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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 279 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 can be claimed even in Mismatch of 2A & 2B provided Purchasing Dealer has taken all steps diligently

August 27, 2021 7974 Views 0 comment Print

Revenue is precluded from invoking section 9(2) (g) of the DVAT Act  to deny ITC to a purchasing dealer who has bona fidely entered into a purchase transaction with a registered selling dealer who had issued a tax invoice reflecting the Taxpayer Identification Number

TNVAT: No reversal of ITC for input loss during manufacturing

August 24, 2021 4302 Views 0 comment Print

R. K. Ganapathy Chettiar Vs Assistant Commissioner (ST) (Madras High Court) In that case, a certain amount of input had been utilised by the assessee, whereas the input in the finished product was marginally less. VAT department proceeded to reverse the cenvat credit on the difference between the original quantity of input and the input […]

Soaring Fuel Price In India: Cascading Tax Effect & amp; Solutions

August 9, 2021 2496 Views 0 comment Print

Petrol prices in India crossed a century sometime back and almost half of 2/3rd of that are just Taxes. So who is responsible for this much price rise, centre or state? To answer this question, we need to understand the tax, we pay on fuel in India and reasons that can play a part in […]

Quasi Judicial authorities are independent, bound by law but not by administrative instructions

August 7, 2021 11400 Views 1 comment Print

Quasi Judicial authorities are independent, bound by law but not by administrative instructions The officials of the sales tax department are administrative authorities. However, such of the officials as are vested with jurisdiction to assess. The business transactions of the dealers to tax, discharge function which is judicial in nature. The function though administrative is […]

राजस्थान में वेट एमनेस्टी की तारीख 1 माह के लिए और बढ़ा देनी जानी चाहिए

July 31, 2021 2001 Views 0 comment Print

राजस्थान में वेट एमनेस्टी स्कीम जो इस समय चल रही है और इसका पहले फेज की अंतिम तिथि 31 जुलाई 2021 है| राज्य के कर सलाहकार संघ, व्यापारिक संघ और प्रमुख कर सलाहकार सभी की यह मांग है कि वेट एमनेस्टी स्कीम के प्रथम चरण को ही 31 अगस्त 2021 तक बढ़ा देना चाहिए| इस मांग के पीछे क्या कारण है और क्यों सरकार को यह तारीख बढ़ा कर राज्य कर करदाताओं को राहत देनी चाहिए. इसके लिए AIMTPA की टीम ने एक अध्ययन किया है और उसकी रिपोर्ट के अनुसार यह तारीख 1 माह के लिए बढ़ ही जानी चाहिए|

Rajasthan VAT: Date extension – First phase of Amnesty Scheme 2021

July 30, 2021 3246 Views 0 comment Print

Bhiwadi Manufactures Association has written a letter to Shri Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister of Rajasthan and requested that considering the Quantum of work time limit for First phase of Amnesty Scheme 2021 which is expiring on 31st July, 2021 to be extended till 0th September, 2021. Text of their letter is as follows:- 30th July, […]

Power to extend period to be exercised before expiry of original limitation period

July 29, 2021 2967 Views 0 comment Print

Cobra Instalaciones Y Servicios, S.A. Vs Commissioner of Sales Tax (Orissa High Court)  M/s Cobra Instalaciones Y Servicios (Petitioner) challenged an assessment order dated May 15, 2013 (Assessment Order) passed under Section 42 of the Odisha Value Added Tax Act, 2004 (OVAT Act) for being passed beyond the period of limitation i.e. after lapse of […]

Amendment in TN VAT Act for rectification of an anomaly is retrospective: HC

July 28, 2021 4266 Views 0 comment Print

The Petitioner contended that the amendment was effected by way of rectification of an anomaly and therefore, it cannot be construed as a new policy. Thus, the benefit of ITC granted pursuant to the amendment is to be extended so as to cover the transactions took place prior to the insertion of the amendment.

Rajasthan VAT Amnesty Scheme: Request to clarify category of outstanding demand

July 26, 2021 5523 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Bar Association Ref: 005/2021 (Date: 25th July 2021) To The Hon’ble Chief Commissioner State Taxes Kar Bhawan Ambedkar Circle Jaipur Sub: – Request for clarification of category of outstanding demand or disputed demand with reference to the Amnesty Scheme -2021 Reference: Notification No. No.F.12(29) FD/Tax/2021-269 dated 24th February 2021 Dear Sir, At the outset, we […]

Rajasthan VAT: Request for extension of date of Rectification of Mistakes of old Assessment orders

July 22, 2021 2544 Views 0 comment Print

ATMTPA has written a letter to Chief Minister of Rajasthan and requested to extend the date of Rectification of Mistakes of  old Assessment orders under section 33 of Rajasthan Value added Tax Act, 2006 to 30th Sept. 2021 so that all the taxpayers of the state can take the benefit of VAT Amnesty scheme-2021 after […]

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