Tax Notices Sent to an Accountant’s Registered Contact Details Constitute Valid Communication and Binding Service Issue Whether a statutory Show Cause Notice uploaded on the GST portal and communicated via the registered email and mobile number can be deemed invalid or violative of natural justice on the sole plea that the contact details belonged to… Read More »
GST Notices Issued to a Dissolved Amalgamating Company Post-Merger Are Void Ab Initio Issue Whether the Revenue department can validly initiate or continue recovery proceedings under Section 74 of the CGST Act by issuing a Show Cause Notice and a consequential demand order in the name of an amalgamating company that has legally ceased to… Read More »
A Show Cause Notice Issuing Demands Contrary To A Finalized Advance Ruling Is Bad In Law Issue Whether a tax authority can validly issue a demand Show Cause Notice under Section 73 of the CGST Act when the underlying tax liability has already been conclusively decided in favor of the taxpayer by a finalized Advance… Read More »
A Show Cause Notice Issuing Demands Contrary To A Finalized Advance Ruling Is Bad In Law Issue Whether a tax authority can validly issue a demand Show Cause Notice under Section 73 of the CGST Act when the underlying tax liability has already been conclusively decided in favor of the taxpayer by a finalized Advance… Read More »
Omission of Rule 96(10) Without a Saving Clause Extinguishes Ongoing IGST Refund Recovery Proceedings Issue Whether recovery proceedings and demand orders initiated under Section 74 for the alleged violation of Rule 96(10) of the CGST Rules can legally survive after the said rule has been omitted by Notification No. 20/2024 without a saving clause, and… Read More »
Physical Submission of GST Revocation Applications Is Permitted for Consideration Where Portal Deadlines Block Online Filing Issue Whether a petitioner can be permitted to submit a physical or manual application for revocation of their GST registration cancellation when the online GST portal dynamically blocks the submission due to the expiry of the prescribed statutory timeline.… Read More »
Automatic Suspension of GST Registration Along with Cancellation Notice is Unwarranted and Legally Sustainable Issue Whether the tax authority can automatically suspend an assessee’s GST registration in the same notice that proposes cancellation, and whether such a simultaneous suspension is legally valid under Section 29 of the CGST Act and Rule 21A of the CGST… Read More »
Illness-induced temporary business shutdown does not justify mechanical, ex-parte GST registration cancellation without considering replies. Issue Whether the mechanical and ex-parte cancellation of a petitioner’s GST registration, alongside the subsequent rejection of their revocation application, can be legally sustained under Section 29 and 30 of the CGST Act when the authorities completely ignored detailed written… Read More »
Preferential Location Charges Are Retrospectively Clarified as Integral to Construction Services, Canceling Independent Tax Rulings Issue Whether Preferential Location Charges (PLC) collected by a property developer from buyers are independently taxable under the GST regime, or whether they constitute an integral part of a composite construction service, especially in light of a subsequent clarifying circular… Read More »
Transfer of Leasehold Rights in GIDC Allotted Plots to Third Parties Does Not Attract GST Issue Whether the assignment, sale, or transfer of long-term leasehold rights in an immovable property (specifically a GIDC-allotted plot) by an existing lessee to a third-party assignee is subject to the levy of Goods and Services Tax (GST) under the… Read More »