WRIT PETITION  [W.P. (C) 6482 of 2011] BEFORE THE HON’BLE DELHI HIGH COURT In the matter of  Federation of Hotels & Restaurants Association of India and Ors v. Union of India and Ors. The Federation of Hotels and Restaurants Association of India (“Petitioner”) is an association of hotels and its members (spread all over the … Continue reading SERVICE TAX ON SHORT TERM HOTEL ACCOMODATION HELD AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Come November 8, and the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN), which is expected to provide common and shared IT infrastructure for GST implementation, will on-board to its platform the details of about 80 lakh existing assessees of excise, value-added tax, customs and service tax, a top official said. “On this date (November 8), we … Continue reading GST: November 08 is the D-day for migration of Eight Million Assesses

The BJP-ruled Assam, the first state to ratify the GST Amendment Bill, has started the process for providing registration to taxpayers in the new indirect tax regime that is slated to kick in from April next year. The state tax department has started collecting mobile numbers and e-mail IDs of registered dealers or taxpayers under VAT, … Continue reading Assam gets off the block with GST registration

The Commerce Ministry has suggested to its finance counterpart that the exemptions given to exporters should continue under the new indirect tax regime, GST. The proposed procedure of paying taxes and then claiming the refunds by exporters under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) would cause hardships for them, said an official. A substantial amount … Continue reading Commerce Ministry wants exemptions for exporters to continue under GST

Vide Circular No.1049 / 37 / 2016 - CX dated 29.09.2016, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (“the Board”) has suppressed the specified Circulars issued regarding adjudication of cases in Central Excise and Service Tax. The CBEC has also issued the instructions to revise the existing monetary limits for adjudication and to allow greater … Continue reading Revised Monetary Limits for adjudication of Show Cause Notice in Central Excise and Service Tax