neutral Alcohol as matter already pending before Supreme Court.

Burden of proving that ITC claim is correct lies upon purchasing dealer claiming such ITC: SC

March 14, 2023 6726 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the second Appellate Authority as well as the High Court were justified in allowing the Input Tax Credit (ITC) wherein invoices were produced and payments made online for purchases made from sellers who were not registered/failed to pay tax?

Initiation of coercive recovery proceedings without passing of assessment order is invalid

March 14, 2023 1815 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that initiation of coercive recovery proceedings, by exercising power under section 45 of the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006, without passing of assessment order is invalid and unsustainable.

C-forms cannot be cancelled retrospectively: Delhi HC

March 14, 2023 2997 Views 0 comment Print

Zapsell Retail Vs Commissioner State Goods And Services Tax (Delhi High Court) In Jain Manufacturing (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. The Commissioner Value Added Tax & Anr. (W.P.(C) 1358 of 2016 decided on 06.2016) this Court had held that C-forms cannot be cancelled retrospectively. Further, this Court has disposed of several writ petitions involving the similar […]

Onus on buyer to establish genuineness of purchase to claim ITC under VAT: SC

March 14, 2023 16410 Views 0 comment Print

State of Karnataka Vs. Ecom Gill Coffee Trading Private Limited (Supreme Court) The dealer claiming ITC has to prove beyond doubt the actual transaction which can be proved by furnishing the name and address of the selling dealer, details of the vehicle which has delivered the goods, payment of freight charges, acknowledgement of taking delivery […]

WB VAT: Writ petition dismissed holding that State action of not granting remission is not arbitrary

March 13, 2023 1182 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court dismissed the writ petition holding that State action for not granting of remission of tax cannot be said to be arbitrary. Accordingly, held that writ petition is devoid of merit.

‘Chokad’ sold to NALCO not being an ‘industrial input’ doesn’t attract 4% VAT

March 13, 2023 666 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa High Court held that Chokad sold to NALCO not being an industrial input. Accordingly, Entry 74 of Part-II of Schedule B of the OVAT Act attracting 4% VAT doesnot apply to the same.

OVAT Act : 4% VAT applicable on mosquito repellant ‘Good Knight’

March 12, 2023 1200 Views 0 comment Print

State of Odisha Vs Godrej Sara Lee Ltd. (Orissa High Court) The question before the ACST as well as the Tribunal was whether the mosquito repellant ‘Good Knight’ sold by the Opposite Party-Dealer could be classified as ‘insecticide’ under Entry 30 of Part II of Schedule B to the OVAT Act attracting 4% tax or […]

GVAT: Directors of company cannot be prosecuted in absence of statutory provision

March 11, 2023 2292 Views 0 comment Print

Badal Bhupatrai Shah Vs. State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) The Hon’ble High Court of Gujarat allows anticipatory bail application, accepting the contention that: (i) directors of the company cannot be prosecuted in absence of a statutory provision; (ii) company has been wound up under section 433 and 434 of the companies act and hence, […]

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