Every taxpayer making payment of taxes to the Government on their purchases is knocked off while making the outward supply. A taxpayer must bear the tax liability on the value addition made by him, at each stage. But sometimes supply is made to some special persons for authorized operations only, which is considered as Zero-rated…
The main objective of any economy is development and trade plays an important role in achieving the objective of development. Imports are potential weapons for the development of an economy therefore, lawmakers had placed their specific sight on Imports. Considering the significance of Imports, various provisions of GST have been drafted in a way that…
Refund of ITC on Input Services Within GST, the term “Inverted Tax Structure” represents the situation when the GST rate paid on inward supplies (or purchases) is higher than the GST rate paid on outward supplies (or sales). According to section 54 of CGST, claiming a refund of any tax and interest paid may require…
Procurement of services like an advocate, auditor, etc. by the head office on behalf of all entities is a common practice nowadays. Entities of a company in different states are considered as a distinct entity under GST, is well known to all, therefore GST charged on these types of services needs to be allocated to…
In the recent scenario, the role of government officials is no longer restricted to passing laws rather making everyone adhere to these laws is a new challenge faced by them. Some Taxpayers are intentionally or unintentionally getting themselves engaged in the activities of evading tax which ultimately results in the loss of revenue of the…
Since the implementation of GST, it has been clear that health care services provided by an authorised medical practitioner or para medics through a clinical establishment are exempt vide Notification No. 12/2017-Central tax (Rate) dated 28-06-2017. But there have been certain grey areas in health care services regarding the availability of Input Tax Credit (abbreviated…
Ever since the enactment of GST, there are many contentious areas that still need clarification. It includes areas like taxpayers have no certainty over the tax liability which may arise in the future or applicability of various provisions of law and related notifications. These ambivalences may lead to long drawn and expensive litigations at a…
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) in India has introduced new rule 86B in CGST (Central Goods and Services Tax) Rules vide notification number 94/2020 dated 22.12.2020. The rule 86B became effective from 01.01.2021. As per the stated rule, a registered person shall not use the amount available in electronic-credit ledger to…
An insight has been provided to the readers how one can safeguard against unwanted demand notice from tax authorities or unwanted issues that may arise from errors in GST compliance that are committed unknowingly. It is to be kept in mind that escaping from small obligations today might one day turn into hardships and heavy…
There are various topics which can be seen as debatable since the implementation of GST as each one of us have our own set of interpretation therefore such areas are considered to be inconclusive. An effort has been made to bring clarity on such equivocal topics and update with recent changes which are relevant for…
