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CESTAT: Transportation Without a Consignment Note Does Not Constitute a Taxable GTA Service

The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside a service tax demand against Best Road Carriers, holding that the mere transpor...

Delhi CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand Based Solely on ITR and Form 26AS Data Without Proper Investigation

The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) in New Delhi ruled that the tax department cannot enforce a service tax demand by invoking the extended limitation...

GSTAT Mumbai Denies GST Refund, Holds Foreign Procurement Support Services as Import of Services

The Principal Bench of the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has upheld the rejection of a GST refund claim amounting to ₹13.41 crore, ruling that procurement support services receive...

GST mop-up grows 14% to ₹1.95 lakh crore in June

TN AAR: No GST on Employee Transportation Recovery Charges by Renault-Nissan

The Tamil Nadu Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) affirmed that nominal transportation charges recovered by Renault-Nissan from its employees for arranging office commutes through...

Seigniorage Fees vs GST Turnover: Madras HC Backs Tax Department’s Action U/S 74

The Madras High Court has upheld GST proceedings initiated against a quarry operator, observing that a mismatch between the seigniorage fees paid for mineral extraction and the val...

GSTAT Sets Up Help Desks at Delhi, Surat, and Jodhpur Benches to Assist Taxpayers

The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has established dedicated Help Desks at its Delhi State Bench, Surat Bench, and Jodhpur Bench to help taxpayers, departmental...

GST Appellate Tribunal Chennai Opens Help Desk for Stakeholders via F.No.GSTAT/CHENNAI/ADMN/2026-27

The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Chennai Bench, has activated a dedicated Help Desk to provide guidance and assistance to stakeholders. This decision has been...

Presumptive Taxation vs. Stamp Duty Valuation: ITAT Draws the Line Against Double Taxation

Presumptive Taxation vs. Stamp Duty Valuation: ITAT Draws the Line Against Double Taxation     The Income Tax Act contains several deeming provisions. Individually, they serve a sp...

Presumptive Taxation vs. Stamp Duty Valuation: ITAT Draws the Line Against Double Taxation

Presumptive Taxation vs. Stamp Duty Valuation: ITAT Draws the Line Against Double Taxation The Income Tax Act contains several deeming provisions. Individually, they serve a specif...

Gujarat HC Upholds Post Service Tax Proceedings, Rejects Challenge to GST Section 73 SCN

The Gujarat High Court has quashed a writ petition contesting a service tax show cause notice issued under section 73(1) of the Finance Act, 1994, holding that the department has t...

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Punjab budget raises tax rates

Loader vehicle taxes triple; sales tax input claims capped at 12 instalments

Delhi ITAT: Section 43B Not Attracted Where GST Is Only a Balance Sheet Liability

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Delhi has made a decision favoring KBH Energy & Infra Services Pvt. Ltd. for the financial year 2019-20. The tribunal overturned a t...

9-Year Journey of GST

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) was implemented on July 1, 2017, under the banner of “One Nation, One Tax, One Market”. In Jammu & Kashmir, it was implemented on July 8th 2017...

Gujarat GST AAR Allows ITC on Goods and Services Used to Set Up CCV Tower for Cable Manufacturing

The Gujarat Authority for Advance Ruling has ruled that Apar Industries Ltd. is eligible to claim Input Tax Credit (ITC) on goods and input services used for setting up a Continuou...

Delhi GST Appellate Tribunal Upholds Anti-Profiteering Order, Directs Builder to Refund Amount With Interest

The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) at Delhi has upheld anti-profiteering proceedings against Siddha Infradev LLP and directed the builder to refund ₹63.93 lakh,...

MP HC: Taxpayers Must First Pursue GST Appellate Tribunal Appeals Before Invoking Writ Jurisdiction

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that once the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) is constituted and becomes operational, parties should ordinarily pursue the...

Small MF distributors latch on to online platforms to beat GST complications

Since April, MF distributors attract GST of 18% on the commission paid by MFs

Haryana AAAR Defines Brake Hoses Under HSN 4009 and Applies 18% GST

The present appeal has been filed by Nichirin Imperial Autoparts India Private Limited, Faridabad, Haryana (Appellant), before the AAAR Haryana under Section 100(1) of the CGST Act...

GSTAT Directs All Pending & Fresh GST Appeals to Be Placed Before Division Benches First

The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has announced that all ongoing cases and new filings must first be reviewed by smaller groups, called Division Benches, before...

Annual tax losses restricted to Rs2.35tr

Customs duty exemptions drop 24% to Rs499b; FTA-related cost zero

Traders back govt's simplified tax scheme

One-page Urdu return, Rs25,000 minimum tax, exemption from audit proposed

GST Show Cause Notices: Tripura High Court on Limitation, Section 74 and Parallel Proceedings

Introduction The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime was conceived as a unified indirect tax regime to eliminate cascading effect of taxes, by replacing multiple central and state...