Advance ruling- Is it serving its purpose?

  • Category: assessment and litigation
  • Date: 29-01-2020
  • Writer: CA Madhukar N Hiregange

“Advance ruling” means a decision/ ruling given to the applicant by the constituted authority on the matters relating to GST provisions

GST being a new law, amended frequently, focusing on revenue leakages has led to a lot of confusion as to the applicability of various provisions of the Act for the transaction undertaken or to be undertaken by the taxpayer. In case the taxpayer takes a wrong decision and remits lesser tax, then he would have to pay the tax along with the interest...

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GST on bank charges deducted on inward remittance of exports

  • Category: Levy and supply
  • Date: 29-01-2020
  • Writer: CA Rajesh Maddi

It is usual practice for all the exporters of goods/services to receive money in foreign currency. Few exporters would have EEFC (Exchange Earners' Foreign Currency Account) where they can directly deposit the foreign currency in their account which would be maintained in foreign currency in an Indian Bank. Majority of the exporters would receive money in Indian currency after deduction of remittance charges, conversion charges, etc.

The author in this article tried to explain the...

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Advance ruling- Is it serving its purpose?

  • Category: GST
  • Date: 29-01-2020
  • Writer: CA Madhukar N Hiregange

GST on bank charges deducted on inward remittance of exports

  • Category: GST
  • Date: 29-01-2020
  • Writer: CA Rajesh Maddi

Artificial Blocked Credit - is it unfair or illegal?

  • Category: GST
  • Date: 29-01-2020
  • Writers: CA Madhukar N Hiregange, CA Spudarjunan S

GST on Ocean Freight – A failed Tax Adventure?

  • Category: Levy and supply
  • Date: 24-01-2020
  • Writer: CA Vasant K. Bhat

1. The Central Government had issued Notification No. 8/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate), dated 28.06.2017, notifying the rate of IGST for the services described therein and also the conditions in certain cases.

2. Section 9(3) of the CGST Act, 2017 and 5(3) of the IGST Act, 2017 empowers the Central Government, on the recommendation of the GST Council, may notify the supplies which are liable for payment of GST under RCM by the recipient.

3. Notification No. 10/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate),...

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GST on Ocean Freight – A failed Tax Adventure?

  • Category: GST
  • Date: 24-01-2020
  • Writer: CA Vasant K. Bhat

Rate of GST for a contracted caterer supplying food at a canteen w.e.f 1st Oct ‘19

  • Category: Levy and supply
  • Date: 23-01-2020
  • Writer: CA Shilpi Jain

Taxpayers are now used to the frequent changes in the GST law, which may be either by way of a change in the provisions of the Act or the rules or by way of a change in the rate of tax, etc. Further, it has been seen that these changes take place due to various reasons, a few of which are listed below:

  1. To clarify the intention of the lawmakers (eg: retrospective amendment made to the transition provisions, attempting to restrict the transition of cess credits into GST),
  2. To cater to...
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Validity of the direct recovery of Interest under GST?

  • Category: assessment and litigation
  • Date: 11-01-2020
  • Writers: CA Lakshman K, CA Venkata Prasad

In the recent past, the matter of interest on Gross (before adjusting GST ITC) or Net liability (after adjusting GST ITC) is knocking the doors of every belated GST return filers. The Hon’ble HC of Telangana in case of Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd. v. Commissioner — 2019 (26) G.S.T.L. 183 (Telangana) held that interest is liable on the Gross GST liability but the Hon’ble has admitted the review petition and granted an interim stay and the other HC’s are yet to deliver the...

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