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Effective from 1^st February 2019, most of the changes proposed by CGST (Amendment) Act 2018 were given effect in CGST Act 2017. Important changes were providing of provision for payment of GST under reverse charge mechanism only on the specified class of supplies by a specified class of registered persons, non-requirement of treating certain activities of Schedule III as exempt supplies for reversal of credit. Certain changes were also made in the input tax credit restrictions provided in...

Section 16(4)

Similar to the restriction under the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, availing input tax credit (hereinafter referred to as ITC) under GST also is time-bound. The relevant provision in this regard is section 16(4) of the Central Goods and Services Tax, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) which reads as under:

“A registered person shall not be entitled to take the input tax credit in respect of any invoice or debit note for supply of goods or services or both after the...

The concept of self-assessment in tax administration was introduced in India with an expectation to usher in a new era of trust-based partnership with the assessees leading to greater facilitation of compliant assessees.

“Circular Trading”, “Fake Bill issue”, “enhanced bill” unfortunately are methods of tax evasion not new in India. Under GST bogus invoices are raised without any actual supply of goods or services or both in several stages culminating finally in no supply or...