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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – The petitioner was exempt from paying GST on the supply of cotton seed oil cake under Entry No. 102 of Notification No. 2/2017, as it qualifies as cattle feed. The pre-GST VAT regime also exempted cotton seed oil cake as cattle feed. The respondent Authority's objections, based on the Audit Party's findings that the petitioner could not prove the purchasers' status, are irrelevant as the end-use as cattle feed is undisputed. The Supreme Court has held that the end-use of a product by the purchaser is not a concern for the assessee in classifying goods. Therefore, the petitioner is entitled to the exemption for supplying cotton seed oil cake as cattle feed under the GST Act. The High Court quashed the impugned orders denying the exemption and allowed the petition. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Notifications – GST – Highlights – The Central Government, based on recommendations from the Goods and Services Tax Council, will cease accepting requests from the Competition Commission of India or Appellate Tribunal regarding Input Tax Credit and Pricing Impact from April 1, 2025. This notification, issued u/s 171 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, prohibits the Authority from examining whether input tax credits availed or tax rate reductions have resulted in commensurate price reductions for goods or services supplied by registered persons. The notification takes effect upon publication in the Official Gazette. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Notifications – GST – Highlights – Central Government empowers Principal Bench of Appellate Tribunal to assess impact of input tax credits and tax rate reductions on pricing of goods and services supplied by registered persons. This power is conferred u/s 171(2) read with Section 109(1) and second proviso to Section 109(5) of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, on recommendations of GST Council. Notification comes into force from 1st October 2024. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – GST registration of petitioner cancelled by respondent for alleged violation of Rule 86B of CGST Rules, 2017 without providing details, particulars or conducting necessary enquiry. Impugned order deserves to be quashed and direction issued to reinstate/restore GST registration, reserving liberty for respondent to take necessary action in accordance with law. Dismissal of petitioner's appeal by Appellate Authority as barred by limitation does not preclude HC from entertaining petition under Article 226, as appeal dismissed summarily without merging with Appellate Authority order. Petition allowed. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – The petitioner exported goods but inadvertently failed to include the IGST amount paid in Form GSTR-1 for the relevant month. The High Court directed the respondent authorities to manually process and refund the IGST paid by the petitioner on the exported goods within twelve weeks from the date of receiving the order. The petition was disposed of accordingly. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – The High Court held that the appellate authority erred in enhancing the tax liability payable by the appellant/assessee in an appeal filed by the assessee without following the mandatory procedure u/s 107(11) of the Act. The assessing officer had quantified the tax liability at Rs.2,58,536.80, but imposed penalty on Rs.41,83,804.72. The appellate authority was required to consider the correctness of the tax liability fixed by the assessing officer and the penalty levied, but instead enhanced the tax liability without adhering to the statutory procedure. Consequently, the orders of both the appellate authority and assessing officer were set aside, and the matter was remanded to the assessing authority for fresh consideration after following due process. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – The High Court directed respondents to expeditiously establish the GST Appellate Tribunal in Kerala as per Section 112 of the CGST Act 2017. While noting steps were underway, it ordered completion of the entire selection process within four months. The Court declined to rectify Section 169 by replacing “or” with “and” to mandate service through minimum three modes, stating individual grievances must be raised through separate litigation. The writ petition was disposed of. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – Order of cancellation of registration passed without providing opportunity of hearing or assigning reasons, appeals dismissed on limitation ground. Coordinate Bench held procedural aspects should be scrutinized diligently, unnecessary to give chance for complaint. Appellate Authority dismissed appeals, revisional power u/s 108 cannot be exercised. Impugned orders quashed, matter remanded to Assessing Officer at show-cause notice stage. Registration to remain suspended till disposal of show-cause notice. Petition partly allowed by way of remand. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – Petition maintainable – violation of Section 75(4) of UPGST Act – denial of opportunity of personal hearing – violation of principles of natural justice. Opportunity of personal hearing must be provided before assessment/adjudication order against assessee. Neither adjudicating authority issued notice for personal hearing nor granted opportunity to petitioner. Before adverse order in adjudication, personal hearing must be offered to noticee. If waived, authority may proceed ex-parte. Inordinate delay of five years in passing impugned order violates natural justice. Impugned order passed in gross violation of natural justice – unsustainable, petition allowed. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – The court held that the respondent authority cannot adjudicate a demand for reversal of input tax credit (ITC) on non-business transactions and exempt supplies, when the same issue is already subject to separate proceedings initiated by the Director General of GST Intelligence (DGGI). As the period covered under the impugned order overlaps with the show cause notice issued by the DGGI, both proceedings cannot continue simultaneously. Consequently, the impugned demand for reversal of ITC was set aside, and the petition was allowed. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – The High Court directed the respondents to process the petitioner's refund applications filed u/s 54 of the Central/Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act within one month. If the respondents intend to reject the applications, they must provide reasons and afford the petitioner an opportunity to be heard before passing an order. The petition was disposed of based on the respondents' statement to comply with the court's directions. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – Remand order issued in case concerning refund of accumulated input tax credit (ITC) for zero-rated supply due to mismatch in ITC as per GSTR-2B and GSTR-3B. Adjudicating authority faulted for not examining reconciliation statement and passing refund order without sufficient discussion. Appellate authority also failed to address reconciliation issue as required u/s 107(11) of CGST Act. Matter remanded to appellate authority for fresh consideration by setting aside impugned order. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – The court held that the parameters for entertaining the writ petition were not satisfied, and the petitioners had an adequate, alternative, and efficacious remedy available u/s 107 of the Assam GST Act, 2017. The court was not inclined to entertain the writ petition challenging the impugned order dated 12.08.2024, as an alternative remedy was available. However, the petitioners were at liberty to file an appeal u/s 107 of the AGST Act, 2017. Regarding the pre-deposit of 10% of the tax amount required u/s 107(6)(b) for filing an appeal, the court directed the Appellate Authority to permit the filing and entertaining of the appeal(s) without any pre-deposit, subject to the frozen accounts mentioned in the Show Cause Notice dated 09.04.2024 having deposits equivalent or more than the required amount. The petition was disposed of accordingly. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – The High Court held that Section 129(5) of the State Act, which stipulates that upon payment of the entire amount pursuant to a notice u/s 129(3), all proceedings related to that notice shall be deemed concluded, applies only when the entire amount stated in the show cause notice is paid. However, it does not preclude the right to file an appeal against the order passed u/s 129(3) within the stipulated time. The Court opined that the petitioners' right to file appeals against the orders dated 19.10.2023 and 12.09.2023 cannot be taken away merely because they paid the demanded amount. The Court held that due to the respondent authorities' fault, the petitioners were unable to file appeals against those orders, and the petition was disposed of accordingly. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – Show Cause Notice u/s 74 of CGST Act lacks jurisdiction as it fails to establish fraud, willful misstatement or suppression of facts by petitioner in availing Input Tax Credit. Proceedings dropped earlier u/s 73 cannot be reopened u/s 74 without fulfilling prerequisites. High Court maintains consistent view that writ petition against jurisdictionally deficient Show Cause Notice is maintainable. Impugned Show Cause Notice quashed for want of basic ingredients required to initiate action u/s 74, rendering entire exercise without jurisdiction. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 30-9-2024 – News – Please refer to the advisory issued on 24th September, 2024 regarding the archival of return data from the Common Portal after seven years. This data was archived in line with data archival policy. Data archival process was implemented on a monthly basis. Consequently, the return data for July, 2017 and August, 2017 was archived on 01st August and on 01st September respectively. However, in view of the requests received from the trade du

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Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 30-9-2024 – News – Advisory for Biometric-Based Aadhaar Authentication and Document Verification for GST Registration Applicants of Odisha Dated:- 30-9-2024 – Dear Taxpayers, This is to inform taxpayers about recent developments concerning the application process for GST registration. It is advised to keep the following key points in mind during the registration process. 1. Rule 8 of the CGST Rules, 2017 has been amended to provide that an applicant can be identified on the common portal, based on data analysis and risk parameters for Biometric-based Aadhaar Authentication and taking a photograph of the applicant along with the verification of the original copy of the documents uploaded with the appli

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e/he can proceed with the application as per the existing process. 5. However, if the applicant receives the link as mentioned in point 3(b), she/he will be required to book the appointment to visit the designated GSK, using the link provided in the e-mail. 6. The feature of booking an appointment to visit a designated GSK is now available for the applicants of Odisha. 7. After booking the appointment, the applicant gets the confirmation of appointment through e-mail (the appointment confirmation e-mail), she/he will be able to visit the designated GSK as per the chosen schedule. 8. At the time of the visit of GSK, the applicant is required to carry the following details/documents (a) a copy (hard/soft) of the appointment confirmation e-mai

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Notifications – GST – Highlights – This notification brings into force various provisions of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024. On the date of publication, sections 118, 142, 148, and 150 come into effect. Sections 114 to 117, 119 to 141, 143 to 147, 149, and 151 to 157 come into force on November 1, 2024. The notification is issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs under the Ministry of Finance, exercising powers conferred by the Finance Act. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – The petition sought directions for permanent migration of the Petitioner's Firm under the same Goods and Service Tax Number (GSTN) and activation of login credentials on the common portal. The inability to login and migrate prevented the Petitioner from filing returns or paying taxes from July 2017 onwards. In light of the Allahabad High Court judgment in M/s Metro Institutes of Medical Sciences Pvt. Ltd., the respondent authority was directed to immediately allow the Petitioner-Firm to login on the GST portal for completing the migration process, uploading returns, and depositing due taxes. The writ petitions were allowed. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – Bail granted – creation of fake firms, availing and utilizing ITC – offences u/ss 132(1)(b), 132(1)(c), and 132(5) of CGST Act, 2017 – allegations based on witness statements, no documentary evidence adduced – petitioner languishing in jail since 25.06.2024 – trial unlikely to conclude soon – no apprehension of tampering evidence or flight risk – bail granted on furnishing bail bond of Rs.1,00,000/- with two sureties of like amount and conditions. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – The petitioner, a contractor enrolled under the GST Act, 2017, had his GSTN registration canceled due to non-filing of returns for six months. Despite claiming to have handed over documents to an accountant, the petitioner failed to file an appeal within the statutory 90-day period due to being unaware of the proceedings. The court held that the Bombay High Court had previously ruled that the limitation period should not be an issue in registration cancellation cases as it does not adversely affect the state's rights. The GST Act aims to promote trade, and denying registration affects the petitioner's livelihood under Article 21. Small entrepreneurs may struggle with technology, so the GST department should amend provisions, convey notices via SMS and regional languages, and relax rules to avoid stifling small businesses. The writ petitions were disposed of. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – Petitioner sought quashing of intimation blocking input tax credit, alleging forged invoices without actual supply of goods or services. Competent officer had reason to believe the input tax credit claim was fraudulent u/r 86A of GST Rules, 2017. Court held that impugned notices/intimation were within jurisdiction and in accordance with GST Act and Rules. No grounds found to interfere with intimation and notices. Writ petition dismissed. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – The petitioner's application for GST refund, filed on 08.09.2020, was within the two-year limitation period prescribed u/s 54 of the CGST Act, 2017. The respondents initially treated this application as timely but later rejected a subsequent application dated 28.03.2020 as time-barred, despite it being a continuation of the original timely filed application. The respondents failed to justify their contradictory stance and provide cogent reasons for rejecting the claim. Their evasive objections and failure to address the original timely filed application led the Court to draw an adverse inference. Consequently, the deficiency memo issued by the Assistant Commissioner rejecting the refund claim was quashed, and the petition was allowed. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – Petitioners challenged the re-attachment of their third account by the Department after the initial attachment expired by operation of law u/s 83(2) of the Act. The Court held that once the attachment expires, the Department lacks jurisdiction to re-attach the same account. Consequently, the Court directed lifting of the attachment made on 30.08.2024 on petitioners' third account and ordered the account to be defreezed, as the re-attachment was without legal authority. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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Case-Laws – GST – Highlights – This is a summary of a court judgment regarding the interpretation of Rule 86A of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Rules, which deals with the blocking of input tax credit (ITC). The key points are: Input tax credit is a statutory right subject to conditions under the CGST Act. Rule 86A empowers tax authorities to block debit from a taxpayer's electronic credit ledger (ECL) if there is reason to believe the ITC was availed fraudulently or is ineligible. However, the blocking can only be done to the extent of ITC available in the ECL at that time, not exceeding it. The court held that Rule 86A is a drastic power for temporary protection of revenue interests, not for recovery of dues. The words “credit available in the ECL” plainly refer to the credit presently available, not previously availed and utilized ITC. If the tainted ITC is less than the ECL credit, the blocking must be limited to that amount. Authorities must follow procedures u/ss 73/74 of the CGST Act to determine wrongful availment and demand tax, interest or penalty. Rule 86A cannot require replenishing the ECL for past utilization of allegedly inadmissible ITC, as that would amount to recovery. The impugned orders exceeding the available ECL credit. – TMI Updates – Highlights, quick notes, marquee, annotation, news, alerts Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI – TMITax

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