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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 258 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 552 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


GVAT: Garnishee proceeding cannot be initiated without notice to concerned person

April 3, 2022 2604 Views 0 comment Print

Shakti Cotton Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commercial Tax Officer (Gujarat High Court) Proceedings under Section 44 of the GVAT Act are in the nature of garnishee proceedings, i.e. attachment of a debt by means of which judgment-creditor is enabled to reach the money due from the judgment-debtor, which is in the hands of a third person. […]

Section 18(8)(ix) of JVAT Act not applicable when no manufacturing activity is undertaken by the dealer: HC

April 3, 2022 663 Views 0 comment Print

Exide Industries Limited Vs The State of Jharkhand (Jharkhand High Court) The present dispute pertains to the period 2012 -2013. The Petitioner during the said period, had made local purchases of scrap batteries worth Rs. 6,12,45,703/- on which it had claimed Input Tax Credit (ITC) of Rs. 30,62,285. However, in the assessment order ; the […]

Second proviso to Section 84(1) of West Bengal VAT Act, 2003 is constitutional

April 2, 2022 4125 Views 0 comment Print

A S L Enterprises Ltd. Vs Senior Joint Commissioner (Calcutta High Court) Whether proviso to Section 84(1) of the West Bengal VAT Act, 2003 which provides for mandatory pre-deposit of 15% is ultra vires?  1. Insisting the dealer to produce the proof of payment of 15% of the disputed tax in terms of the second proviso […]

HPVAT: Lump-sum payment of composite tax U/s. 16(2) cannot be equated with powers of State U/s. 62(5)

March 29, 2022 1380 Views 0 comment Print

Pooja Cotspin Limited Vs State of Himachal (Himachal Pradesh High Court) The first proviso to Section 62(5) of the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005 enables the State to issue notification and allow any dealer to avail of any incentive on tax, if such incentive has been declared by the State before the commencement […]

Rajasthan VAT: ITC Mismatch/ Verification Date Extended to 31.08.2022

March 23, 2022 4365 Views 0 comment Print

How to apply for ITC verification: For the purpose of allowing Input Tax Credit under this notification, the application shall be submitted category wise by the dealer electronically in Form ITCV-A/B/C/D, as the case may be, through the official website of the Commercial Taxes Department (www.rajtax.gov.in), separately for each year, quarter wise, in the manner as provided therein, upto 31.08.2022.

RVAT: Clarification Regarding VAT Amnesty Scheme 2022

March 21, 2022 12642 Views 0 comment Print

Amnesty Scheme-2022 is applicable for outstanding demands and disputed amounts related to all goods except six goods which are not subsumed in GST pertaining to the Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1954, the Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1994, the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 and the Rajasthan Value Added Tax Act, 2003 as per the clause 2 of the Scheme.

RVAT: Exemption of Petrol & Diesel Retail Outlets from Filing VAT Returns

March 21, 2022 19038 Views 0 comment Print

Govt exempt the retail outlets of petrol and diesel from requirement of filing returns under the said Act, subject to the condition that they purchase hundred percent of the said goods sold by them from the registered dealers of Rajasthan.

VAT exemption available to bread in Meghalaya cannot be extended to rusk

March 15, 2022 1623 Views 1 comment Print

Saj Food Products Pvt. Ltd. Vs State of Meghalaya & ors (Meghalaya High Court) What is apparent in this case is that the petitioner may be using the same raw material as in the manufacture of bread, whereupon the petitioner manufactures a form of bread and refines the same to rusk. The process has been […]

HC directs VAT dept to allow rectification of Bonafide Error in Tax Period of Challan

March 11, 2022 2847 Views 0 comment Print

La Mode Fashions Private Limited Vs Commissioner, Value Added Tax (Delhi High Court) The short question that arises for consideration before this Court is the remedial measure by which the inadvertent and bonafide error can be corrected. Respondent has suggested a methodology in paragraphs 5 and 6 of the counter affidavit, as aforementioned. This methodology, […]

Reimbursement of State Tax due & deposited to hotels & tour operators

March 10, 2022 2055 Views 0 comment Print

This order shall be applicable to registered taxable persons in the category of hotels, heritage hotels, resorts and tour operators, provided that this order shall not be applicable for stand-alone restaurants and clubs.

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