Under the provisions of recently introduced section 139AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act), with effect from 01.07.2017, all taxpayers having Aadhaar Number or Enrolment Number are required to link the same with Permanent Account Number (PAN).
GST law, as drafted and legislated, is not free from the interpretational hassles. Taxpayers have started challenging various provisions of GST laws and rules framed there under before various High Courts and about 50 petitions have been filed so far.
The article lays a study into as should Amortization of Tools, Dies, Moulds, Patterns etc. costs be added in the value of finished goods for GST purpose. Example of automobile industry can be taken, the manufacturing of an automobile (say ‘a Car’) is highly complex process and is usually found split among multiple tiers. The […]
Arjuna, due to technical issues taxpayers have paid wrong amount to the government. Sometimes they pay excess amount. In that case i.e Amount is paid in excess of actually payable to the Government’s treasury, then we will get ITC for that in next tax period. But if there is no liability to set off the ITC, then that amount will be refunded to the taxpayer.
Because of the first time requirement of paying IGST on transfer of goods from one state to another state even within the same company, there was an additional cash flow of IGST in the first 3 months. As and when the final transaction of these goods takes place, the credit for IGST is being utilized for payment of SGST and CGST and therefore, the inflow of new taxes is low;
Question No. 1: I am restaurant owner and also have supply of some other services worth Rs. 1 lakh. Am I eligible for Composition scheme ? Answer: No. Please refer to Section 10 of CGST Act. Question No. 2: Challan for Job work in farm ITC-04 needs to be filed by 25th of next quarter. […]
Is ITC available on vehicle taken on lease for employee in a manufacturing company? No. It is not allowed as per section 17(5) of CGST Act, 2017.
In case of a belated return, it would be crucial to examine the trend and business practices of a particular assessee while ascertaining the legitimacy of the transactions disclosed in a belated return, filed post-demonetisation.
It is seen that industry, trade and professionals have been facing various issues in filing of GST Returns and transitional forms. Therefore, this article is written to provide as a ready reckoner to those involved in filing of GST returns to understand the issues and also solution to resolve the same. For ease of readers, the issues are provided in FAQ form and the same is also segregated in various sub-heads as given in table below.
Rationalization of GST rates on certain goods: The Central Government vide Notification No. 41/2017 – Central Tax (Rate) dated November 14, 2017 has amended Notification No. 01/2017 – Central Tax (Rate) dated June 28, 2017 to, inter-alia, reduce GST rate on approximately 177 items earlier falling in 28% slab to 18% slab, leaving only 50 items that will still be taxed at GST rate of 28%.
