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The objective of writing this detailed article is to create awareness among taxpayers, as to how impactful a reply to notice can be made. We have also provided links to our previous articles, which may be referred for in-depth analysis.

Key takeaways from this article –

• Create awareness among taxpayers, the importance of responding to letters/notices issued by the department.
• Knowing the means of communication of notice by the department under GST
• How to handle such notices,...

1. Introduction and background

The COVID-19 crisis has caused an unprecedented crisis in various aspects of "life". In India, the 2nd wave is having a devastating effect in terms of number of causalities, contributed by the lack of health care facilities (beds & oxygen), the shortage of medical supplies, doctors and nurses and vaccines. In a desperate attempt to fulfil the shortages, the government reduced IGST on the oxygen concentrator to 12%, when imported as gift. 

But this...

GST was undoubtedly the biggest indirect tax reform in India on paper.  The vision was of transformation of the mindset, best international principles, simplified, easy to comply law with least amount of intervention. It should have given an additional push to the trad/ industry.

However, the hurried implementation, poor drafting, 1000s of changes by way of notifications/ circulars, untested technology, no change management of worth have whittled down its advantages significantly....

Introduction

Under taxation, levy plays a vital role which requires meticulous observation and analysis of a transaction in line with statue and whether it falls in taxability bracket. In the GST era, interest implication can be for delay in discharge of taxes, short discharge of taxes, wrong availment of credit, and so on. This article provides brief discussion on what is the exact terminology of interest, scope of levy, analysis of section 50 read with section73/74 and interpretation...