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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


De novo reassessment in case of failure of respective authority to consider objections sent by assessee-dealer

October 29, 2021 2625 Views 0 comment Print

Sales tax authority should de novo do revision/reassessment under Section 27 of TNVAT Act by considering the objections of assessee-dealer and made an order as expeditiously as possible.

Tripura VAT: HC Quashes order passed in Violation of principal of Natural Justice

October 9, 2021 663 Views 0 comment Print

ITC Limited Vs State of Tripura (Tripura High Court) We cannot appreciate the stand of the department that even during the time when the Corona Virus was at its peak, the administrative and legal representatives of the assessee company must appear before the Assessing Officer physically for conducting the hearings. Across the country courts at […]

State cannot impose VAT on Extra neutral alcohol (ENA) not fit for human consumption

September 28, 2021 9456 Views 0 comment Print

Jain Distillery Private Limited Vs State of U.P. (Allahabad High Court) Relying on Article 246A read with Article 366 (12A) of the Constitution of India, it has been further submitted, insofar as taxes on supply of goods/commodities are concerned, upon the 101 st Constitution amendment, besides “alcoholic liquor for human consumption”, all other goods or […]

Importance of appellate remedy, at no circumstances, be undermined: HC

September 27, 2021 831 Views 0 comment Print

First Appellate Authority under TNVAT Act cannot travel beyond subject matter of assessment – Saint Gobain Glass India Ltd. Vs Appellate Joint Commissioner (CT) (Madras High Court)

Date extension – 3rd phase of Rajasthan Amnesty Scheme 2021

September 25, 2021 6627 Views 0 comment Print

As the persons are coming forward and showing keen interest to settle the issues it is requested that time extension i.e. till 31′ December, 2021 may kindly be approved. It will not only for the benefit of the business community but it also it will be good for the department to settle the long pending issues may of 25-30 years old.

Request for extension of time limit of Rajasthan Amnesty Scheme 2021

September 25, 2021 2589 Views 0 comment Print

The above Amnesty Scheme 2021 is valid up to 30.09.2021. In this regard it is submitted that there are so many rectification application for mismatch of ITC are also pending with the Commercial Taxes Deptt. Level which are to be disposed off and due to this the dealers are not able to avail the benefit of the Amnesty Scheme.

ITC availed by buyer cannot be reversed for non payment of tax by seller

September 22, 2021 7371 Views 0 comment Print

Vinayaga Agencies Vs Assistant Commissioner (CT) (Madras High Court) Hon’ble High Court held that the authority does not have the jurisdiction to reverse the input tax credit already availed by the assessee on the ground that the seller has not paid tax. In this case the petitioner was dealer in lubricants, purchasing lubricants from a […]

Request for extension of Rajasthan VAT Amnesty Scheme 2021

September 20, 2021 4068 Views 1 comment Print

Tax Bar Association Bhiwadi humbly request your good self to advise / direct the authorities to consider the above points and extend the Rajashthan Amnesty Scheme 2021 by at least 3 months.

TNVAT payable On Sale of Electronically Made Indian Musical Instruments

September 13, 2021 840 Views 0 comment Print

Radel Electronics Pvt. Ltd. Vs Government of Tamil Nadu (Madras High Court) State has not intended to grant exemption in respect of large scale manufacturers of electrically made Indian Musical Instruments. Such Indian Musical Instruments, which all are using the electronic technologies, then it is to be classified as electronic instruments, which would squarely fall […]

Karasamadhana Scheme, 2021 time extended till 30.10.2021

August 31, 2021 19473 Views 4 comments Print

Considering the request of the Karnataka State Tax Practitioners Association (R) Bengaluru, time for completion of assessments/re-assessments/rectification and other proceedings was extended upto 31.10.2021.

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