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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 276 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


Kerala HC allows department to cancel compounding scheme wrongly allowed with instruction to allow input credit on purchases

March 5, 2018 1818 Views 1 comment Print

The appeals are filed against the judgment of the learned Single Judge, affirming the right of the petitioner to pay tax under the compounding scheme. The respondent assessee is engaged in the manufacture and sale of ice-creams. The assessments were of the year 2015-2016 and 2016-2017.

VAT Scrutiny in Kerala- Guidelines for planning collection of Data

February 25, 2018 1272 Views 0 comment Print

The Government has given instructions to complete the back log VAT works and ensure improved revenue performance. The Department has developed the SCRUTINY MODULE to do the scrutiny and assessments efficiently as per the law, without any errors.

Gujarat VAT Notification for Final Return & VAT Audit – FY 2017-18

February 11, 2018 83328 Views 29 comments Print

SUMMARY OF GUJARAT VAT NOTIFICATION RELATING TO FILING OF FINAL (ANNUAL) RETURN AND AUDIT UNDER SECTION 63 FOR FY 2017-18 Notification No. (GHN-05) VAR-2018(47) / Th    Dated 19th January, 2018  Final Return  Every registered dealer in whose case taxable turnover exceeds rupees 25 Lacs in aggregate during the period April 2017 to June 2017 required […]

In computing taxable turnover Trade Discount needs to be deducted: SC

February 6, 2018 4773 Views 0 comment Print

We direct that in computing the taxable turnover for the relevant years, the appellant would be entitled to a deduction of the trade discount, following the parameters laid down in paragraph 40 of the judgment in Southern Motors (supra) and as explained above.

Basics of VAT in GCC Countries

February 3, 2018 7149 Views 0 comment Print

We all already know that VAT has been implemented in United Arab Emirates. It has been decided to implement VAT in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries vide an understanding between them. The GCC works as a Trade and Economic Group. The inter State trade between the GCC Countries is like trading within the States.

Kerala VAT: Bakery shortening and vanaspati are not similar

January 18, 2018 2715 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Parisons Foods Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Joint Commissioner Of Commercial Taxes (Kerala High Court) The appeal arises from a Clarification Order issued under Section 94 of the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003 (‘KVAT Act’ for short). The appellant/dealer, inter alia, is engaged in the manufacture of ‘bakery shortening’. The clarification sought for was the […]

SC Upholds Relief to Bona Fide VAT Credit Buyers

January 10, 2018 11646 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court ruling that bona fide purchasers cannot be denied ITC merely because the selling dealer failed to deposit VAT. The judgment distinguished genuine buyers from fraudulent transactions.

Purchase of property from defaulting Sales Tax Dealer not liable for his Sales Tax Arrears in absence of charge over property by Sales Tax Dept.

December 25, 2017 2199 Views 0 comment Print

Noor M. Saied Vs. The Commercial Tax Officer (Madras High Court) Petitioner has purchased the property for valuable consideration and in the absence of charge over the property by the Sales Tax Department, the petitioner cannot be made liable to pay alleged arrears of Sales Tax for the defaulting dealer and for such reason, the […]

HC held Ex-parte Assessment valid despite non-receipt of notice by Company as Director received the Notice sent to him

December 21, 2017 1578 Views 0 comment Print

Order makes mention of the service of a notice to the company as also to the Director, who represents the company in this writ petition. The notice sent to the company was returned with the postal inscription ‘addressee left’, whereas the notice sent to the Director was duly received by him on 14.03.2017.

Assessment made without calling any specific document and and merely for non-furnishing of documents before Enforcement Wing Officials is invalid

December 20, 2017 1287 Views 0 comment Print

The Madras High Court, while quashing an assessment passed under Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act (TNVAT), ruled that Assessing Officer, being an Independent Authority, cannot be compelled to follow the direction of the enforcement authority and the court quashed the assessment.

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