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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


Stay application should be disposed off after considering prima facie merits of case

October 7, 2020 5619 Views 0 comment Print

IKEA Trading (India) Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Commissioner of Trade and Tax (Delhi High Court) Facts- Appellant is engaged in local procurement and export of home furnishing products like carpets, dhurries, fabrics, plastic articles, lamps, soft toys. Appellant purchased products from a number of domestic vendors situated outside the state of Delhi against Form H. Such […]

High Court Allows to File Revised Returns for FY 2017-18 under DVAT

October 5, 2020 1635 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case, petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent authorities to allow the petitioner’s revision of returns for the year 2017-18 as per the provisions of DVAT Act and Rules.

Taking of services of operating cranes not amounts to transfer of right to use

October 1, 2020 3939 Views 0 comment Print

Sanghavi Movers Ltd. Vs. State of Maharashtra (Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal, Pune) Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal held that taking services of operating cranes from appellant to carry out work does not amount to ‘transfer of right to use’ the cranes. it held as follows:- i. VAT and CST levied by treating the transactions as transfer […]

Kerala VAT- Amnesty scheme-2020 for settlement of arrears – Further instructions

September 15, 2020 12852 Views 1 comment Print

Office of the Commissioner of State Goods and Services Tax Department, Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram No. CT/01/2020-C1 Dated 15/09/2020 Circular No. 9/ 2020 Sub: Amesty scheme-2020 for settlement of arrears – further instructions issued – Reg: Ref: 1. Kerala Finance Bill, 2020. 2. Circular No. 2/2020, dated 04/04/2020. 3. Kerala Finance Act, 2020. Based on […]

HC Quashes Notification Increasing Tax Rate on Petrol & Diesel in Puducherry

August 27, 2020 954 Views 1 comment Print

the petitioner seek quashing of notification for increasing the rate of tax payable in respect of Petrol and Diesel and fixing the same at 28% and 21.8% respectively.

Order passed without granting Personal Hearing violates principles of natural justice

August 21, 2020 7578 Views 0 comment Print

Jansons Industries Limited Vs State Tax Officer (Madras High Court) High Court of Madras held that orders are contrary to law insofar as they are non-speaking and have been issued in violation of principles of natural justice, despite the specific request of the petitioner for personal hearing. High Court held that The impugned orders as […]

Gujarat HC quashes VAT order passed due to Procedural Lapses

August 18, 2020 4116 Views 0 comment Print

Vivaa Tradecom Pvt. Ltd. Vs State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) The Gujarat High Court quashed the order and the demand notice passed by the respondent authority because of the procedural lapses and remitting the matter back to the respondent authority for fresh hearing. The first writ applicant, M/s Viva Tradecom Pvt. Ltd is a […]

Order passed by Ignoring Cross Examination Request is unlawful

August 17, 2020 1590 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the order passed by AO by denying the cross examination request of custom banker as well as bank officials is justified in law?

Rajasthan HC grants interim relief from High VAT & CST demand to J.K. Lakshmi Cement

August 11, 2020 1158 Views 0 comment Print

Rajasthan High Court Grants Interim Relief to J.K. Lakshmi Cement Ltd. From Being Exposed To High Tax Demand Under Rajasthan VAT Act And Central Sales Tax Act.

Place of Supply of Goods Under UAE VAT

August 8, 2020 16221 Views 1 comment Print

In VAT it is very crucial to determine place of supply of every transaction. Because, place of supply is the place where supply is considered to have taken place. Taxability on a particular supply depends upon its place of supply. Where place of supply is considered to be in UAE, tax is applicable on such […]

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