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GST in India: Indirect Tax Law, Structure & Compliance Simplified
5+ hour, 31+ min ago (229+ words) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a single tax on goods and services across India, replacing many earlier indirect taxes....
GSTAT Extends Relaxations for GST Appeal Filing; Here's the New Deadline
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (243+ words) The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, through Office Order F. No. GSTAT/Pr. Bench/Portal/125/25-26 dated May 14, 2026, has extended the relaxation measures introduced for filing appeals on the GSTAT portal till December 31, 2026. The order has…...
AP HC Quashes Bhaarath Group Multi'Year Composite GST Assessment Order: Directs Fresh Year'Wise Proceedings with 20% Pre'Deposit
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (256+ words) In a recent ruling, the Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati has set aside a composite GST assessment order issued against Bhaarath Group Private Limited, holding that a single order covering multiple financial years violates the provisions of the GST…...
GST Cancellation Order without following Procedures as per FORM GST REG-19: Gauhati HC Restores Taxpayer's Rights with Fresh Opportunity [Read Order]
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (39+ words) The petitioner was granted one month to either submit a reply or furnish all pending returns with payment of dues, interest, and penalties. The Proper Officer was directed to proceed as per law and issue a reasoned order expeditiously...
P&H HC grants Bail to CA Assistant Accused of Generating Fake GST Bills in "66 Cr Tax Evasion Case
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (352+ words) The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a Chartered Accountant (CA)s assistant accused in a GST ( Goods and Services Tax ) fake billing and tax evasion exceeding "66 crore. As per the order, a criminal complaint was…...
Receipts of Scented Tobacco does not prove Clandestine Manufacture of Gutka: CESTAT allows Appeal
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (187+ words) The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi Bench, allowed a Customs appeal and held that receipts of scented tobacco does not prove clandestine manufacture of gutka. In 2000, the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCIE) initiated…...
Delhi HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Tax on Agricultural Income in National Capital, Calls Plea "Highly Misconceived
1+ day, 33+ min ago (354+ words) In a recent ruling, the Delhi High Court dismissed a public interest litigation seeking imposition of tax on agricultural income of citizens in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and called the plea "highly misconceived, observing that it cannot issue…...
Madras HC Says Tribunal Reversal in Poppys Knitwear Case Still Open to Challenge: Overturns Dismissal of EPF Board's Writ
23+ hour, 6+ min ago (342+ words) The dispute arose from an order passed under Section14 B of the Employees" Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, imposing damages on the establishment for the delayed remittance of provident fund contributions. The employer succeeded before the Appellate Tribunal, prompting the…...
Former Director Not Liable for Company's ITR Filing Default: Madras HC Quashes Criminal Case against Gautham Vasudev Menon
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (492+ words) The Madras High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon in a prosecution relating to failure of a company to file income tax returns, holding the former director cannot be prosecuted for the company's ITR (Income…...
Suppressed Turnover Cannot Automatically Attract 8% Profit Estimation: ITAT Restricts Addition to 2. 5% [Read Order]
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (20+ words) ITAT grants partial relief to Niranjan Lal Jindal by reducing estimated profit rate on undisclosed turnover from 8% to 2. 5%....