Input Tax Credit Denied Over Doubts About Transaction Authenticity

Ecom Gill Coffee Trading Pvt Ltd vs Karnataka VAT Authorities: Supreme Court Decision Key Takeaways from Supreme Court Judgment The case involves a dispute between the State and several purchasing dealers who claimed input tax credit (ITC) on purchases made from certain dealers. Assessing Officer denied Input Tax Credit (ITC) to certain purchasing dealers due […]

GST NUMBER TO PROFESSIONALS WORKING FROM HOME

Can GST registration be obtained on a residential address? – RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1488 ANSWERED ON 14/03/2023 The Central Goods & Services Tax Act, 2017 allows professionals, including architects, management consultants, and others, to obtain GST registration on their residential address. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many senior professionals and consultants have begun […]

HSN Code Reporting in e-Invoice on IRPs Portal

It is now mandatory for taxpayers to report a minimum of six-digit valid HSN code for their outward supplies having AATO of more than 5 crores in any previous financial year. (As per notification no. 78/2020 – Central Tax dated 15th October 2020) This requirement has already been implemented in the GST system, and are […]

GSTN launches e-invoice registration services with private IRPs

In another step towards further digitization of the business process flow, GSTN has launched the e-invoice registration services through multiple private IRPs at the recommendation of the GST Council. Four private companies viz. ClearTax, Cygnet, E&Y and IRIS Business Ltd were empaneled by GSTN for providing these e-invoice registration services to all GST taxpayers of […]

Advisory on New e-Invoice Portal

GSTN has onboarded four new IRPs (Invoice Reporting Portals) for reporting e-invoices in addition to NIC-IRP. As a result, the beta launch of a new e-Invoice portal (www.einvoice.gst.gov.in), has been done where taxpayers can find comprehensive information on e-invoice compliance in a user-friendly format, such as check your enablement status, self-enable themselves for invoicing, search […]

Advisory on Geocoding of Address of Principal Place of Business

The Goods and Services Tax Network (“GSTN”) has issued an Advisory dated February 24, 2023 on the Geocoding of Address of Principal Place of Business. 1.GSTN is pleased to inform the taxpayers that the functionality for geocoding the principal place of business address (i.e. the process of converting an address or description of a location into geographic […]

GST fraud worth ₹824 crore by insurance companies

Directorate General of GST Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit detects GST fraud worth ₹824cr by insurance companies. During the course of investigations against sixteen insurance companies on the issue of availment of ineligible input tax credit, it has come to notice that these insurance companies have availed input tax credit on the basis of invoices issued […]

Introduction of Negative Values in Table 4 of GSTR-3B

GSTN allowed Negative Values in Input Table of GSTR-3B from Jan 2023 The Government has notified few changes in Table 4 of Form GSTR-3B for enabling taxpayers to report correct information regarding ITC availed, ITC reversal and ineligible ITC in Table 4 of GSTR-3B. According to the changes, the net ITC is to be reported […]