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Prime Minister’s Office Greenlights Complete Revamp of GST Structure: Big Reforms Underway?

Avinash Kurungot

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has given an in-principle nod for a significant revamp of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework, marking the...

Upcoming GST Council Meet May Slash Rates: Tractors, ACs, and Insurance Could Get Cheaper

The Burden on Those Who Just Want to Walk: Legal and Ethical Dimensions of GST on Prosthetic Limbs...

“GSTN has gone completely mad” Issuing Bulk unverified and uncalled-for emails/sms to Composition...

8 Years of GST: A Gaze at Milestones, Misses and the Mapping of India’s Indirect Tax System

Eight Years of GST: Eight Major Pain Points of Consumers, Businesses, Practitioners, and Bureaucracy

The Goods and Services Tax (GST), launched on July 1, 2017, was hailed as a transformative reform to unify India’s indirect tax system. Over the past eight years, GST has expanded the tax base and...

Where Does Your Tax Rupee Go? Unveiling India’s Consolidated Fund, Tax Devolution & Revenue Sharing

Every year, millions of Indians file their taxes, see deductions on their payslips, and move on — rarely stopping to wonder: where does that money actually go? Who manages it? How is it spent? And...

Anti Profiteering under the GST Regime: How Product Prices should Vary Based on their Rate of Tax

When India brought to the Goods and Services Tax regime in 2017, policymakers were met with a critical challenge: the need of a mechanism to ensure that the promise of lower tax rates and expanded...

Before the Cess Hits Your Bill: Essential Conditions for Enforcing a Cess

Cess is a term many of us have come across on our bills or tax statements, but few truly understand what it means and how it works. Whether it’s the Swachh Bharat Cess, Education Cess, or more...

Win for Samsung: CESTAT Classifies Lithium-Ion Batteries Used in Mobile Phones as 'Parts', Attracting 12% GST instead of 28% [Read Order]

The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that lithium-ion batteries imported for use in the manufacture of mobile phones are to be...

Former Kerala Finance Minister Charged with Defamation: Sikkim HC Refuses to Quash Summons, Petition Dismissed [Read Order]

The Sikkim High Court has dismissed a plea by the former Kerala Finance Minister seeking to quash criminal defamation summons issued against him in connection with a controversial press statement...

Madras HC Strikes Down GST Time Extensions Notification u/s 168A: What It Means for Pending Adjudications

In a recent ruling, the Madras High Court struck down two GST notifications issued under Section 168A of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017, which extended the time limits for...