Goods and Services Tax : Haryana Government has introduced a One Time Settlement Scheme for resolving legacy pre-GST tax disputes. The scheme offers waiver...
Goods and Services Tax : This analysis examines how GST transformed India’s indirect tax regime while continuing to face compliance, technological, and i...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : The UAE’s digital success is driven by strong infrastructure, tax clarity, and disciplined business setup. Proper licensing, com...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : Explore Supreme Court's scrutiny of whether supplying cranes for services like loading, unloading, lifting, and shifting qualifies...
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, ...
Goods and Services Tax : HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MAHARASHTRA STATE BUDGET SPEECH DATED 9TH MARCH, 2023 BY HONOURABLE DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER (FINANCE) SHRI DEVENDR...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : Rajasthan VAT – ITC Mismatch/ Verification Date Extended to 31.03.2022 & In some cases requirement of Affidavit also R...
Goods and Services Tax : Supreme Court considered whether sales of natural gas transported from Andhra Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh constituted inter-State sal...
Goods and Services Tax : The case examined whether purchase tax liability could be enforced when system defects prevented payment. The court held that soft...
Income Tax : The Court held that input tax credit cannot be restricted to the month of invoice when business practices require later accounting...
Income Tax : The Court held that input tax credit cannot be denied solely because the selling dealer failed to deposit tax without examining th...
Corporate Law : The tribunal ruled that state VAT provisions do not prevail over the Insolvency Code. Tax dues were rightly treated as operational...
Goods and Services Tax : Madhya Pradesh Government notifies deemed assessment for 2023-24 VAT cases for eligible petrol pumps, outlining conditions and app...
Goods and Services Tax : Goa Finance Dept issues circular clarifying proper discount treatment in tax invoices under GVAT Act, 2005, and outlines correct V...
Corporate Law : Maharashtra amends MVAT Act with retrospective effect from 2005, clarifying tax exemptions, deemed sales, and first charge provisi...
Goods and Services Tax : Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal (MSTT) launches a website for case updates, hearings, and judgments, replacing physical cause lists...
Finance : Maharashtra amends VAT Rules 2005 to introduce Rule 34A, mandating the publication of pending appeal cases on the common portal. D...
Nirupaben Manilal Thakkar Vs State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) The principal argument of Mr. Trivedi is that, the respondents could not have invoked Section 57 of the Gujarat Value Added Tax Act, 2003 (for short “GVAT Act, 2003”) for the purpose of recovering the dues of the deceased dealer as the immovable property sought […]
The Sultanate of Oman is due to implement Value Added Tax ‘VAT’ from 16th April, 2021. The Sultanate of Oman like its Gulf peer, Kingdom of Bahrain, has adopted a phased approach for Implementing VAT in its country. The Tax Authority has released a Transitional Registration guide that proposes a four phase VAT Registration Programme […]
National Alumini Vs Dy. Commissioner (Orissa High Court) It is seen under Section 43 (2) of the OVAT Act the levy of penalty in the event of turnover escaping assessment, or under assessement, is not automatic. The AO has to be satisfied that escapement or under assessment of tax “is without reasonable cause”. Further upon […]
Procedure for Amnesty Scheme-2021 and for disposal of outstanding demands or disputes pertaining to the period upto 30.06.2017:- 1. Registered, Cancelled and Unregistered Dealers/Persons may apply on the web portal of Commercial Taxes Department (rajtax.gov.in) for expressing their willingness to take benefit under the scheme using the link ‘Amnesty Scheme-2021’.
The present writ petition has been filed on 08.12.2020 with a delay of 1282 days. The entire blame for the delay has been placed at the door step of the tax consultant, who, according to the petitioner had prepared an appeal against the impugned order and, the petitioner believed, would file the same. The petitioner states that it could not follow up the matter with the consultant on account of severe financial losses and infighting between the partners in regard to the company’s management. No evidence whatsoever, has been placed in support of this submission and the delay of 1282 days amounting to nearly three years cannot be condoned on mere ipse dixit. Hence this Writ Petition is dismissed in limine.
Next IT World Vs Assistant Commissioner (CT) (Madras High Court) The respondent in all the three impugned orders had stated that the Inspecting Officers had verified the relevant records and that they had correctly proved along with recorded evidence and that it was accepted by one Thiru.S.Kathir Rajan, who was the Managing Director of the […]
Since Nov., 2020, AAR is not functioning and orders for many cases which have been heard and kept for orders are also pending. We were informed that Central Authority has already been appointed and new Authority will start functioning in 7 — 8 days. We hope you will look into,it at your personal level and have the Authority start working.
State Of Karnataka Vs Deccan Mining Syndicate Pvt. Ltd. (Karnataka High Court) The prescribed authority in order dated 31.03.2016 accepted the books of accounts in entirety, which was produced by the respondent. The prescribed authority before passing the order dated 31.03.2016 has not conducted any independent enquiry and has not noted any other material which […]
Proposal to levy penalty on the ground that assessee- dealer purchased SAP software at concessional rate of tax against C Form Declarations without having included the same in the registration certificate issued under the CST Act was made by an officer, who was not the officer, who passed the order dated 30.1.2014, as there had been a transfer of the officer and the new officer took over charge thus, the defect, which had occurred by levying penalty without affording an opportunity of personal hearing would go to the root of the very levy itself, therefore, the assessment orders was remanded to AO for a fresh consideration.
Commercial Taxes Officer Vs Bhagat Singh (Supreme Court) In the case of a Casual Trader, the time limit for assessment is one year from the date of making the report, and if no report is made, within two years from the date of the transaction. The date of transaction in this case is 26.12.2009. The […]
