E-way bill data hints at higher GST collections
  • 01 Nov 2021 01:40 PM
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GST collection for October 2021 registered the second highest since implementation of GST
  • 01 Nov 2021 02:06 PM
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GST collection for October 2021 registered the second highest since implementation of GST

Source: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1768437

₹ 1,30,127 crore gross GST revenue collected in October

Revenues for the month of October 2021 are 24% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year and 36% over 2019-20

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SC sets aside order on ₹923 cr GST refund to Bharti Airtel
  • 29 Oct 2021 11:06 AM
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SC sets aside order on ₹923 cr GST refund to Bharti Airtel

Source: https://www.livemint.com/industry/telecom/sc-sets-aside-order-on-923-cr-gst-refund-to-bharti-airtel-11635443006817.html

SC stated that any indulgence shown against a statutory mandate would not only be an illegality but would also lead to chaotic situations

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Toy manufacturers to see higher GST liability following AAR ruling
  • 29 Oct 2021 11:47 AM

Toy manufacturers to see higher GST liability following AAR ruling

Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/gst/toy-manufacturers-to-see-higher-gst-liability-following-aar-ruling/articleshow/87332030.cms

While electronic toys such as expensive robots and kids’ tablets attracted 18% GST earlier, other toys such as tricycles and bicycles were taxed at 12%.

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Centre releases ₹44,000 crore to states towards GST compensation
  • 28 Oct 2021 06:14 PM

Centre releases ₹44,000 crore to states towards GST compensation

Source: https://www.livemint.com/economy/centre-releases-rs-44-000-crore-to-states-towards-gst-compensation-11635421811187.html

The frontloading of the fund transfer is meant to help states to carry out effective covid management besides making the capital expenditure needed to support economic growth

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Access to courts through video conference not a fundamental right: Gujarat High Court to Supreme Court
  • 27 Oct 2021 12:18 PM

Access to courts through video conference not a fundamental right: Gujarat High Court to Supreme Court

Source: https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/access-to-courts-through-video-conference-not-a-fundamental-right-gujarat-high-court-to-supreme-court

The Gujarat High Court has opposed the plea before the Supreme Court to make access to virtual hearings a fundamental right, stating that demanding access to courts through video conferencing as a matter of fundamental right is a stretch since it is neither feasible nor viable to continue virtually (All India Association of Jurists v. High Court of Uttarakhand).

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GST authorities arrest three for running fake firms, evading tax of more than ₹48 cr
  • 27 Oct 2021 06:38 PM
Sale of land after development by way of erection a civil structure or a building or a complex then such supply is liable to tax under CGST/SGST Acts
  • 26 Oct 2021 11:22 AM

Sale of land after development by way of erection a civil structure or a building or a complex then such supply is liable to tax under CGST/SGST Acts

Source: https://thetaxtalk.com/2021/10/25/sale-of-land-after/

GST AAR Telangana in the case of TIF Integrated Industrial Parks PVT Ltd has held that if the applicant sells the land after developing by way of erecting a civil structure or a building or a complex then such supply is liable to tax under CGST/SGST Acts.

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Solar power tariffs may touch ₹2.7 a unit: Crisil
  • 26 Oct 2021 11:56 AM

Solar power tariffs may touch ₹2.7 a unit: Crisil

Source: https://www.livemint.com/industry/energy/indias-solar-power-tariffs-expected-to-touch-2-6-2-7-per-unit-crisil-ratings-11635159890319.html

A higher GST is being levied on cells, modules and inverters from 1 Oct after the 45th GST council meeting held on 17 Sept recommended increasing the GST on ‘Specified Renewable Energy Devices and parts’ from 5% to 12%

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Gujarat HC issues notice on Plea challenging Constitutional Validity of CGST Rule 90(3)
  • 26 Oct 2021 12:21 PM

Gujarat HC issues notice on Plea challenging Constitutional Validity of CGST Rule 90(3)

Source: https://facelesscompliance.com/29475/gujarat-hc-issues-notice-on-plea-challenging-constitutional-validity-of-cgst-rule-903

GST Rule 90(3) treating Rectified Refund Application as fresh applicant after rectification of the deficiencies. Proviso has been added to Rule 90(3) to exclude the time period from the date of filing of the refund claim in FORM GST RFD-01 till the date of communication of the deficiencies in FORM GST RFD-03 by the proper officer, from the period of two years as specified under sub-section (1) of Section 54, in respect of any such fresh refund claim filed by the applicant after rectification of the deficiencies.

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