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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


SC removed allegations levied on Tax Officer & set aside order for recovery of costs from personal resources

July 28, 2020 999 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court states that they have find from the record that the learned Single Judge had no reasonable justification to hold that the petitioner had passed a whimsical order and that it suffered from malice in fact and in law.

CST Act not contemplates any power to forfeit refund: HC

July 24, 2020 2283 Views 0 comment Print

State of Gujarat Vs Advanced Systek Private Limited (Gujarat High Court) It appears that when the assessee has sold the goods on the price, which is inclusive of tax, the turnover is to be calculated as  per the formula provided in Section 8A of the CST. In the facts of the case the rate of CST applicable for the […]

Rajasthan HC Grants Interim Relief To J.K. Cement in High VAT/CST demand case

July 24, 2020 1683 Views 0 comment Print

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

Extend due dates of VAT assessments in Jharkhand: JTCBA

July 13, 2020 2415 Views 0 comment Print

1. Extend due dates of VAT assessments – Sir, vide our previous letter request was made to extend due date for assessment for the financial year till 31st July, 2020. Because of lockdown and pandemic ‘chorona’ it is practically not possible to appear and conclude the assessment proceeding till 31st July, 2020. Under such situation, we request your goodself to extend due date for VAT assessment for the financial year 2016 – 17 till 31st March, 2021.

RVAT: Extend due dates for C-form submission & ITC mismatch

June 29, 2020 5889 Views 0 comment Print

Extension of due date of furnishing of declaration form due to COVID-19 effect Sir the last date of filing of declaration forms is June 30,2020. It is requested to extend the due dates of declaration forms like C-forms from June 30,2020 to September 30,2020. Due to COVID 19 situation, it is very difficult to make the compliance.

Closure of Branch irrelevant for Determination of Tax Liability under KVAT on Compounding basis

June 5, 2020 861 Views 0 comment Print

Assistant Commissioner (KVAT) Vs Kunnathukalathil Jewellers (Kerala High Court) Explanation 8 ot Section 8(f) of Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003 provided for deduction of the business of a branch which had remained closed during the whole of the year 2009-10. There is no absurdity in the provision nor can it be found unworkable. Hardship, […]

‘Works Contract’ for fitting out any movable property into patient’s body in course of medical procedure was liable for VAT

May 28, 2020 2529 Views 0 comment Print

Works contract for fitting out or implanting of prosthetics into the physiology or the body of the patient for alleviation of pain or for improvement of the life of the patient in the course of medical/surgical procedure could be construed as ‘works contract’  liable for VAT under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax  Act, 2006.

Mandatory Deposit of 20% of Tax liability is must for filing VAT appeal before Tribunal

May 26, 2020 9363 Views 0 comment Print

Shivshankar Solvent Extraction Private Limited Vs Commissioner, Commercial Tax Civil Lines (Chhattisgarh High Court) The issue under consideration is whether High Court can give relaxation from mandatory deposit of tax u/s Section 48(4)(ii) before filing appeal in front of Tribunal? Appellant is registered under VAT. Suo-Moto proceedings were initiated by Commissioner. In the proceeding F-form […]

TNVAT: No Purchase Tax if yearly turnover was less than Rs. 300 crores

May 19, 2020 4827 Views 1 comment Print

Liability of Purchase Tax under Section 12 of the Tamil Nadu Value-added Tax Act, 2006 was not attracted in case assessee’s turnover was also below Rs. 300 Crores during the year.

TNVAT: Excess ITC at year end has to be refunded, No adjustment against Future liability

May 19, 2020 4014 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration that whether the Department was justified in disallowing the refund of claim on the ground that the petitioner was still in business and was adjusting the amount regularly?

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