The Kerala State Assembly has passed a resolution against the Central Government’s move to impose uniform tax rate on the State-run lotteries and other State lotteries. The resolution adopted by the Assembly urged the Centre

In Mahaveer Kumar Jain vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, the Supreme Court held that the income earned by the assessee from lottery prize cannot be subjected to tax under Income Tax Act, 1961 when the

The Calcutta High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of bringing lotteries under the purview of Goods and Services Tax ( GST ) and held that a lottery can be treated as ‘goods’ for the

The Indian government has full control over how lottery winnings can be taxed. The state legislature can produce laws surrounding these taxes. The terms are according to Entry 62 in the State List. The Public

The Kerala High Court has quashed the rules brought by the Kerala government to regulate the sale of other-state lotteries. The petitioner, Future Gaming and Hotel Services a private limited company engaged in the marketing

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Mumbai has ruled that business loss incurred by the Lottery Ticket Distributors after exclusion of prize money from net profit is eligible for set-off against winnings from lotteries under

The laws and norms governing lotteries in India are not clear-cut or absolute. Although several Indian States have legalized lotteries, there is no general prohibition. As an outcome, it is up to the state governments

The Kerala High Court in the case of M/s. Teesta Distributors & Anr. vs. State of Kerala & Ors., on Friday invalidated Rule 56(20A) (iii)(d) of Kerala State GST Rules which allowed tax officers to

The Goods and Services ( GST ) department has conducted raid in seven online lottery centres wherein eleven persons are arrested for tax evasion by issuing hand-written lottery tickets instead of the printed ones, an official said. The arrest

The Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, has changed certain rules regarding the value of supply of lottery further to amend the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 in the exercise of

Fairtrade regulator Competition Commission has closed a complaint alleging unfair business practices by the Directorate of State Lotteries, West Bengal, and West Bengal Lottery Stockists Syndicate. The complainant had alleged that an agreement between the

The division bench of the Bombay High Court has upheld the Constitutional validity of Maharashtra Tax on Lotteries Act, 2006 which levies tax on sale of lottery tickets in the state. The company Sri Mangal Murty Marketing, which

The Central Board of Indirect Tax & Custom (CBIC) has notified the GST Rate of Lottery. 28%  Uniform rate of GST will be applicable to all lotteries. The amendment will be effective from March 1st

The Kerala Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) ruled that the Printing of textbooks, Lottery tickets & stationery items for the State Govt is supplied under GST. The applicant, Kerala Books, and Publications Society was constituted

The GST Council in its 31st meeting held today at New Delhi decided to refer the following issues to Committees / GoM indicated against them: Extending the Composition scheme to small service providers. The rate of