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  • From Service Tax to GST: How India Came to Tax Overseas OIDAR Suppliers, and How the Simplified Registration Scheme Work
  • CESTAT Holds Hostel Used as Residence Qualifies as Residential Dwelling, No Service Tax on Rent
  • GST on OIDAR Services: Changes in Taxability and Overseas Supplier Liability

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amlegals.com /3 weeks ago

From Service Tax to GST: How India Came to Tax Overseas OIDAR Suppliers, and How the Simplified Registration Scheme Work...

Introduction Online Information and Database Access or Retrieval services, hereinafter referred to as “OIDAR services”, have been taxed in India when supplied by overseas providers...

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blog.saginfotech.com /1 month ago

CESTAT Holds Hostel Used as Residence Qualifies as Residential Dwelling, No Service Tax on Rent

The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that a hostel utilised for residential purposes qualifies as a residential dwelling. Consequ...

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amlegals.com /1 month ago

GST on OIDAR Services: Changes in Taxability and Overseas Supplier Liability

Introduction Online Information and Database Access or Retrieval services, referred to in this article as “OIDAR services”, are taxed under a special scheme in the Integrated Goods...

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blog.saginfotech.com /2 weeks ago

Agra GSTAT Says Service Tax on Cancelled Pre-GST Flat Bookings Can’t Be Availed as ITC

The Agra Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has held that service tax paid under the erstwhile Finance Act, 1994 on flat bookings subsequently cancelled...

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blog.saginfotech.com /3 weeks ago

GSTAT Orders Hyderabad-based Cinema Operator to Deposit Rs. 81,722 for Not Passing On GST Rate Reduction Benefit

The Principal Bench of the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) directed Hyderabad-based cinema operator Devi 70MM to deposit ₹81,722 for profiteering after failing to pass on the benefi...

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globalkashmir.net /1 month ago

UPI MDR May Attract 18% GST; Eligible Merchants Can Claim Input Tax Credit

New Delhi : Merchants would have to pay 18 per cent GST on the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges for UPI payments above Rs 2,000, but can claim input tax credit (ITC), thereby e...

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blog.saginfotech.com /1 month ago

Delhi HC Waives Service Tax Penalty, Holds Bona Fide Belief in Non-Taxability a Reasonable Cause u/s 80

The Delhi High Court has mentioned that a bona fide and reasonable presumption of non-taxability constitutes a reasonable cause u/s 80 of the Finance Act, 1994, especially when the...

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thetaxtalk.com /3 weeks ago

GST Multi-State Registration Made Simpler: One Master TRN for Multiple States

GST Multi-State Registration Made Simpler: One Master TRN for Multiple States     GST Portal introduces a new facility to streamline registration applications across States and Uni...

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blog.saginfotech.com /1 month ago

Hyderabad GSTAT: Outsourced Caterer’s Food Supply to Hospital In-Patients Taxable Under GST

The Hyderabad Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has ruled that food provided by an outsourced caterer under a contract with a hospital does not qualify...

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thehindubusinessline.com /1 week ago

STT collection surges 52% in FY27 so far amid market volatility; net direct tax collection grows 13%

Data from the Income tax Department showed that collection from STT surged to ₹46,840 crore as against ₹31,000 crore.

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blog.saginfotech.com /2 weeks ago

GSTAT Ghaziabad Holds Departmental Appeal Not Maintainable Below Prescribed Rs. 20 Lakh Limit

The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Ghaziabad, has said that a departmental appeal cannot be upheld when the disputed tax demand is less than the stipulated fina...

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deccanchronicle.com /3 weeks ago

ICICI Bank Gets Show Cause Notice Over Rs 229 Cr GST Demand

The tax demand pertains to services provided by the bank to customers maintaining specified minimum balances in their accounts.

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blog.saginfotech.com /3 weeks ago

Delhi ITAT: Cost-to-Cost Reimbursement for Seconded Employees Not Taxable as FTS

The New Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) ruled that the reimbursement of salary costs on a cost-to-cost basis for employees sent on deputation does not fall...

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blog.saginfotech.com /1 month ago

UPI MDR to Attract 18% GST, Merchants Can Claim ITC

As per government sources, there will be an 18% GST charged on the merchant discount rate (MDR) levied on select UPI payments. The GST will be applicable only on the MDR or fee tha...

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blog.saginfotech.com /5 days ago

GSTAT Issues Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Branch Officer-to-Branch Officer (BO-to-BO) Case Transfers

The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to govern the transfer of cases between Branch Officers (BO-to-BO), establishi...

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medium.com /1 day ago

The Phone Was Free. The GST Wasn’t.

What Indian content creators owe on brand deals, barter and foreign payouts, with the numbers.Continue reading on Medium »

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thehindubusinessline.com /1 month ago

Supply of 40 Airbus aircraft to Defence Ministry taxable; AAR says Gujarat GST registration required

Ruling comes as Tata Advanced Systems assembles 40 aircraft in Vadodara under Airbus’ ₹21,935-crore contract with the Ministry of Defence.

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thetaxtalk.com /2 weeks ago

SaaS Subscription Fee Is Not “Royalty” Merely Because Technology Does the Work

SaaS Subscription Fee Is Not “Royalty” Merely Because Technology Does the Work   ITAT Mumbai holds that access to a communication platform does not amount to use of a “process” und...

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amlegals.com /1 month ago

Delayed payment of tax does not amount to non payment: Supreme Court Clarifies

Introduction The question of whether a delayed remittance of statutory tax collected by an entity can be treated as absolute non-payment to trigger harsh penal provisions has long...

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com /2 weeks ago

Man gets leave encashment tax benefit, but limit hiked later; ITAT allows Rs 12.27L

The ITAT Chennai bench viewed the increase from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 25 lakh as an enhancement of an existing benefit, rather than the creation of a new exemption. The Tribunal also fou...

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blog.saginfotech.com /4 days ago

GSTAT Issues SOP on Security Code Regeneration for Appellants and Respondents

In a procedural facilitation for taxpayers, appellants, respondents, and legal professionals, the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has emphasised a Standard Operat...

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blog.saginfotech.com /1 week ago

Delhi GSTAT Orders Builder to Pay Rs. 31.20 Lakh with Interest to 66 Homebuyers for Not Passing on ITC Benefits

The Principal Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) at Delhi directed Mangalbela Real Estates Pvt. Ltd. to pay Rs. 31.20 lakh to 66 homebuyers of its Atri...

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blog.saginfotech.com /1 week ago

GST E-Invoicing May Soon Extend to Services Imported from Unregistered Companies Under RCM

An Indian company paying for foreign software, cloud storage, or consulting services is now required to declare these transactions via the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system. This...

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blog.saginfotech.com /1 month ago

Delhi (PB) GSTAT: Unconditional E-Vouchers Valid for Passing On GST Rate-Cut Benefits

The GST Appellate Tribunal at Delhi has said that electronic gift vouchers (EGVs) can be a mode of passing on a GST rate reduction, where they furnish customers with a direct monet...

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