Avinash Kurungot
Avinash Kurungot is a B.B.A. LL.B (Hons.) Graduate from Christ University, Bangalore. Following a stint in Civil Litigation, marking appearances across the High Court of Kerala and various sub-courts, he has channelled his skills towards developing engaging tax, finance and news content.
Retail Traders’ Net Loss of 1.81 Lakh Crore: Minister of State for Finance addresses Woes based on SEBI Findings
The Ministry of Finance has released an extract of answers to an unstarred question raised in the Lok Sabha pertaining to a collective loss of 1.81...
![No Mandate to approach GST Appellate Authority before Invoking Revisionary Provisions: Allahabad HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Allahabad-HC-1.jpg "No Mandate to approach GST Appellate Authority before Invoking Revisionary Provisions: Allahabad HC [Read Order]")
![Madras HC sets aside ITC VAT Order u/s Section 19(5)(c) of TNVAT Act observing Pendency of Supreme Court Decision [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Madras-HC-ITC-VAT-Order-Section-195c-of-TNVAT-Act-Taxscan.jpg "Madras HC sets aside ITC VAT Order u/s Section 19(5)(c) of TNVAT Act observing Pendency of Supreme Court Decision [Read Order]")
![Vehicle Supplier unaware of GST Proceedings: Madras HC directs Re-assessment subject to payment of 25% Disputed Taxes [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Madras-High-Court-Vehicle-Supplier-GST-Taxscan.jpg "Vehicle Supplier unaware of GST Proceedings: Madras HC directs Re-assessment subject to payment of 25% Disputed Taxes [Read Order]")
GST on Royalty paid by Quarry Lessor Contracting with State Government: Gujarat HC stays Coercive Action [Read Order]
The Gujarat High Court recently issued directives to the Revenue Department to refrain from undertaking all forms of coercive action in a dispute regarding the payability of Goods and Services Tax...
![GST on Royalty paid by Quarry Lessor Contracting with State Government: Gujarat HC stays Coercive Action [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GST-GST-on-Royalty-paid-by-Quarry-Lessor-State-Government-Gujarat-HC-Coercive-Action-Special-Civil-Application-Gujarat-High-Court-Section-74-Union-of-India-Taxscan.jpg "GST on Royalty paid by Quarry Lessor Contracting with State Government: Gujarat HC stays Coercive Action [Read Order]")
Service Tax leviable only on ‘Service Component’ under Tyre Retreaders’ Composite Works Contract: Karnataka HC [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court recently ruled that service tax under a composite works contract entered into by a tyre retreader is limited to the service component only and not on the entire contract...
![Service Tax leviable only on ‘Service Component’ under Tyre Retreaders’ Composite Works Contract: Karnataka HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Service-Tax-Service-Component-Tyre-Retreaders-Composite-Works-Contract-Karnataka-HC-taxscan.jpg "Service Tax leviable only on ‘Service Component’ under Tyre Retreaders’ Composite Works Contract: Karnataka HC [Read Order]")
Madras HC directs Payment of 10% Disputed Tax and Reverification on ITC Mismatch between GSTR-3B and GSTR-2A [Read Order]
In a recent ruling regarding mismatch in the claim of Input Tax Credit (ITC) as per Form GSTR-3B and the auto-populated GSTR-2A, the Madras High Court directed the Petitioner to pay 10% of the...
![Madras HC directs Payment of 10% Disputed Tax and Reverification on ITC Mismatch between GSTR-3B and GSTR-2A [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Madras-HC-Payment-Disputed-Tax-ITC-Mismatch-between-GSTR-3B-GSTR-2A-TAXSCAN.jpg "Madras HC directs Payment of 10% Disputed Tax and Reverification on ITC Mismatch between GSTR-3B and GSTR-2A [Read Order]")
$1.4 billion Tax Demand Order against VW for Import of "Unassembled Car" reaches Bombay HC [Read Order]
Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd., the Indian subsidiary of German automobile giant Volkswagen and allied brands had recently landed itself in hot water following a tax demand order of $1.4...
Union Budget 2025: FM proposes 5% Customs Tariff Reduction on Jewellery; Gold and Platinum to get more Affordable
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha yesterday. In a major benefit to gold buyers, the Finance Minister had proposed a reduction of 5% on...
