GST Updates

CBIC circulars, GSTR portal changes, AAR rulings, ITC disputes, e-invoice and e-way bill updates — decoded the same day they drop.

Act Explainers, GST Updates

Section 122(1A) CGST Act Explained — Who Is Personally Liable for GST Fraud Penalties

A practitioner’s explainer on Section 122(1A) of the CGST Act — who counts as “any person” for personal GST fraud penalty liability, how it interacts with a firm’s own penalty, and what evidence establishes individual exposure.

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GST Updates

Practical Compliance Guide: Responding to a GST ITC Mismatch Notice — The Circular 183 Verification Checklist Every Practitioner Should Invoke

A practical checklist for responding to any GST demand based on an ITC mismatch between GSTR-3B and GSTR-2A, built around CBIC Circular No. 183/15/2022-GST’s mandated verification steps.

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Case Law, GST Updates

Calcutta High Court: ITC Mismatch Demand Confirmed Without Verifying Section 16 Conditions Set Aside — Fresh Adjudication Ordered

The Calcutta High Court sets aside an ex parte GST demand confirmed on an ITC mismatch between GSTR-3B and GSTR-2A without the proper officer first verifying fulfilment of Section 16 conditions as mandated by CBIC Circular No. 183/15/2022-GST.

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Act Explainers, GST Updates

Practical Compliance Guide: Section 129 Detention & Seizure — The 7-Day Clock Every Transporter and Consignor’s Advisor Must Track

Executive Summary With GSTAT Thiruvananthapuram this week quashing a ₹1.39 lakh penalty because the department’s MOV-09 order arrived 47 days

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Case Law, GST Updates

GSTAT: A Section 129(3) Penalty Order Passed Beyond the Mandatory 7-Day Limit Is Void — And an Absent E-Way Bill Alone Doesn’t Prove Intent to Evade

Executive Summary The GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Thiruvananthapuram Bench, in Siddhi Vinayak Automobiles v. Commissioner of Kerala State GST, Thiruvananthapuram

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Case Law, GST Updates

Delhi High Court: Uploading a GST Show Cause Notice on the Common Portal Alone Is Not Valid Service Unless the Taxpayer Acknowledges It or Files a Reply

Executive Summary The Delhi High Court’s Division Bench, in Saraswati Printers & Fabgar Overseas Pvt. Ltd. v. Sales Tax Officer

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Case Law, GST Updates

Karnataka High Court: Consolidated GST Show Cause Notices Spanning Multiple Financial Years Are Permissible

Karnataka HC holds Sections 73/74 CGST Act notices are not financial-year specific, upholding consolidated multi-year SCNs and deepening a live split with Bombay, Kerala, Madras, AP and Himachal Pradesh High Courts.

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