The government has always been under the lens of the taxpayers for seamlessly granting the refund. Currently, the taxpayers are facing delays in the grant of refunds due to stringent rules and regulations for processing refunds. The majority of the taxpayers are not aware of the frequent changes that are made in the rules relating…
In continuation to the previous blog, there are certainly more important changes in CGST Act,2017 which commence on such date as the Central Government may, through a notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. Section 74 of CGST Act,2017 From Section 74, recovery of tax, overrunning and confiscation of conveyances and goods in transit are now…
There were certain important amendments in the financial proposal of the Central Government for the financial year 2021-2022 regarding GST which emphasized collecting taxes, overruling all previous supreme court judgments or high courts judgments. An Act to give effect to such financial proposals received the assent of the President on the 28th of March 2021…
Taxability on salary paid to ex-pat has always been a matter of dispute in service tax, as taxation authorities wanted to consider this transaction as supply and levy tax on the same. On the other hand, assesses did not want to discharge any tax liability on it as they believed the service provided to the…
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…
