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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 264 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


ITC claim: Burden of proof of genuineness of transaction is on Registered Person

August 27, 2022 3555 Views 0 comment Print

Understand the burden of proof for the genuineness of transactions while claiming Input Tax Credit (ITC) in Karnataka VAT. Learn about the relevant sections and the case facts.

Sale of medicine in hospital services was not taxable separately if it was part of composite healthcare service

August 25, 2022 3984 Views 0 comment Print

In case of rendering of health care/medical services and not supply of goods, the value recovered by the hospitals towards the cost of medicines, implants, stents, lenses and various other charges towards room rent, supply of food could not be classifiable as sale or supply of goods but the transaction would  be of service on account of Predominant Test/ Aspect Doctrine.

Cut/sized share trees not liable to tax under TNGST Act, 1959

August 17, 2022 2643 Views 0 comment Print

Held that that the cut/ sized shade trees would constitute agricultural produce and therefore, fall outside the purview of TNGST Act, 1959.

Madras HC direct VAT dept to follow circular addressing mismatch issue

August 13, 2022 1548 Views 0 comment Print

Gharpure Engg. & Construction (Pvt) Ltd Vs Assistant Commissioner (ST) (Madras High Court) The challenge is to an order of assessment passed under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006 for the period 2013-14. The substantial addition to turnover is on the ground of mismatch of particulars between the details contained […]

Tripura VAT: Audit cell cannot be delegated the power of assessment

August 8, 2022 915 Views 0 comment Print

Superintendent of Taxes attached to the Audit cell cannot be delegated the power of assessment by the Commissioner of Taxes.

No addition for bogus purchase on borrowed satisfaction from VAT Dept. without proper examination

August 4, 2022 2070 Views 0 comment Print

Addition of bogus purchase by AO was not justified on borrowed satisfaction from the Value added tax (VAT) department without proper cross-verification.

Clarification to Notification related to Rajasthan Amnesty Scheme

August 2, 2022 1317 Views 0 comment Print

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN COMMERCIAL TAXES DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION Jaipur, dated 2 Aug, 2022 (Under Clause 6(4) of Amnesty Scheme for goods not subsumed in GST) In exercise of the powers conferred by clause 6(4) of FD notification No. F.12(11) FD/Tax/2022-104 dated 23.02.2022 with respect to Amnesty Scheme for goods not subsumed in GST, I, Dr. Ravi […]

UPVAT: Insulated glass taxable as unclassified commodity @ 10%

July 31, 2022 966 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal was legally justified in holding that on the manufacture and sale of laminated, insulated and toughened glass the dealer was liable to tax @ 10% as glass and not @ 16% as all the goods made of glasses

No section 43B addition if VAT Liability Paid Before Due Date of Filing Return

July 31, 2022 1215 Views 0 comment Print

Lake View Hospitality Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) As per the provision of section 43B of the Act, any sum payable by the assessee by way of tax, duty, cess or fee shall be allowable in computing the income of that previous year in which such sum is actually paid by the assessee. In the present […]

VAT at higher Rate cannot be levied if no star categorisation by Ministry of Tourism: Rajasthan HC

July 24, 2022 1680 Views 0 comment Print

Rajasthan HC turned down Levy of VAT at higher rate by department on Food served in Restaurants (which obtained liquor licence as per 3 Star or above category hotels)

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